Fliegerführer Irak
Flyer Command Iraq (German: Fliegerführer Irak) was a unit of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) dispatched to Iraq in May 1941 as part of a German mission to support the regime of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani during the Anglo-Iraqi War. The mission was part of a larger effort to gain support in the Middle East for the Axis powers against the United Kingdom and its allies during the World War II. == Background == On 1 April 1941, the Iraqi politician Rashid Ali al-Gaylani and members of the Golden Square led a coup d'état which overthrow the Kingdom of Iraq's pro-British regime.