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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Zionist_movement
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:John_Henry_Patterson
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:Palestine
1921
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Jaffa
Battle of Jerusalem
Battle of Megiddo
Battle of Samaria
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gptkbp:formed
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1917
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first Jewish military unit in modern times
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:British_Mandate_for_Palestine
Balfour Declaration
post-World_War_I_geopolitics
Zionist_aspirations
Jewish_diaspora_involvement
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Jewish Legion
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Zionist_military_organizations
gptkb:Israeli_independence_movement
Jewish_self-defense_groups
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Haganah
gptkb:IDF
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Hebrew
English
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence_on_Israeli_military
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gptkbp:motto
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“For the Land of Israel”
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Joseph_Trumpeldor
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Palestine
British_command
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gptkbp:purpose
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supporting_the_British_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_Africa
Europe
Jewish_communities
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
Mediterranean region
Middle_East
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 5,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Jewish_Brigade_Group
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gptkbp:symbol
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Star of David
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gptkbp:type
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infantry
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