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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
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