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'Notes on the Iranian Army' [16v] (32/70)
The record is made up of 1 volume (68 folios). It was created in 1940. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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18
CHAPTER VL
Infantry.
1. General Organisation and Strength.
(a) General Organisation .—The infantry of the Iranian Army con
sisted until recently of 40 regiments. The infantry of a division consists
normally of 4 infantry regiments. The infantry units of the Central
Garrison (I and II Divisions) are regarded as corps d’elite.
(b) Strength .—The strengths of egiments (Hang-i-Piyade) in peace
vary greatly according to their location and also to the time of year.
The average strength is about 1,600 The establishment strength is :—
officers 68 , other ranks 2,070. Its „ rmament consists of:—
Machine guns .. .. .. .. 18
Light automatics .. .. .. .. 54
Mortars .. • • • • • • • • 6
Anti-tank and close support guns .. .. 6
Note. —The regiments of the I and II divisions of the Central Garrison
have 27 machine guns and 81 light automatics.
An infantry regiment (Hang-i-piyade) consists of:—
Headquarters.
Headquarters Company.
Signal and close support Company.
Three battalions (Gurdan).
The Headquarter company consists of:—
Pioneers.
Artificers.
Clerks.
Stretcher bearers, etc.
The Signal and close support Company consists oi :—
One signal platoon.
One anti-tank platoon of 6 guns—37 mm. (1-45 in.).
One mortar platoon of three sections each of 2 mortars—Stokes
Brandt 81 mm. (3-21 in.)
A battalion (gurdan) consists of:—
Headquarters section.
Machine gun company (headquarters and three platoons). Each
platoon is armed with 2 (BRNO) machine guns.
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This volume was produced by the General Staff in India and was printed by the Government of India Press in Simla.
The purpose of the volume was to provide Government of India officials with useful information about the Iranian Army. The information is arranged into subject chapters, the headings of which are listed in the contents pages (folios 6-7), and include: historical background, military geography, personnel, administration, artillery and uniform. There are two appendices which detail Iranian coinage, weights and measures (folio 28), and a list of aerodromes and landing grounds in Iran (folios 29-31). The volume also includes two illustrative plates which contain images of the ranks of shoulder straps worn by different officers (folio 32) and aircraft markings (folio 33). There is an index to the volume on folio 34.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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