Night of the Trains
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Night of the Trains was a coordinated 1945 sabotage operation by Jewish underground groups in Mandatory Palestine targeting the British railway network to challenge British rule and immigration restrictions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zionist insurgency action
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sabotage operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lail HaRakevot
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Night of the Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | limited casualties compared to scale of operation ⓘ |
| conflict | Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinated | multiple simultaneous attacks ⓘ |
| country | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1945-11-01 ⓘ |
| follows | end of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| HebrewName | ליל הרכבות NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| location | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | land ⓘ |
| opponent |
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
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ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Jewish Resistance Movement
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Jewish underground groups in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| partOf | Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Haganah
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Irgun NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehi NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to challenge British rule in Mandatory Palestine
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to protest British immigration restrictions on Jews ⓘ to sabotage British transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British White Paper of 1939
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restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine ⓘ |
| result |
escalation of tensions between Jewish underground and British authorities
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extensive damage to railway infrastructure ⓘ temporary disruption of train traffic ⓘ |
| significance |
major early joint action of Jewish underground organizations
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symbolic challenge to British control of transportation ⓘ |
| target |
British railway network in Mandatory Palestine
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railway bridges ⓘ railway lines ⓘ railway stations ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| typeOfTarget |
infrastructure
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transportation network ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
explosives
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sabotage of tracks and bridges ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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