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| In 1940, Jews and Arabs living under the ] were allowed to form separate ], known as Palestine Infantry Companies, and join the ], known as the "Buffs."<ref name="jackson" /><ref name="Frank">{{cite web|url=http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/comment/svc.htm|title=The Jewish Company of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps Compared With Other Jewish Diaspora Fighting Units|last=Frank|first=Benis M.|date=July 04, 1997|accessdate=16 August 2010}}</ref> The British had intended to recruit an equal number of Jews and Arabs, but this proved unsuccessful.<ref name="Blum">{{cite book|last=Blum|first=Howard|authorlink=Howard Blum|title=The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VorR3cqIy64C&pg=PA5&dq=%22palestine+regiment%22&hl=en&ei=VmFpTICPJ4LGlQe8rcSeBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22palestine%20regiment%22&f=false|year=2002|publisher=Hardscrabble Entertainment|page=5}}</ref> | In 1940, Jews and Arabs living under the ] were allowed to form separate ], known as Palestine Infantry Companies, and join the ], known as the "Buffs."<ref name="jackson" /><ref name="Frank">{{cite web|url=http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/comment/svc.htm|title=The Jewish Company of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps Compared With Other Jewish Diaspora Fighting Units|last=Frank|first=Benis M.|date=July 04, 1997|accessdate=16 August 2010}}</ref> The British had intended to recruit an equal number of Jews and Arabs, but this proved unsuccessful.<ref name="Blum">{{cite book|last=Blum|first=Howard|authorlink=Howard Blum|title=The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VorR3cqIy64C&pg=PA5&dq=%22palestine+regiment%22&hl=en&ei=VmFpTICPJ4LGlQe8rcSeBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22palestine%20regiment%22&f=false|year=2002|publisher=Hardscrabble Entertainment|page=5}}</ref> | ||
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The regiment was divided into separate Jewish and Arab battalions.<ref name="Walker">{{cite book|last=Walker|first=Bob|title=The Politics of Religious Zionism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=f92SorOyJp4C&pg=PA67&dq=%22palestine+regiment%22&hl=en&ei=Q8hoTN_UEIOBlAeurLWeBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=%22palestine%20regiment%22&f=false|isbn=9781409257318|page=67}}</ref> According to historian ] the regiment consisted of 1600 Jews and 1200 Arabs<ref name="jackson" /> and according to writer ], Jews outnumbered Arabs by a more then three to one ratio.<ref name="Blum" /> | ||
| The Jewish companies were then formed into three ]s, which became the new '''Palestine Regiment'''.<ref name="Frank" /> | The Jewish companies were then formed into three ]s, which became the new '''Palestine Regiment'''.<ref name="Frank" /> | ||
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The Palestine Regiment was a regiment of the British Army that was formed in 1942. During World War II, the regiment was deployed to Egypt and Cyrenaica, but most of their work consisted of guard duty.
In 1940, Jews and Arabs living under the British Mandate for Palestine were allowed to form separate companies, known as Palestine Infantry Companies, and join the Royal East Kent Regiment, known as the "Buffs." The British had intended to recruit an equal number of Jews and Arabs, but this proved unsuccessful.
The regiment was divided into separate Jewish and Arab battalions. According to historian Ashley Jackson the regiment consisted of 1600 Jews and 1200 Arabs and according to writer Howard Blum, Jews outnumbered Arabs by a more then three to one ratio.
The Jewish companies were then formed into three battalions, which became the new Palestine Regiment.
It was formed by three infantry companies and was open to Jewish and non-Jewish soldiers, but was composed primarily of Jews. Many were refugees displaced from countries that had been occupied or controlled by the Axis powers in Europe and Ethiopia. Volunteers from the United Kingdom (many of which participated in the Jewish Lads Brigade Camp which operated since 1894) its empire, the Commonwealth, and other "western democracies" also provided contingents.
The British were unable to achieve their goal of enlisting an equal number of Jews and Arabs into the Palestine Regiment. There was one Arab volunteer to each three Jews. As a result, on August 6, 1942, three Palestinian Jewish battalions and one Palestinian Arab battalion formed the Palestine Regiment. At this time, the Regiment was principally involved in guard duties in Egypt and North Africa. The British also wanted it to undermine efforts of Hajj Amin al-Husayni, who was struggling to obtain Arab support for the Axis Powers against the Allies.
Personal of the Palestine Regiment formed the core of the Jewish Brigade.
References
- ^ Jackson, Ashley (2006). The British Empire and the Second World War. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 141. ISBN 9781852854171.
- ^ Frank, Benis M. (July 04, 1997). "The Jewish Company of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps Compared With Other Jewish Diaspora Fighting Units". Retrieved 16 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Blum, Howard (2002). The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII. Hardscrabble Entertainment. p. 5.
- Walker, Bob. The Politics of Religious Zionism. p. 67. ISBN 9781409257318.
- Jewish Lads Brigade Camp, Walmar, Story RG-60.2262, Tape 855
- Beckman (1999), p. 51
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