Arab Legion

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1920–1956
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Hashemite_dynasty
gptkbp:badge red triangle with white star
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Abdullah_I_of_Jordan
gptkb:John_Bagot_Glubb
gptkbp:country gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Transjordan
gptkbp:disbanded 1956
gptkbp:equipmentSource gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Frederick_Peake
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Amman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arab Legion
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:motto gptkb:God,_King,_Country
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Glubb_Pasha's_Army
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Iraq_revolt_of_1941
gptkb:1948_Arab–Israeli_War
gptkb:Great_Arab_Revolt
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Arabization_of_the_Jordanian_Army_command_(1956)
gptkb:Battle_of_Allenby_Bridge
gptkb:Capture_of_the_Old_City_of_Jerusalem_(1948)
gptkb:Battle_of_Latrun
gptkb:Battle_of_Bab_al-Wad
gptkb:Battle_of_Kfar_Etzion
gptkb:Battle_of_Lydda
gptkb:Battle_of_Ramat_Rachel
gptkb:Battle_of_Ramle
gptkb:Battle_of_Jenin_(1948)
gptkb:Battle_of_Jerusalem_(1948)
gptkb:Battle_of_Latrun_(1948)
gptkb:Battle_of_Nablus_(1948)
gptkb:Battle_of_Qastal
gptkb:Siege_of_Jerusalem_(1948)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:defense_of_Jerusalem_(1948)
professionalism
British training
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Ma'an_Abu_Nowar
gptkb:Mubarak_Al-Shlaibek
gptkb:Habis_Al-Majali
gptkb:Abdullah_el-Tell
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Jordanian_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mobile_Force
gptkbp:role gptkb:United_States_Army
internal security
gptkbp:size 12,000 (1948)
8,000 (1946)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
cavalry
mechanized infantry
gptkbp:uniform khaki
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kfar_Etzion_massacre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5