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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army unit ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
composedOf Arab volunteers from Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedIn 1944 ⓘ
engagedIn combat operations in Italy ⓘ
guard duties ⓘ
security operations ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
flag Union Jack ⓘ
linked to: Union Flag
formedIn 1942 ⓘ
garrison Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
nickname Palestine Regiment ⓘ
notableFor being a mixed Jewish and Arab unit in the British Army ⓘ
parentFormation British Army Middle East Forces ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
predecessor Palestine companies of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps ⓘ
linked to: Palestine Regiment
recruitedFrom Arab population of Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
Yishuv ⓘ
role line infantry ⓘ
successor Jewish Brigade Group ⓘ
linked to: Jewish Brigade
theatreOfOperations Italy ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moshe Dayan → militaryBranch → Palestine Regiment ⓘ
Rafael Eitan → participatedIn → Palestine Regiment of the British Army (as a volunteer in youth) ⓘ
linked to: Palestine Regiment
Palestine Regiment → predecessor → Palestine companies of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps ⓘ
linked to: Palestine Regiment
Palestine Regiment → nickname → Palestine Regiment ⓘ
Jewish Infantry Brigade Group → raisedFrom → Palestine Regiment ⓘ