Jewish legion (disambiguation)
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The term Jewish legion was used in different historical contexts:
- 1792-1794: for Jewish cavalry regiment that participated in the Kosciuszko Uprising in Poland: see Berek Joselewicz.
- 1917-1919: for the volunteer unit of the British Army that fought in World War I against the Ottoman Empire: see Jewish Legion (also known as the Zion Mule Corps).
- 1940-1946: see Jewish Brigade that fought in World War II on the side of the Allies.