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ISRAEL & WORLD military documents, photographs, citations and papers
A word about Israeli
militaria: with Israel being 60 years old this May (2008), while
much of Israel's militaria is "contemporary", and many items are available
for sale at surplus goods sites, the items offered here are neither new or
mint, nor deliberately unused surplus. We place great value on presenting
used Israeli militaria (in the best condition possible) in order to afford
the collector the opportunity to acquire pieces with significant
historical importance. It is our feeling that militaria which never had a
presence on the battlefield is (in most cases) militaria without
historical significance.
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Israeli Army Intelligence Corps ("Aman") translation of Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser's treatise "The Philosophy of the Revolution", November 1954. A 51-page paperback booklet presented in the then style (since the late 1930's) of internal Israeli military/police documents: small size (12cm x 16cm), plain and simple text cover. The booklet is entitled "Booklet for Awareness of the Middle East, No. [no number given]"; the word "Restricted" has since been crossed off, and below is written "This booklet is the property of the Israel Defense Forces, General Staff, Intelligence Corps".
The booklet, Nasser's ideological blueprint outlining Egypt's leading role in the Arab world, features a sober and balanced - if revealing - preface by the then head of "Aman", Colonel B. [Binyamin] Gibli, in which writes: "The image of the Colonel Gamal Abed Al Nasser, the military ruler of Egypt these days, is one of the most fascinating of among the leaders of the Arab states. It has a lot of elements which are not usual in leadership as contrasted with the old school: a degree of youth, fervor, emotion, and a sincere ambition for social improvements. With that, Abed Al Nasser serves - through his own personality - as a symbol for the misgivings which characterize the younger generation which today rules in a few of the Arab states. Emotion and logic serve him in a mixed form: an extreme sense of righteousness together with prejudices; religion and secularism. It won't be surprising therefore that these internal contradictions frequently find expression in contradicting positions and declarations and in frequent upheavals in the government itself. To all these matters the writer of this treatise - Abed Al Nasser - gives faithful expression. In the name of the booklet itself, "The Philosophy of the Revolution", there is an element of contradiction as the writer himself admits, and who finds difficulty reconciling between his impressions as they come up in his booklet and his general world-view - which is based on philosophy. Indeed the Egyptian revolution has not yet reached a crystallization of its world view. The revolution itself stands as an accomplished fact, but its orientation and direction are still in question. The Israeli reader will find in this booklet a rare opportunity to be in the atmosphere of a young Arab military leader who learned - however - not a small lesson from the War of Independence with us. The position of Abed Al Nasser towards the problem of Eretz Israel expresses openly the inner feelings of this Arab leader. The reader would do well to delve further into the contents of this booklet; he will find it to be a key to understanding the events transpiring across the border which has not yet known peace [with us] for the past seven years."
Gibli himself was transferred from his position the following year as a result of the mishandling of "Operation Suzanna" - the "Lavon Affair", in which Israeli agent-provocateurs attacked American targets in Egypt in an attempt to discredit the Egyptian regime. One other notable characteristic of this booklet is that it came out immediately after the Egyptian edition that same year; the English edition came out in 1955. In overall good condition with a liquid stain on the pages and a small tear on the cover page.
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Item Code: 0120024 Price: $50
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British Army in Palestine leave pass for a soldier of the 2nd Battalion's workshop of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME - formed in 1942 and similar to an Ordinance Corps), 1944-46. From the document details it seems like the soldier spent a week at a time on leave, apparently going to the main recreational center in the Mandate - Tel Aviv. It is possible that the soldier was either Jewish or a student learning Hebrew, judging by the rudimentary Hebrew handwriting on the reverse, spelling out how many socks and other clothing items to bring. Fine - Very Fine condition.
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Item Code: 0010055 Price: $20
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Rare British Army "Extract" (mini military biography) of a Jewish soldier serving in the Polish forces in exile, in World War II; 1947. Though noteworthy on its own for the details contained within (see below), the historical significance of this paper lies in its background: after the Second World War, many soldiers of the Polish Army in exile remained in the British Isles with Poland herself now being under Soviet/Communist control, and the British viewed these Poles with a degree of suspicion; during this time there erupted the "Hebrew Revolt" against the British Mandate in Palestine, and after the July 1946 King David Hotel attack by the underground Irgun/Eztel organization and frequent parcel-bomb attempts by that organization in Britain, the British exercised great caution with trained Jewish soldiers expressing interest in immigrating to Israel.
