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.

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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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Battle of Palmyra forceInvolved Transjordan Frontier Force
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine oversawForce Transjordan Frontier Force