Palestine Regiment
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The Palestine Regiment was a British Army unit formed during World War II, composed mainly of Jewish and Arab volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Palestine Regiment canonical | 2 |
| Palestine Regiment of the British Army (as a volunteer in youth) | 1 |
| Palestine companies of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3131260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Palestine Regiment Context triple: [Moshe Dayan, militaryBranch, Palestine Regiment]
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A.
Arab Legion
The Arab Legion was the British-trained and -officered army of the Emirate and later Kingdom of Transjordan, renowned for its discipline and effectiveness in the mid-20th century Middle Eastern conflicts.
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B.
Arab Liberation Army
The Arab Liberation Army was an irregular volunteer force of Arab fighters organized by the Arab League to oppose the creation of Israel and support Palestinian Arabs during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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C.
Jewish Legion
The Jewish Legion was a group of Jewish volunteer military units that fought with the British Army during World War I, primarily in the Middle Eastern theater.
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D.
Palmach
Palmach was the elite strike force of the Jewish underground in Mandatory Palestine, playing a key role in pre-state defense operations and later forming the backbone of the Israel Defense Forces.
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E.
Jewish Brigade
The Jewish Brigade was a military formation of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine that fought under British command during World War II, notably in the Italian campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Palestine Regiment Target entity description: The Palestine Regiment was a British Army unit formed during World War II, composed mainly of Jewish and Arab volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
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A.
Arab Legion
The Arab Legion was the British-trained and -officered army of the Emirate and later Kingdom of Transjordan, renowned for its discipline and effectiveness in the mid-20th century Middle Eastern conflicts.
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B.
Arab Liberation Army
The Arab Liberation Army was an irregular volunteer force of Arab fighters organized by the Arab League to oppose the creation of Israel and support Palestinian Arabs during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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C.
Jewish Legion
The Jewish Legion was a group of Jewish volunteer military units that fought with the British Army during World War I, primarily in the Middle Eastern theater.
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D.
Palmach
Palmach was the elite strike force of the Jewish underground in Mandatory Palestine, playing a key role in pre-state defense operations and later forming the backbone of the Israel Defense Forces.
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E.
Jewish Brigade
The Jewish Brigade was a military formation of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine that fought under British command during World War II, notably in the Italian campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Arab volunteers from Mandatory Palestine
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Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
combat operations in Italy
ⓘ
guard duties ⓘ security operations ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| flag |
Union Flag
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surface form:
Union Jack
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| formedIn | 1942 ⓘ |
| garrison | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Palestine Regiment self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a mixed Jewish and Arab unit in the British Army ⓘ |
| parentFormation |
British Army in the Middle East
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surface form:
British Army Middle East Forces
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| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Palestine Regiment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Palestine companies of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps
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| recruitedFrom |
Arab population of Mandatory Palestine
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Mandatory Palestine ⓘ Yishuv ⓘ |
| role | line infantry ⓘ |
| successor |
Jewish Brigade
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surface form:
Jewish Brigade Group
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| theatreOfOperations |
Italy
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Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
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Subject: Palestine Regiment Description of subject: The Palestine Regiment was a British Army unit formed during World War II, composed mainly of Jewish and Arab volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
Referenced by (4)
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