In this specific case, among the many Polish soldiers stationed in the UK, there were 245 who had just completed service in Palestine as the "Palestine Group" expressing a desire to remain/return there. The Home Office, leery of the impact these trained Jews would have both in Britain and in Palestine, asked that when the Palestine Group returned to the UK, they be kept as far from London as possible. With this goal in mind, the War Office posted this force to Thurso, Scotland, and held them there for security screenings through no mention of their specific segregation from other Polish forces was to be revealed. Their leave from base was also postponed for 2 weeks to give MI5 (British domestic security) a chance to investigate them. When the force members were given leave, the Home Office, MI5 and MI11 (British Field Security) all wanted to know about it.
This extract was prepared at the Engineers Training Centre P.R.C. at Dounreay Airfield (also known as "HMS Tern II", an airfield run by the Admiralty, and soon thereafter to become a nuclear reactor site in 1955 and secondary base for V-Bombers in the cold war) in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, by a Polish Record Officer, Lieutenant Brzezinka, from the record sheet of a Lance Corporal Markus Cukerberg (born 1896). The document is stamped by the "Polish Forces Engineers Training Centre". Summarizing details in the bio, Cukerberg arrived in Iran (probably from Poland via the USSR) and began to serve in 1942 "under British command"; he faced a Polish recruiting board medical exam in October 1943 and on the same day was assigned by the Polish Recruiting Office to the ordnance services in Basheet (Gaza/Palestine?). His service record shows duty in Palestine from November 1942 until February 1943; membership in the 37th Ordnance Company in March 1943; service in the Italian Campaign, from January 1944 until May 1945, and service again in Palestine, in the "Palestine Group" from March 1947. This document was prepared in May that same year. Cuckerberg earned the Monte Cassino Cross in March 1945, the 1939-45 Star / Italy Star in December 1945, the Military Medal in April 1946, and the 2nd Corps Distinction in September 1946. In excellent, preserved condition with minor edge wear and a few small tears. For a related item, please see item 0010132.
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Item Code: 0010213 Price: SOLD
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German World War I propaganda postcard - title reads: "A transport of 4000 English prisoners of war at a collection-point in Arras". Appears to be issued from 1917-18, and relating to the 2nd battle of Arras (April-May 1917, in northern France) - as per the helmeted British soldiers. The picture captures a variety of head-wear; also note the diamond-shaped shoulder patches on two of the solders in the foreground, denoting their unit.
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Item Code: 0010034 Price: $10
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German World War I prisoner of war camp permit card - a permit card regarding the Russian inmate ("interpreter and book-binder, Gilarovski; number 50155") - probably the soldier pictured on the obverse - who is stated to be officially permitted to move about the camp. The card is stamped with the signature of the Camp Commandant, Major-General Grisfest(?) and dated 7 July 1916. The card is stamped three more times - on the bottom left of the reverse ("Stamp-cancellation, Hammerstein - Commander of the Military Training Ground"), again, more lightly on the top left of the reverse ("B1 V E.H.") and once on the obverse (by the "First Camp-officer of P.O.W. camp Hammerstein").
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Item Code: 0010036 Price: $15
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"Signal" - the German wartime propaganda magazine, French edition 9, 1st issue for May 1941. Issued toward's Germany's zenith in World War II, this issue features a cover shot of two airmen and Knight's Cross holders in the North African desert. Articles include Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka's visit to Berlin, remeniscences of General Schekoff, who commanded the Bulgarian army in the First World War; German cultural color photos in the center-fold; women in homefront supporting roles; a swipe at large American aircraft design; inside views of a German tank production plant; and interesting views of civilian homefront life - in color photos.There are also many interesting advertisements, including one for German military uniforms (and in the spirit of the Wehrmacht's successes - the Army (as opposed to the Waffen-SS) is proudly featured in the picture).
"Signal" was the Third Reich's sophisticated version of America's "Life" magazine, aimed largely at the foreign readership of Germany's occupied territories - and translated and distributed as such (see the front cover's long list of countries in it's distribution). The photo-journalistic magazine presented a restrained view of the Reich Government's official ideological line, aiming to win the hearts and minds of citizens in occupied Europe and beyond, and ran from 1940 to 1945. In very fine condition, with some brittling of the page edges and spine.
