British Army in the Middle East

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The British Army in the Middle East refers to the British military forces deployed across Middle Eastern territories, particularly during the First World War and the interwar period, where they conducted campaigns, administered occupied regions, and oversaw various auxiliary units such as the Jewish Legion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army command
military formation
activeDuring First World War
linked to: World War I

interwar period
commandedBy General Archibald Murray
General Claude Auchinleck
General Edmund Allenby
linked to: Edmund Allenby

General Harold Alexander
linked to: Harold Alexander

General William Marshall
commandStructure British Empire
conflict Arab Revolt (1916–1918)
linked to: Arab Revolt

Arab Revolt in Palestine
First World War
linked to: World War I

Gallipoli campaign
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli

Iraq revolt of 1920
Mesopotamian campaign
Second World War
linked to: World War II

Sinai and Palestine campaign
cooperatedWith Arab Bureau
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
country United Kingdom
garrisoned Aden
Cyprus
Iraq
Palestine
Suez Canal Zone
headquartersLocation Baghdad
Cairo
Jerusalem
historicalPeriod 20th century
influenced development of Middle Eastern borders
post-Ottoman state formation in the Middle East
languageOfCommand English
notableOperation Anglo-Iraqi War (1941)
linked to: Anglo-Iraqi War

Battle of Megiddo (1918)
North African campaign
Syria–Lebanon campaign (1941)
capture of Baghdad (1917)
capture of Jerusalem (1917)
operatedIn Middle East
oversawUnit Arab irregular forces
Australian Imperial Force units
Egyptian Labour Corps
Indian Army units
Jewish Legion
New Zealand Expeditionary Force units
partOf British Army
responsibleFor defence of Suez Canal
enforcement of British mandates
occupation of Mesopotamia
occupation of Palestine
role administered occupied territories
conducted military campaigns
maintained imperial security
oversaw auxiliary units
supported colonial administration
supportedPolicy British Mandate for Iraq
British Mandate for Palestine
British protectorate in Egypt
theatreOfOperations Aden
Arabian Peninsula
Cyprus
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Libya
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Persian Gulf
Syria
Transjordan
usedEquipment aircraft
armoured cars
artillery
cavalry
machine guns
usedTactic air control
combined arms operations
desert warfare

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The Story of the Jewish Legion historicalSetting British Army in the Middle East
Commander-in-Chief, Egypt hasAuthorityOver British Army units in Egypt
linked to: British Army in the Middle East
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine oversawForce British Army units in Palestine
linked to: British Army in the Middle East
Palestine Regiment parentFormation British Army Middle East Forces
linked to: British Army in the Middle East
Fighters for the Freedom of Israel enemy British Army in Mandatory Palestine
linked to: British Army in the Middle East
British Tenth Army partOf Allied forces in the Middle East
linked to: British Army in the Middle East
British Troops in Egypt partOf British forces in the Middle East
linked to: British Army in the Middle East
Egyptian Labour Corps supportTo British Expeditionary Force in Egypt
linked to: British Army in the Middle East
Desert Column subordinateTo British Empire high command in the Middle East
linked to: British Army in the Middle East