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Originally Posted by John P
Any year on that?
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No there wasn't a date John but I would suggest it may be around late 1943, the Jewish brigade were deployed in Italy by 1944. A lot of second hand kit was passed to the Brigade as some British and Canadian units were withdrawn back to the UK for the second front.
Pete
Having read a bit more about the creation of the Brigade the poster could be as early as late 1942 in Palestine or possibly date from mid 1944 when the Brigade formed a separate entity within the British forces.