Supernumerary Police
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The Supernumerary Police were an auxiliary paramilitary police force in Mandatory Palestine, composed largely of Jewish recruits and used by the British authorities for security and counterinsurgency duties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supernumerary Police canonical | 2 |
| Jewish Supernumerary Police | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary police force
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine ⓘ |
| armedWith | small arms ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British counterinsurgency strategy in Palestine ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf | Jewish recruits ⓘ |
| conflict | 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate authorities
|
| country | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | British authorities ⓘ |
| employer |
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate authorities
|
| establishedBy | British authorities in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Yishuv ⓘ |
| function |
border and road protection
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late British colonial policing ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Haganah ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | rural areas of Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to military experience of Jewish community in Palestine ⓘ |
| natureOfForce | part-time force ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Palestinian fedayeen movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Palestinian insurgents
|
| partOf | Palestine Police Force ⓘ |
| primaryAllegiance |
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate government
|
| providedTrainingFor | future Haganah members ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis | voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jewish Settlement Police
ⓘ
Notrim ⓘ Special Night Squads ⓘ |
| role |
guarding strategic points
ⓘ
patrolling rural areas ⓘ protection of Jewish settlements ⓘ |
| secondaryAllegiance |
Yishuv
ⓘ
surface form:
Yishuv leadership
|
| timePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate era
|
| typeOf | auxiliary to regular police ⓘ |
| usedFor |
counterinsurgency duties
ⓘ
security duties ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jewish Supernumerary Police