The Arab Legion (al-Jaysh al-Arabī) was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th century.
Read more about Arab Legion: Creation, World War II, 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Further Clashes With Israel, Jordanian Army, Commanders
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