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Item Code: 0010088 Price: $12
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"Signal" - the German wartime propaganda magazine, French edition 6, (April-May) 1944. Reflecting Germany's changed fortunes in the Second World War, the magazine cover features the nurses of the Red Cross and the inside story documents the organization's assistance for (German) war victims, plus a special section on its services for Allied prisoners of war. Also reflecting the growing influence of the Waffen-SS in Germany's military, the magazine opens with a brief profile of a Belgian volunteer in the Langemark Brigade; there is an illustrated piece on Germany's struggle against (Tito's) partisans in Yugoslavia; interspersing a long piece on the dissolution of the Comintern there are several color and black and white shots of the German military on the eastern front, the far north and the mountains of Slovenia. Plus a last-minute jibe at the American propaganda/army information series, "In Which We Serve".
There are also a series of cultural articles on the new season at the Paris Theater, and the Stradivarius - and many interesting (for this period of the war) advertisements for consumer goods and leisure. In excellent condition.
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Item Code: 0010089 Price: $15
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'Etzel' training manual: "Drill Exercises", a rudimentary, type-written booklet of drills and exercises for instilling discipline into soldiers; anonymous and undated (circa. 1946-48 - during the height of the 'Hebrew Revolt' against the British Mandate). This is a 36-page manual with thick paper covers, double-sided pages and some basic sketches of troop movements in aid of making formations.
On the surface, what makes this a fascinating publication is its corner-stone content which is intended "to instill discipline, for the purpose of developing the habit to operate instinctively, without hesitation" - it is on the basis of these procedures that the modern-day Israeli military is based. The booklet is neatly divided into 14 lessons, including instruction on various stances, turns, marches, poise during movement and movement of formations.
Though the booklet does not identify its origins, it came from a former member of the National Military Organization (also called the 'Etzel' or 'Irgun'), and unlike 'Haganah' or early IDF training manuals, it does not identify its author or parent body (other manuals in this series do quote Jabotinsky and so reveal their orientation). The significance in this regard is not only that the manual formed part of the discipline of the right-wing underground 'Irgun' organization, it is also testament to that organization's ability to have transformed from an underground force to a standing, field fighting force, whose contribution during the War of Independence included the liberation of Jaffo and Tsfat, and the struggle to protect the Jewish quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Formed in 1931, and led from 1943 to 1948 by the future Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, the Eztel numbered around 3,000 men at its peak (probably 10,000 in all). The formation was highly organized and involved in smuggling illegal immigrants to Eretz Israel, clandestine weapons manufacture and acquisition, and it waged war against German, British and Arab forces. Spearheading the 'revolt' against the British Mandatory authority, the formation carried out around 200 notable operations between 1936 and the eve of Independence, the intensity of which caused the British to station over 100,000 troops in post-war Palestine. The Etzel lost 431 members in all of its existence, and was integrated into the new Israel Defense Forces in Summer 1948. A rare and remarkable document.
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Item Code: 0110008 Price: $75
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Rare Irgun/'Etzel' military training manual: "The Bren Machine Gun", a rudimentary 38-page single-sided type-written training booklet on the use of the Bren, circa. 1946-47 (during the height of the 'Hebrew Revolt' against the British Mandate). The manual is structured in 13 chapters accompanied by 19 intricate drawings on the operation and use of the Mark I and Mark II versions of the Bren, an interesting element of which is its localized content but apparently British-inspired pictures: the hand-drawn replications(?) of pictures depict men in authentically British uniforms and helmets, but the text is written from the point of view of the Irgun members themselves. "The advantage of the machine gun is that we can turn out a greater quantity of firepower with a smaller number of men." The opening introduction also left blank space open for someone to hand-write in the English letters and words for the explanation of the 'Bren' gun's name: BR - from Brno, the Czech city in which the gun was originally invented, and EN - from Enfield, the British city where the producing factory was located.
The title page of the manual bears the dedication: "To the memory of Sgt. Ehud", the Irgun "nom de guerre" of Israel Feinerman (21.5.23 - 23.4.46), one of 69 Beitar and Irgun members of the Palestine Regiment court-martialled by the British in 1943 during the "struggle for the flag and symbol" in the British army, for their refusal to wear the regiment's non-Zionist emblem, and later killed during the arms raid on the Ramat Gan police station (in which Dov Gruner, a famous Irgun personality, was wounded). The booklet's binding is loose as are several pages within it; there are some pages with mis-positioned type-setting too, but overall the materials are all intact and lovely for viewing. For a related item, please see Item 0110008.
