Jewish Legion

GPTKB entity

Statements (136)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Zionist_Organization
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Haganah
gptkb:IDF
gptkbp:commanded Major General Edmund Allenby
gptkbp:composed_of Jewish volunteers
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:contributed_to British war efforts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1921
post-war demobilization
gptkbp:engaged_in combat operations
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Nablus
gptkb:Battle_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:Zionist_leaders
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1917
Zion Mule Corps
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Allied_powers
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Palestine_Campaign
gptkbp:goal establishment of a Jewish homeland
gptkbp:had a Jewish officer corps
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of Jewish unity
first Jewish military unit in modern times
contribution to Jewish self-defense
influence on future Israeli military formations
part of the Jewish response to World War I
part of the Jewish response to anti-Semitism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jewish Legion
gptkbp:influenced Jewish military thought
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Balfour_Declaration
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Haganah
gptkb:IDF
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Haganah
gptkb:IDF
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Sinai_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Lys
gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Meuse-Argonne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argonne
gptkb:Battle_of_Jaffa
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Lys
gptkb:Gallipoli_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Saint-Quentin
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
British military strategy
Jewish self-defense
Mesopotamian Campaign
Arab-Jewish relations
Palestinian Arab revolt
Suez Canal operations
Zionist aspirations
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Zionism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
English
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Zionism
inspiration for future Jewish military units
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:engineers
gptkb:artillery
gptkb:Cavalry
gptkb:infantry
signals corps
intelligence corps
logistics corps
medical corps
transportation corps
administrative corps
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:First_Aliyah
gptkb:British_Mandate_for_Palestine
gptkb:Sykes-Picot_Agreement
gptkb:Balfour_Declaration
gptkb:San_Remo_Conference
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Joseph_Trumpeldor
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Joseph_Trumpeldor
gptkb:Yitzhak_Ben-Zvi
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Palestine
gptkbp:operates_under British command
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Palestine
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Zionism
gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
gptkb:Battle_of_Samaria
World War I battles
gptkbp:purpose supporting the British Army
supporting the Allies in World War I
gptkbp:received gptkb:military_training
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Jewish_community
British authorities
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Palestine_Campaign
gptkbp:size approximately 5,000 soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jewish_Brigade
gptkbp:symbol Jewish nationalism
gptkbp:uses British weapons
British uniforms
gptkbp:was a response to anti-Semitism
a significant event in Jewish history
a demonstration of Jewish capability
a historical milestone for Jewish soldiers
a part of the Zionist military narrative
a part of the broader context of WWI
a part of the fight for a Jewish homeland
a part of the larger Jewish military effort
a precursor to the Jewish Brigade
a reflection of Jewish unity
a response to the call for Jewish self-defense
a symbol of Jewish military aspirations
a unique military formation in WWI
a catalyst for future Jewish military organizations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eli_Jabotinsky
gptkb:Gershon_Ben-Gurion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6