A attractive - paste i.e glue backing - Palestine embroided shoulder title A attractive - paste i.e glue backing - Palestine embroided shoulder title

A attractive - paste i.e glue backing - Palestine embroided shoulder title

This is a superb example of a - paste i.e glue backing - Palestine embroided shoulder title. The Palestine Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that was formed in 1942. During the Second World War, the regiment was deployed to Egypt and Cyrenaica, but most of their work consisted of guard duty. The Palestine Regiment consisted of Jews and Arabs, conscripted in Mandatory Palestine, until its reformation in 1944. From 1944, the Jewish military subunits of Palestine Regiment became the basis to form the larger Jewish Brigade, which took part in World War II effort of the Allies in Europe.

Code: 52097

SOLD