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Originally posted by Mahross:
[qb] The Jewish Brigade was raised in Egypt from settlers recruited in Palestine in 1944 and moved to Italy at the end of the year. The brigade served with British 8th Army, initially attached to 8th Indian Division and then under 10th Corps.
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The Regiment in which I served, the North Irish Horse, supported the Jewish Brigade in their first action. They fought well and bravely. There is an excellent book about them.
Extract from my bibliography:
"The Brigade"
Author: Howard Blum
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, New York
Copyright: 2001, 326 pp.
The story of the formation of the Jewish Brigade leading up to its going into action in Northern Italy. The support given to the Brigade, by the tanks of North Irish Horse, is documented.