Jewish Infantry Brigade Group
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The Jewish Infantry Brigade Group was a military formation of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine that fought under British command during World War II, notably in the Italian campaign.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military unit ⓘ |
| aftermathActivity |
assistance to Holocaust survivors in Europe
ⓘ
support for illegal Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | English ⓘ |
| composedOf | Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
combat operations against German forces in Italy
ⓘ
river crossings and offensive operations in northern Italy ⓘ |
| equipmentSupplier | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| garrison | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | Zionist movement ⓘ |
| ideologicalSignificance | symbol of Jewish national military effort during World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an all-Jewish combat formation under British command
ⓘ
contributing trained Jewish veterans to later Israeli military forces ⓘ use of a distinctive Jewish brigade flag ⓘ |
| operatedUnder |
15th Army Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Middle East Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active 1944–1946 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| raisedFrom |
Jewish units of the British Army in the Middle East
ⓘ
Palestine Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase | Yishuv (Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
frontline infantry
ⓘ
support to Allied ground operations in Italy ⓘ |
| size | approximately 5,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| subordination | British War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | flag with a Star of David on blue and white background and Union Jack in the corner ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
European theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | volunteer formation ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
British artillery
NERFINISHED
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British small arms ⓘ British uniforms ⓘ |
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