The South Persia Rifles (Persian: تپانچهداران جنوب پارس), also known as SPR, was a Persian military force recruited by the British in 1916 and under...
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and Literature Academy of Persian Language and Literature Magus South Persia Rifles Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran Golha Radio Program Khatam...
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Persian campaign (World War I) (redirect from Persia 1918)
Mesopotamia through Persia to the port of Anzali, then board ship to Baku and onwards." In 1916 the British government formed the South Persian Rifles to protect...
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Qajar Iran (redirect from Persia under Qajar dynasty)
2022. "SWEDEN ii. SWEDISH OFFICERS IN PERSIA, 1911–15". Iranica Online. Retrieved 4 June 2022. "South Persia Rifles". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 4...
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While stationed in Persia he was given the temporary rank of Brigadier-General, he was placed in command of the South Persia Rifles that he raised himself...
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Company, Brazil Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, Kansas, US, NYSE symbol South Persia Rifles, British-commanded unit 1916-1921 Suomen Punainen Risti, Finnish...
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Military history of Iran (redirect from Military history of Persia)
remained in Persia as members of the Cossack Brigade rather than fighting for or against the Soviet Union. The British formed the South Persia Rifles in 1916...
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Ahmad Shah Qajar (redirect from Ahmad Shah Qajar of Persia)
Central Government Gendarmerie Qajar family tree Simko Shikak revolt South Persia Rifles Soviet Republic of Gilan Reza Shah Pahlavi "Ahmad Shah Qajar". Encyclopaedia...
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organised in 1911 as the first, internal security force. The 6,000-man South Persia Rifles was financed by Britain and commanded by British officers from its...
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Officer of the South Persia Rifles in 1919, Assistant Quartermaster General in 1920, and Inspector General of the South Persia Rifles later that year...
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The South Persia Rifles ended its activities following the Iranian coup of 1921, which was followed by the formation of a modern army in Persia and the...
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and helped to secure Russian interests in northern Persia. The British-created South Persia Rifles performed the same function in southern Iran for the...
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Football in Iran (redirect from Football in Persia)
as Shiraz) football was introduced by the British officers of the South Persia Rifles (1916–1921) to the Iranian troops they commanded, who then spread...
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26 July 2022. "دست درازی انگلیسیها به جنوب ایران" [Reaching out to the south of Iran by the British] (in Persian). Retrieved 26 July 2022. "اشغال بوشهر...
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the founder of the South Persia Rifles in World War I, writes about Nazar Garden in the book Ten Thousand Miles in Iran: One mile south of the city, we got...
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Two squadrons of the 28th Cavalry Regiment and the locally raised South Persia Rifles patrolled the border of Baluchistan and the Persian Empire. The Russian...
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visit to Kerman, she worked closely with British Officers of the South Persia Rifles, especially the army surgeons. In 1913, Ironside was one of the first...
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Seistan Force (redirect from East Persia Cordon)
called East Persia Cordon, was a force of British Indian Army troops set up to prevent infiltration by German and Ottoman agents from Persia (Iran) into...
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Mauser (redirect from Mauser rifles)
Gewehrfabrik, was a German arms manufacturer. Their line of bolt-action rifles and semi-automatic pistols was produced beginning in the 1870s for the German...
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Remington Rolling Block rifle (category Early rifles)
breech-loading rifles that was produced from the mid-1860s into the early 20th century by E. Remington and Sons (later Remington Arms). These rifles were made...
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Iraqforce (section Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Persia)
Weld 4th battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles 2nd battalion 4th Gurkha Rifles 2nd battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles 25th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier...
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Mauser Model 1893 (category Bolt-action rifles)
War of 1936–1939. The M1916 short rifles remained in production in Spain until 1951, and many of these later rifles were converted to shoot either 7.92×57mm...
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Gurkha (category Royal Gurkha Rifles)
Rifles in 1903) 14th Gurkha Rifles Training Battalion 29th Gurkha Rifles Training Battalion 38th Gurkha Rifles Training Battalion 56th Gurkha Rifles Training...
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Captain Harold Hay Thorburn, Indian Medical Service, serving with the South Persia Rifles, Shiraz. Captain George Ambrose Lloyd, DSO, MP, Warwickshire Yeomanry...
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Arab to capture the oil refinery at Abadan in South Persia. Meanwhile, 18th Brigade had crossed into Persia between Basra and Abadan to take Khorramshahr...
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FN Model 24 and Model 30 (category 7.65×53mm Mauser rifles)
FN Model 1924 series is a line of Mauser Gewehr 98 pattern bolt-action rifles produced by the Belgian Fabrique Nationale. They are similar to the Czech...
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Kumaon Regiment (redirect from 50th Kumaon Rifles)
Middle East, North African campaign, Persia, Battle of Malaya, Battle of Singapore and Burma campaign. The Kumaon Rifles were based in Hong Kong at the beginning...
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Anglo-Persian War (redirect from Persia 1856-57 (Battle honour))
Major General Sir James Outram in two theatres: on the southern coast of Persia near Bushehr and in southern Mesopotamia. The war resulted in the Persians...
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Westley Richards is a British manufacturer of guns and rifles and also a well established gunsmith. The company was founded in 1812 by William Westley...
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1st Battalion, The Grenadiers - 2nd Battalion 1st Battalion, Rajputana Rifles - 3rd Battalion A year later, they were joined by the 1st Battalion, Rajput...
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