Transjordan Frontier Force
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The Transjordan Frontier Force was a British-organized, locally recruited military unit in the British Mandate of Transjordan tasked with frontier security and regional defense in the interwar period.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British-organized force
ⓘ
colonial military unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commandedBy | British officers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | British Mandate of Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1948 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Arab Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Government of the British Mandate of Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Zarqa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
armoured car units
ⓘ
camel companies ⓘ infantry companies ⓘ mechanized squadrons ⓘ mounted troops ⓘ signal section ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Zarqa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| nonCommissionedOfficers | locally recruited NCOs ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
operations during the Anglo-Iraqi War of 1941
ⓘ
operations related to the Syria–Lebanon campaign of 1941 ⓘ |
| officerCorps | British Army officers ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
British Mandate of Palestine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Mandate of Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
British forces in the Middle East ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
end of British Mandate and creation of the State of Israel in 1948
ⓘ
reorganization of Transjordanian armed forces ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Bedouin tribes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Circassians in Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ local Arab population of Transjordan ⓘ |
| relationship | operated alongside the Arab Legion in Transjordan ⓘ |
| roleDuringConflict |
guarding the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline
ⓘ
protection of lines of communication in the Middle East ⓘ securing Transjordan–Iraq frontier ⓘ securing Transjordan–Syria frontier ⓘ |
| somePersonnelTransferredTo | Arab Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | British High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
border patrol
ⓘ
frontier security ⓘ internal security support ⓘ protection of oil pipeline ⓘ regional defense ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
frontier force
ⓘ
lightly mechanized force ⓘ |
| uniform | khaki service dress ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | distinctive headdress with coloured hackle or tarbush ⓘ |
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