Re: Who Refused to Obey Quaid-e-Azam's Order to retake Kashmir from Indians
I can understand that Pakistan, lacking trained senior officers, initially needed foreign general staff. But why on earth did it turn to the same army that provided the officers for its main regional rival?
It is not just General Gracey who refused to fight in Kashmir. Most British officers on loan to the Pakistani army in 1948 threatened to resign if sent to fight against India, because Lord Mountbatten was governor-general of India and Lord Mountbatten held the power and influence to ruin their careers if they opposed his policies.
Pakistan should have turned to a military not tied to the Indian government for its general officer class. The American army would have been unsuitable due to the racism at the time; possible the German Army's rank could have been searched for officer material.