Judean Regiment

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The Judean Regiment, also known as the Jewish Legion, was a World War I British Army unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers who fought primarily in the Middle Eastern theatre against the Ottoman Empire.

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Judean Regiment canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army unit ⓘ
Jewish military unit ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jewish Legion ⓘ
associatedWithIdeology Zionism ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
composedPrimarilyOf Jewish volunteers ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
engagedIn fighting against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly Jewish ⓘ
formedDuring World War I ⓘ
historicalContext collapse of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first modern Jewish military formations in a regular army ⓘ
participation of Zionist volunteers ⓘ
operationalRegion Middle East ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
participatedIn British campaign in Palestine ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
primaryOpponent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
recruitmentRegion British Empire ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
religiousIdentity Jewish ⓘ
role combat infantry ⓘ
serviceBranch British Army infantry ⓘ
linked to: British Army
theatreOfOperations Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
type volunteer unit ⓘ

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Jewish Legion → alsoKnownAs → Judean Regiment ⓘ