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Item Code: 0120017 Price: SOLD
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Rare Hagana military training manual, 1947: a temporary but highly organized and collated edition of an infantry training manual called generally (in loose translation) "Fielding" (i.e. field training - being in the field, attack tactics for squads and platoons), for junior-level commanders. The name is ironically appropriate as it was prepared by the National Command specifically for the Hagana's "Field Force" ("Kheil Sadeh" - or "Khish"), though it was usable too by the "Guard Force" ("Kheil Mishmar" - or "Khim") as per instructions in the introductory comments.
The 74-page manual features 21 detailed sketches and maps, and is divided 5 sections and 44 chapters, including topics like field preparations, squad training, attack techniques, defense, retreat/withdrawal, clearing out of buildings and activities against paratroopers. Underscoring the uniqueness of this document is the nature of its distribution: separate from similar materials used in the underground Irgun/'Etzel' organization (see items 0110008 and 0120017), this [type of] manual was only for distribution within Hagana affiliated formations: the Palmach school (1 copy per platoon), for other corps just 1 copy per administrative unit, platoon commander school (1 copy per person), etc.
Also of note is the date of its issue, December 1947 - at the very beginning of the War of Independence (which began unofficially with the UN resolution approving the partition of Palestine into 2 states, on 29 November that year); at the end of the following May (1948), the Hagana would form the basis of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for which more professional looking training materials were produced; the Hagana's commander Ya'akov Dori, became the IDF's first Chief of Staff. This copy was issued to "the officer Shneidman" (written in pencil on the cover); the outer pages have come loose from the original binding, and the cover pages are frayed and torn in places, but overall the manual is in excellent condition.
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Item Code: 0120016 Price: $175
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Early Israeli call-up notice, 1948. Call-up card of the "Central Command for National Service", which at that time was a part of the "National Committee of the Assembly of Israel" of the issuing Jewish Agency for Palestine ('Eretz Israel' - or 'Land of Israel'). This notice was issued during the period between the United Nation's resolution calling for the partition of Palestine into a Jewish and an Arab state (29 November 1947), and Israel's declaration of Independence (14 May 1948). The Jewish Agency was still functioning as the unofficial government of the undeclared jewish State, and the "National Committee of the Assembly" was not yet what we today call the 'Knesset' (Israeli Parliament).
This document was issued to Joseph Melnik, born in 1919 and living in Kfar Blum. The notice, signed (stamped) by the chairman of the National Committee, Dr. B. Avnier(sp.?), orders Melnik to report for duty at Kfar Blum for the period from the issuing date of 30 March 1948 to 15 May 1948 (i.e. in hindsightt, the day after the declaration of independence). The actual draft assignment is stamped by the Command Center of National Service, represented by "P. Gilboa"(sp.?). The document is in excellent, preserved condition and remarkable for the transitional, emergency period which it represents.
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Item Code: 0010005 Price: $75
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Israeli military driver's license, 1948. Thick card license issued 1 August, 1948 to Alexander Feinrich to drive a motorcycle, by the Transportation Service of the military (embossed and dated stamp, and officer's signature). Issued during the height of the War of Independence, the card's stylized 'Bauhaus' font is unmistakably Israeli, while its production on simple card-paper highlights the period of strife during which it was produced. Has a small tear at the side.
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Item Code: 0010173 Price: $30
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Set of 3 old Israeli Army (IDF) soldiers' magazine issues of "Ba'machane" ('In the Camp' - "The Newspaper of the Soldiers of Israel"), 1949-52. The first issue (16 June 1949) commemorates one year to the death of David 'Mickey' Marcus. David Marcus was an American West Point graduate and former commander of the Ranger School who came to Israel at Ben Gurion's invitation to help train, organize and lead the new Israel Defense Forces in the War of Independence (1947-49). Marcus succeeded in a manner that turned him into the first Israeli general in nearly 2,000 years. Ben Gurion called him "the best man we had", and in tribute to his services the army magazine dedicated an issue to him.
