British Tenth Army

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The British Tenth Army was a major British field army that operated in the Middle East during World War II, overseeing forces in Iraq and Persia to secure vital oil supplies and lines of communication.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation
field army
military unit
allegiance United Kingdom
alliedWith Soviet Union
United States of America
surface form: United States
areaOfOperations Iran
Iraq
Middle East
Persia
branch British Army
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
engagement Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)
surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

occupation of Iran
security operations in Iraq
formedFrom British forces
surface form: British forces in Iraq

Iraqforce
garrison Baghdad
headquartersLocation Baghdad
higherCommand Middle East Command
Persia and Iraq Command
historicalEra 20th century
militaryBranch British Army
notableCommander Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Quinan
participatingNation India
United Kingdom
partOf British Army in the Middle East
surface form: Allied forces in the Middle East
primaryObjective defence of oilfields in Iraq and Persia
maintenance of British strategic interests in the Middle East
protection of supply routes to the Soviet Union
responsibility guarding lines of communication between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
protection of oil installations in the Middle East
security of the Persian Corridor
role internal security
occupation duties
protecting lines of communication
securing oil supplies
subordinateUnit 10th Indian Infantry Division
6th Indian Infantry Division
8th Indian Division
surface form: 8th Indian Infantry Division

British III Corps
British IV Corps
British and Indian garrison troops in Iraq
British and Indian garrison troops in Persia
theatre Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
Middle East theatre of World War II
timePeriod World War II

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