WWII
British Garrison Forces

1940-41 Habbaniya in Iraq

List B15

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

1 Assryian Levee Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2"
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 2 LMG

      1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 rifle sqd

        1 platoon: 2-4x 3" mortars, Assigned FC
        1 platoon: 4x 3.7" Mountain Guns, 4 trucks, Assigned FC
        1 platoon: 4 AALMG
        1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds

2 RAF Armoured Car Squadrons@

    SHQ: 3x Rolls-Royce M1920 Type A
    2 Troops@ 3x Rolls-Royce Type A

1 Gate Guard Battery: 2x 4.5" QF MK.1 howitzers, 2 trucks

1 British Infantry Battalion (flown in from Basra, April'41)

    Bttn HQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 1 Boys, 3 LMG, 1x 2"

10 RAF garrison platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 0-1 LMG

2. Air Force Notes

    The Number 4 Service training School at Habbaniya in Iraq had 32x Audax, 9x Gladiator, 29x Oxford, 8x Gordon, 3x Valentia, a few Hart trainers and Blenheim 1 bombers. Most of these aircraft were rigged up as bombers and used against beseiging Iraqi forces in April 1941.

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in Bttn HQs and armoured cars only.
    b) Infantry squads have no A/T grenades.
    c) These forces were beseiged by Iraqi forces at Habbaniya airfield in Iraq during April 1941, then later carried out offensive actions in the area.


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