Imperial Iranian Army

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The Imperial Iranian Army was the pre-1979 national land force of Iran, serving under the Pahlavi monarchy as a central pillar of the country's military and political power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
activePeriodEnd 1979
activePeriodStart 1925
allegiance Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
surface form: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Reza Shah Pahlavi
alsoKnownAs Imperial Iranian Army
surface form: Imperial Army of Iran

Imperial Iranian Army
surface form: Imperial Iranian Ground Forces
branchColor green
commanderInChief Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
surface form: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Reza Shah Pahlavi
Shah of Iran
country Iran
dissolved 1979
doctrineInfluencedBy British Army
United States Army
followedBy Islamic Republic of Iran Army
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
garrison Tehran NERFINISHED
headquarters Tehran NERFINISHED
mainOppositionGroup Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
surface form: Islamic revolutionary forces
nativeName ارتش شاهنشاهی ایران
operatedUnder Imperial State of Iran
Pahlavi dynasty
partOf Imperial Iranian Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
precededBy Qajar Persian Army
surface form: Qajar army
primaryLanguage Persian
role internal security
land warfare
national defense
regime protection
significantEvent 1953 Iranian coup d'état
1975 Algiers Agreement border clashes
Iranian Revolution
surface form: 1979 Iranian Revolution

Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)
surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

Dhofar Rebellion
White Revolution reforms
surface form: White Revolution

World War II
sizePeakApproximate 285000 personnel
statusDuringRevolution partially disintegrated
subordinateTo General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
surface form: General Staff of the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces

Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran
surface form: Ministry of War of Iran
symbolOf Pahlavi monarchy power
timeOfPeakSize late 1970s
type professional standing army
usedEquipmentFrom Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

West Germany

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Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran historicalPredecessor Imperial Iranian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
Black Friday (8 September 1978) mainParticipants Imperial Iranian Army
Dhofar Rebellion hasMainBelligerent Imperial Iranian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
Imperial Iranian Army partOf Imperial Iranian Army self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
Imperial Iranian Army alsoKnownAs Imperial Iranian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Ground Forces
Imperial Iranian Army alsoKnownAs Imperial Iranian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Army of Iran
Imperial Iranian Navy partOf Imperial Iranian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
Imperial Iranian Navy serviceBranchOf Imperial Iranian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Armed Forces