| Legion 4 | 12 Jan 2020 8:54 a.m. PST |
I light of all that is going on in Iran and that region. It is interesting to see what happened there in WWII. link And see how it may have influenced where we are today. We all know what happens if you don't study history … And is another little studied campaign in WWII, like the Anglo-Iraqi War and UK invasion of Lebanon and Syria during WWII link … |
| Blutarski | 12 Jan 2020 2:25 p.m. PST |
Iran provided a major logistical route for delivery of Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. B |
| Legion 4 | 12 Jan 2020 2:37 p.m. PST |
Yes, but the UK & USSR had to invade to do it … An interesting paragraph from the link :
For many decades, Iran and Germany had cultivated ties, partly as a counter to the imperial ambitions of Britain, of Russia, and (later) of the Soviet Union. Trading with Germany appealed to Iran because the Germans did not have a history of imperialism in the region, unlike the British and the Russians. The Iranian government did not support the antisemitism of Nazi Germany.[2][4] Iranian embassies in European capitals occupied by the Germans rescued over 1,500 Jews and secretly granted them Iranian citizenship, allowing them to move to Iran.[2] |
| Maha Bandula | 12 Jan 2020 5:02 p.m. PST |
Have a look at this link for a look at the Iranian army: link |
| Maha Bandula | 12 Jan 2020 5:08 p.m. PST |
And since you mentioned Iraq, here is an excellent resource for how to go about gaming it: link link |
| Blutarski | 12 Jan 2020 6:15 p.m. PST |
Very cool websites, Maha.
My compliments and thank you for sharing! B |
| Legion 4 | 13 Jan 2020 7:10 a.m. PST |
The UK Invasion of Lebanon & Syria in '41 is a very interesting and unique campaign. I've re-fought it in a board game version. And Anglo-Iraqi War that took place about the same time as well. Some of UK/Transjordan Forces went to the Lebanon/Syria campaign to support that operation. After the Iraqi uprising was quelled. And yes those are excellent links Maha !  |
| Sundance | 13 Jan 2020 12:16 p.m. PST |
A couple of years ago, we played an air game of Persia vs. Russia, IIRC, in a meeting over the Caspian. The link is not related, but is the Wiki article about the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. link |
| Legion 4 | 14 Jan 2020 5:46 a.m. PST |
That is the first link I listed in my original post. So with 2 posts it is a "must" read !  |
JD Lee  | 14 Jan 2020 6:19 a.m. PST |
Any ideas of what figures I would use to put together a 15mm Iranian Army together? |
| Legion 4 | 14 Jan 2020 3:25 p.m. PST |
Well check the 1st link that Maha posted. You should be able to get an idea. E.g. Iranian Infantry = WWI German with Stalehelm … |
| Legion 4 | 14 Jan 2020 4:02 p.m. PST |
Also an interesting article about the German Free Arab Legion … link |
| Maha Bandula | 15 Jan 2020 2:43 a.m. PST |
Any ideas of what figures I would use to put together a 15mm Iranian Army together?
Or you could also use Peter Pig's WWI Russians in German helmets if you care about the gymnastorka-like shirts at so small a scale.
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| Maha Bandula | 15 Jan 2020 2:45 a.m. PST |
Also, check out this display game of the Habbaniya battle in Iraq: TMP link |
| Legion 4 | 15 Jan 2020 7:55 a.m. PST |
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| Maha Bandula | 16 Jan 2020 1:32 a.m. PST |
Here's someone's treatment of Iraqi armoured cars: link
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| Legion 4 | 16 Jan 2020 7:40 a.m. PST |
That is probably the only model of a Crossly, IIRC … |
| Maha Bandula | 16 Jan 2020 6:34 p.m. PST |
Had you checked the link, you would have discovered three more! Haha.
For Iraqis I''d suggest using WWI British in shorts and long sleeves, though for extra accuracy you'd have to sculpt neckflaps for their pith helmets!
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