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Italija
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Jewish soldiers who fought the Nazis receive Italy’s highest honour
“It felt like everyone was fighting the Nazis except for us,” says Zwi Nagel, 95, of his decision to leave British Mandatory Palestine at age 18 to join fellow Jews fighting the Germans in World War II.
He was joined by other former members of the Jewish Brigade for a ceremony in which the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) received Italy’s highest military honour on their behalf, for their
help in liberating Italy in 1945.
The Jewish Brigade, which was part of the British Army and the first and only all-Jewish fighting force to serve in World War II, had over 5,000 volunteers at its peak.
Zwi Nagel, star 95 godina je zajedno sa ostalim članovima "Židovske brigade" primio najviše talijansko vojno odlikovanje za Israel defence Forces (IDF), za pomoć u oslobađanju Italije 1945.godine. Ceremonija se održala u Nataniji, u Vojnom muzeju, a predao je talijanski ambasador u Izraelu
Gianluigi Benedetti.
Nagel je došao, nakon Holokausta, iz Beča u Palestinu, ali se već u starosti od 18 godina, odlučio da napusti Palestinu i pridruži "Jewish brigade" u borbi protiv Nijemaca u II. svjetskom ratu.
Židovska brigada bila je dio Britanske armije i smatra se da je bila prva i jedina vojna snaga sastavljena samo od Židova koja je služila u II. svjetskom ratu i imala je preko 5.000 volontera. Ubijeno je 30 vojnika, a 70 ranjeno u borbama u Italiji 1945.godine.
Židovski borci su bili najprije raspršeni u vojnim snagama, jer su se Britansci ,tada , bojali da bi "Židovska vojna jedinica" mogla osnažiti "cionističke nacionalne aspiracije", ali je Winston
Churchill 1944. odobrio njeno osnivanje....
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