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Arab Legion
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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
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