Jewish Battalions
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Jewish Battalions refers to the Jewish Legion, a group of Jewish volunteer military units that served in the British Army during World War I, primarily in the Middle Eastern theater.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jewish Battalions canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish Legion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ volunteer military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jewish Legion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zion Mule Corps and Jewish battalions of the Royal Fusiliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battalionDesignation |
38th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
39th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers NERFINISHED ⓘ 40th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| commonLanguagesSpoken |
Hebrew
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | after World War I ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAs | volunteer units ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | Egypt (training and staging areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalBackground | Zionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Haganah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish Brigade (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legacy | precursor to Jewish military formations in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| notableCommander | John Henry Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
operations around the River Jordan
ⓘ
operations in the Jordan Valley ⓘ |
| notableSupporter |
Joseph Trumpeldor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vladimir Jabotinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some anti-Zionist Jewish groups ⓘ |
| parentUnit | Royal Fusiliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| predecessor | Zion Mule Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations | Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to advance Zionist aims in Palestine
ⓘ
to support British war effort in the Middle East ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
Jewish communities in Palestine
ⓘ
Jewish communities in Russia ⓘ Jewish communities in the British Empire ⓘ Jewish communities in the United States ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | predominantly Jewish ⓘ |
| role | front-line infantry service in Palestine campaign ⓘ |
| supportedBy | British Zionist leaders ⓘ |
| symbolism | use of Jewish and Zionist symbols on badges and flags ⓘ |
| theater | Middle Eastern theater of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1917–1919 ⓘ |
| typeOfRecruitment | voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
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