Jewish Brigade
| After the
outbreak of the Second World War, there was strong pressure within British controlled
Palestine for an all-Jewish fighting force. For various political reasons, this did
not come about until late in 1944, when Prime Minister Winston Churchill personally
overrode the objections of the War Office and the Colonial Office, and allowed the
formation of His Majesty's Jewish Brigade. The Headquarters of the Brigade was
formed in September 1944. After a brief training period in Egypt, the Brigade moved
to Italy in October for more intensive preparations, after which the 5500 man formation
moved north by road, and into the front lines as part of the British Eighth Army.
After VE Day, the Brigade remained near the Austrian-Italian border. |
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Israel Tal, a
veteran of the Jewish Brigade photographed in Belgium in 1946, wearing the distinctive
Brigade patch. |
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| Composition
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Major Battles |
| 1st Bn, Palestine Regiment |
| 2nd Bn, Palestine Regiment |
| 3rd Bn, Palestine Regiment |
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| 14 Apr 45 |
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21 Apr 45 |
Bologna |
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What
is contained below are simple modifications to the sleeve art of the British uniforms in
CM. To use them, simply save the file to your hard drive (Look under Program Files,
then the CMBO folder, then the BMP folder). The originals can either be saved
elsewhere on your hard drive as a backup, or retrieved from the Combat Mission CD if you
want to change back to the original artwork.
To save the files, left
click on the image. The file name used by CM consists of only four digits, so for the
image to work in the game, it will need to be renamed.
| 1st
Battalion, Palestine Regiment |
2nd
Battalion, Palestine Regiment |
3rd
Battalion, Palestine Regiment |
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