Iraq Army April 15, 1941

Iraq Army April 15, 1941
v. 2.0 May 26, 2002

Note: unless a regiment is shown as having a battalion detached but still has fewer than the regulation three battalions, the regiment is not under strength: the missing battalion(s) are posted elsewhere not noted in the orbat. The artillery brigades are actually battalion-sized units.

1^st Division [Baghdad]

Infantry Brigade (Baghdad)

2^nd Infantry Brigade (Mussaiyib)

- 2/2^nd Regiment

- 3/2^nd Regiment

4^th Mountain Artillery Brigade (Diwaniya)

- 2/4^th Artillery Battery

- 3/4^th Artillery Battery

Field Artillery Brigade (Baghdad)

Division Cavalry Squadron (Jaloula)

2^nd Division [Kirkuk]

Infantry Brigade (Kirkuk)

Infantry Brigade (Mosul)

Field Artillery Brigade (Kirkuk)

Mountain Artillery brigade (Mosul)

Division Cavalry Squadron (Kirkuk)

Infantry Battalion (Erbil)

3^rd Division [Baghdad]

Infantry Brigade (Baghdad)

Infantry Brigade (Jaloula)

Infantry Brigade (Mansourd al Jebel)

Division Cavalry Squadron (Jaloul)

Field Artillery Brigade (Baghdad)

Mountain Artillery Brigade (Baghdad)

4^th Division [Diwaniya]

7^th Infantry Brigade (Basra)(-)

- 1/7^th Regiment

- 2/7^th Regiment

14^th Infantry Brigade (Nasirija) (2^nd Line)

- 1/14^th Regiment (Samawea)

- 2/14^th Regiment

- 3/14^th Regiment

15^th Infantry Brigade (Diwaniya) (2^nd Line)

- 1/15^th Regiment

- 2/15^th Regiment

- 3/15^th Regiment

18^th Mountain Artillery Battery (Amara)

3/7^th Regiment (Amara)

Mechanized Force [Baghdad]

Mechanized Battalion

Light Tank Company

Armored Car Company

Mechanized Artillery Brigade

Artillery Units Basra Area (drawn from other garrisons)

Mountain Battery 3.7” howitzers (Zubeila Barracks)

Mountain Battery 2.75” (Amara)

Mountain Brigade (ex 4^th Division)

- Battery 3.7” howitzers

Field Battery 18 pounder (Zubair)

Mountain Battery 3.7” howitzer

River Flotilla Iraq Navy

4 Thornycraft Gunboats, 100 tons

- 3.7” howitzer

- 3” mortar

- 4 machineguns

Iraq Army TOs

Brigade HQ

- 5 Officers

- 10 OR

- 10 Animals

- Section Lewis AA guns (2guns)

1^st Line Infantry Battalion (26 Officers, 820 OR, 154 Animals)

- HQ

- HQ Wing (includes one section of 2 Lewis AA guns)

- 3 Rifle Companies (each of 4 platoons; platoon has 3 rifle, 1 LMG section)

- 1 Support Company (2 MMG Platoons of 4 Vickers MMG each)

The LMG section had 3 Bren guns, giving the battalion 36 LMG, 8 MMG, and 2 HMG.

2^nd Line Infantry Battalion

Employed for Base defense, L of C defense, and IS duties

3 Companies of 3 platoons (platoon 3 rifle, 1 LMG sections)

One MMG Platoon (4 Vickers MMG)

One AA Section (2 Lewis HMG)