Wehrmacht in Iraq 1941
Wehrmacht in Iraq 1941
Wehrmacht in Iraq 1941
and the Arab Brigade May-July 1941
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and the Arab Brigade May-July 1941
I have just finished researching this article,
take a look at my website.
http://www.bills-bunker.privat.t-online.de/69289.html
Cheers, Bill.
Very Interesting! Well done Bill!!!!
It is possible that the WH hoped to get to the oil field of Irak (just like GWB)?
The Bagdad railway built by the germans ... was it involved in WWII?
It is possible that the WH hoped to get to the oil field of Irak (just like GWB)?
The Bagdad railway built by the germans ... was it involved in WWII?
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great work
great work i really enjoyed reading that
I would like to add some additional comments.
Why did I research the subject?
My specialist research area is foreign volunteers in German service.
But nothing interests me more than when these volunteers come from
the British Empire, for example, British renegades, Indian Azad Hind or Free Arabs.
I split the volunteers up into three groups, Military, Broadcasters and Secret Agents.
Wehrmacht in Iraq 1941
1. Where the mission failed.
The mission failed in it´s main aim, a total uprising in the Arab world against
the British Empire. This was because of two things, the failure to capture
the RAF base at Habbaniya and the poor showing of the Iraqi army.
No matter how dedicated the "Arab Brigade" was, without the full support
of the Iraqi army, they could not win in the long-term.
2. Where the mission won.
With a handful of German officers and NCOs they raised an Arab Brigade within
a matter of a few days and set the middle-east on fire!
They captured fifty supply boats loaded with arms and ammunition and wiped out
three to four thousand Empire troops. tying down many thousands more including
Glubb-Paschas Arab Legion, all formations that were needed in North Africa
when Rommel was at his most dangerous!
3. Propaganda victory
The nerve of it all. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem steps onto a podium
and reviews an Arab marchpast and holds a speech.
At the same time a Luftwaffe detachments perform a flypast!
All of this takes place hundreds of miles behind the British lines!
Although it did not really effect the war in any big way, I strongly believed that this story needed to be told.
Cheers, Bill.
Why did I research the subject?
My specialist research area is foreign volunteers in German service.
But nothing interests me more than when these volunteers come from
the British Empire, for example, British renegades, Indian Azad Hind or Free Arabs.
I split the volunteers up into three groups, Military, Broadcasters and Secret Agents.
Wehrmacht in Iraq 1941
1. Where the mission failed.
The mission failed in it´s main aim, a total uprising in the Arab world against
the British Empire. This was because of two things, the failure to capture
the RAF base at Habbaniya and the poor showing of the Iraqi army.
No matter how dedicated the "Arab Brigade" was, without the full support
of the Iraqi army, they could not win in the long-term.
2. Where the mission won.
With a handful of German officers and NCOs they raised an Arab Brigade within
a matter of a few days and set the middle-east on fire!
They captured fifty supply boats loaded with arms and ammunition and wiped out
three to four thousand Empire troops. tying down many thousands more including
Glubb-Paschas Arab Legion, all formations that were needed in North Africa
when Rommel was at his most dangerous!
3. Propaganda victory
The nerve of it all. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem steps onto a podium
and reviews an Arab marchpast and holds a speech.
At the same time a Luftwaffe detachments perform a flypast!
All of this takes place hundreds of miles behind the British lines!
Although it did not really effect the war in any big way, I strongly believed that this story needed to be told.
Cheers, Bill.
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Excellent piece of work Willi, what you going to research next.
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hopefully he will do the irish in the ss
hopefully he will do an article about the irish in the ss
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Re: hopefully he will do the irish in the ss
If you look at the "British free Corps" section of the website, you will find:Shergar wrote:hopefully he will do an article about the irish in the ss
SS Medical Department
Doctor Patrick O´Neill (Irish)
SS-Jagdverbande "Mitte"
SS-Unterscharführer James Brady (Irish)
SS-Mann Frank Stringer (Irish)
Also under "Americans in the Waffen-SS" you will find:
Peter Delaney (Irish-American)
I hope that helps?
Perhaps something about British Secret Agents in German service?Franz repper wrote:Thank you bill for putting the time and effort into this I enjoyed this and look forward to the next
Or radio broadcasters?
I do not know too much about them, numbered about 600, I have a fewmissyd wrote:Hope you'll do some research for the swiss men in the SS ....
photos in veteran Waffen-SS magazines somewhere from the 1950´s.
Thanks for your support SteveSteve Das Reich wrote:Excellent piece of work Willi, what you going to research next.
Bill,I do not know too much about them, numbered about 600, I have a few photos in veteran Waffen-SS magazines somewhere from the 1950´s.
If by chance you find these pictures .... could you scan them for me? I just need more material about these men in the SS ....
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well done bill i enjoyed that very interesting reading
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Re: Wehrmacht in Iraq 1941
Very interesting thread Bill thanks for sharing it with us.
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