Persia and Iraq Command

Persia and Iraq Command
Formation sign
Active	1942–1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Command
Size	134,000–200,000
Part of	War Office Ministry of Defence (Army)

The Persia and Iraq Command was a command of the British Army established during the Second World War in September 1942 in Baghdad. Its primary role was to secure from land and air attack the oilfields and oil installations in Persia (officially Iran) and Iraq. Its further role was to ensure the transport of supplies from Persian Gulf ports through Iraq and Persia to the Soviet Union.^[1]