Jewish Legion (British Army)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jewish_Legion_(British_Army)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:38th_to_42nd_Battalions,_Royal_Fusiliers
gptkb:Jewish_Battalions
gptkbp:battalionNumber gptkb:38th_Battalion
gptkb:39th_Battalion
gptkb:40th_Battalion
gptkb:41st_Battalion
gptkb:42nd_Battalion
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Fusiliers
gptkbp:commemoratedBy monuments in Israel and UK
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1921
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Sinai_and_Palestine_Campaign
gptkbp:formedIn 1917
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jewish Legion (British Army)
gptkbp:legacy influenced Haganah and Israel Defense Forces
precursor to Jewish military units in Palestine
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:John_Henry_Patterson
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Zeev_Jabotinsky
gptkb:Joseph_Trumpeldor
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:purpose support British war effort against Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
Jewish volunteers
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Menorah_badge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vladimir_Jabotinsky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6