On the cover he is referred to as "The commander, D. M. Marcus". Inside there is a biographical article on Marcus, highlighting his contributions to the IDF, as well as a personal recollection written by the then Chief of Staff, Ya'akov Dori, in which he writes: "I had the privilige of meeting Col. Marcus many times in the course of his short service in Israel. He was my most trustworthy advisor in many instances. I admired his judgment, his ingenuity, and the inspiration which came from his arguments. In these personal qualities and in his realistic approach to military problems he contributed greatly to the completion of the Israeli war machine." There is also an article on a monument to soldiers of the War of Independence (which ended 3 months earlier, in March 1949), a piece on students (i.e. demobilized soldiers) returning to studies at the Terre Santa Franciscan school, plus columns on art, sport, chess - and pictures of the week (of soldiers, Arab residents, and even a woman receiving one of the first austerity period ['Tzena'] ration booklets. The back cover features a bare-chested female(?) sunbather. Nice period-piece graphic advertisements, too.
The second issue (29 June 1950) features the Nachal (soldier-pioneer/farmer) infantry brigade moving out into the wilderness (to help establish communities). Characteristically the cover photo is of a female sergeant (illustrating the equality between males and females in the Army). The issue opens with photo of the opening of a forest to commemorate the Soviet victory in the Second World War. There is a background piece on the Korean War; an article on the military agreement of the Arab League; a photo-article on the visit of British Admiral (of the Mediterranean Fleet) Sir Johan Adelsten; a piece on lessons of spying in the Second World War; and the usual columns and graphic adverts, including letters from soldiers. The back cover features a photo of the American entertainer Eddie Cantor in the company of IDF soldiers.
The third issue (24 April 1952) is from a period where the magazine contains more content, and more detached observations of issues. It covers "Operation 600", the final physical tests of 600 graduates of the Officers school who subsequently rejoined the ranks of the IDF. Many nice photos of foreign military observers, IDF equipment and Ben Gurion among the boys. The paper includes photo reminiscences of events in 1947 and 1948 ("today in history"), pieces on preparations for the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, something on officers and soldiers studying economics and law at night; a survey of news from other foreign armies including the results of the American war maneuvers "Long Ram Horn", the battles on the border to Pakistan and India, a new American rifle to replace the "Garant". There are also assorted news surveys from around the world and specifically on the Arab states. There's a piece about the country focusing on its stamp treasures at the second national stamp exhibition, and a second part to a series on "Secrets of the British Censor".
Bamachane was first launched by the pre-State Jewish defense force "Haganah" ('Defense') in December 1934, and the paper (now 64 pages long) is now the country's oldest weekly. Nostalgic with interesting, rarely seen pictures of Army insignia and equipment. The first two issues have frayed edges, some tears and loose pages; the last issue is solid.
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Item Code: 0120013 Price: $35
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Israeli Army magazine, "BaGalil" ('In the Galillee'), 1949. This is the second volume ('B' - April, 1949) of a brigade-wide magazine. Though the content carefully omits any identifying names or unit numbers, the publication belongs to a Palmach-related unit and is considered part of the Palmach's military culture - in all probability, the 2nd Brigade. Keeping to the Palmach's socialist-military character, the magazine's stated aims are to document and remember the brigade's daily life and military achievements (in the North).
The publication opens with a pictoral vigil, in memory of the brigade's fallen soldiers, followed by an introduction to the second volume and then opening pieces by the brigade commander and an excerpt from the "Order of the Day" of the Commander of the Front (Col. Moshe Carmel). The publication chiefly includes a long articles about the brigade's victory in Opration Hiram (October 29-31, 1948), in which Israel's northern frontier and settlements were secured from the threat of the Arab Liberation Army (led by Fawzi el-Kaukji), but characteristically forcuses on the social and Zionist aspects of the victory: with the articles "Land of the Galillee", "The Engineers in the Liberation of the Galillee" and "On the Settling of the Galillee", along with photos, personal letters, a knowledge quiz and patriotic exhortations from David Ben-Gurion and even Berl Katznelson (who died 5 years earlier). Israeli forces participating in this operation includes the 1st ("Golani"), 2nd ("Carmeli", whose commander, Moshe Carmel, oversaw the operation), 7th (armoured) and 9th ("Oded") brigades. Overall in excellent condition, though a few pages have some tears.
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Item Code: 0020023 Price: SOLD
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Captured books from the Egyptian war vessel "Ibrahim Al Awal" by First Sergeant Shlomo Zohar, 1956 (see item 0020027.2).
