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II. 1914 - 18 The Gendarmerie goes German A Government
WWI. Entente against Gendarmerie unit
Central Powers joins the opposition
Involved b;1 fighting the Russians under Baratoff
Nationalistic & pro-Democratic movements gain support from the Gendarmerie
The censor reads "Was censored under the provision of the Government Gendarmerie" in Persian. It was applied
during December 1915 when under Colonel Pesiyan. Three recorded of this mark

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Sent from Hamadan on 11 Dec 1915 and via Teheran 19 Dec arrived Meched 30 Dec 1915
Single Rate 6 chahis
History: Colonel Mohammed Pesiyan had joined an opposition group the "Democrats• in late 1915 which "forces• were assisted by the entente
powers i e Turkey and Germany in the.fight against Russian and Britishforces in Hamadan and Kermanchah
Special note: when the Swedish officers officially left their assignments to return home due to WWI outbreak there were already a number of trained
Persian officers who took over and continued to run the Gendarmerie. One of the leading figures was Colonel Mohammed Taghi Khan Pesiyan, who
later, in 1921, revolted in Khurasan, Meched, against the Government with War Minister Reza Khan (later to be Reza Shah}. As a result Reza Khan
dissolved the gendarmerie. The Colonel was executed, of course/

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