 The directive detailed German intervention in support of Arab nationalists who seized the government in Iraq and were being confronted by the British Army (10th Indian Infantry Division).The mission included a Brandenburger Regiment, a German Air Force ("Luftwaffe"), and a German Foreign Office ("Auswärtiges Amt") component.Many members of the various mission components had received orders prior to 23 May and were in Iraq at the time "Weisung Nr.