Early in the morning on the third day of the Sinai Campaign ("Operation Kadesh"), 31 October 1956, the Egyptian destroyer "Ibrahim al Awal" entered Haifa Bay from Port Said and fired several rounds at the city. The shelling lasted only a few minutes as an anchored French warship returned fire, forcing the Ibrahim al Awal to evacuate the area. She sailed northwest from Haifa and slipped between neutral American ships in that area. At dawn, she was spotted by the Israeli Air Force who strafed the ship and disabled her electrical, steering and munitions delivery systems. Her crew abandoned ship and both they and the ship were captured by the Israeli naval vessels, "Eilat" and "Yafo".
According to a fellow-member of Zohar's boarding party, they found the Ibrahim al Awal completely abandonned and captured the Egyptian sailors from the sea waters. They brought them on board their vessel and fed the Egyptian sailors as they sat cross-legged on the deck (before their captain permitted them to sit and eat). Once ashore, the captured Egyptian crew was turned over to the Israeli military police. The Egyptian vessel was towed back to Haifa, where it was repaired, and redesignated the I.N.S. "Haifa".
The books are intact, though worn and the covers frail. They are stamped by the library on board the Egyptian vessel, and First Sergeant Zohar himself has written in Hebrew that they come from the Ibrahim al Awal. This same comrade of Zohar's recounts that some twenty years later, Zohar commit suicide.
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Item Code: 0020027.3 Price: SOLD
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A lot of of 7 "Visiting Permits" of the Interior Ministry issued by the Israeli Army to Arab residents of the occupied territories, 1976-77. These 7 permits were issued by various local military and civil authorities in cities in the West Bank and the Gaza strip between December 1976 and January 1977. The documents bear interesting stamps, including entry stamps for Allenby Bridge, Adam Bridge, Metulla Crossing and Ben Gurion airport; and local authorization stamps from the civil authority of Gaza (city), the military government of Dir al-Balach, the military representation in Ramallah, the military command in Hebron and also in Bethlehem. One document also bears 12 "Zahal" (Israel Defence Forces) military revenue stamps (Bale W.Rev.38), which were used since 1967 in the occupied territories for collecting transit fees (see lot 0010066). All pictures are represented in the order just described. An interesting documentary and philatelic lot, in Very Fine condition.
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Item Code: 0010077 Price: $20
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Jewish Brigade Group - original black and white photo of four soldiers of the Jewish Brigade. Handwritten in French on back that photo was taken in "Belgium" (undated but probably 1945). Photo is preserved though two corners are slightly bent. Rare. Enclosed pictures includes a close-up of two solders' sleeves in order to highlight the Brigade's insignias.
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Item Code: 0020016.1 Price: SOLD
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Palestine Mandate Jewish Settlement Police ("Notrim") - original black and white photo of Supernumary Police (Settlement Police) in Palestine. Photo dated July 1947. Excellent condition.
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Item Code: 0020016.2 Price: SOLD
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Lot of 3 Polish military documents, 1934-35. A 4-page reservist mobilization card, an 8-page military instruction booklet and a hard-bound military booklet issued to Ischok Kramers (son of Nuchim - Nachum? - and Marjanna - possibly non-Jewish mother) of Kostopol. The documents identify Ischok as a Jew, born 29 April 1907, with military qualifications as a gunner, who was on active duty from March 1930 to September 1934, and partaking in military exercises in August-September 1933. His booklet also indicates that he was issued with a tunic, pants, a coat, shoes, a "Czapka" (Polish military hat), and a gas mask. His reservist mobilization card was issued in September 1934, and Ischok would have reported to the barracks of the 50th Infantry Regiment ("Pulku Piechoty") in the locality of Kowlu. According to the notes in his military booklet, Ischok moved to Palestine in June 1935, and registered himself with the Polish Consulate in Tel Aviv again in September of that year. A unique glimpse at the Jewish experience in an army that prevented many Jews from joining and later fighting. In well-preserved condition, though the hard-bound booklet is a bit loose.
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Item Code: 0020024.1 Price: SOLD
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U.S.Navy honorable discharge document: Certificate of Satisfactory Service during training and active service in "World War II" to Lynor Glass, 1945-46.
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Item Code: 0020004 Price: SOLD
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