122 THE WIDENING WAR 1942
War in Iraq
Sherman tank crews of the Indian 31st
Armored Division receive instruction on the
use of Browning machine guns in Iraq. They
had been sent to Iraq as part of operations
against the pro-Axis regime of Rashid Ali
in 1941 (see pp.82–83).US_122-123_F_India_in_World_War_II.indd 122 24/05/19 1:16 PM