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Stern Gang
Stern Gang Founded as the Lohamei Herut Yisrael (Fighters for the Freedom of Israel), it derived its popular name from its first leader, Stern (b. 1907, d. 1942). Dedicated to the expulsion of the British and the creation of a state of Israel, it broke away from Irgun in protest against the latter's cease-fire against the British during World War II. After Stern was killed by the British in 1942, its leadership included Shamir, among others. It operated in small groups, attacking British service personnel and organizing the assassination of government officials, as well as destroying installations. Its victims included Lord Moyne, the British Minister for the Middle East in Cairo (1944), and probably Count Bernadotte, the UN mediator in Palestine (1948). It was suppressed after 1949, although some members joined the Israeli defence forces.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Stern Gang." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Stern Gang." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-SternGang.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Stern Gang." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-SternGang.html |
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Stern gang
Stern gang. Also called Lehi, an acronym derived from Lohamei Herut Yisrael (Fighters for the Freedom of Israel). It was a splinter group of the Irgun formed in Palestine in 1940 whose leader, Abraham Stern, opposed Irgun's truce with the British. He sought a modus vivendi with the Nazis, which lost him much support, and he lacked the resources for a terror campaign that went beyond assassinating policemen. He was killed by British security forces in February 1942, but the gang survived under its new leader, Yitzhak Shamir. In November 1944 it killed Lord Moyne, the British minister in the Middle East.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Stern gang." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Stern gang." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Sterngang.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Stern gang." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Sterngang.html |
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Stern Gang
Stern Gang British name for a ZIONIST terrorist group calling itself “Lohamei Herut Israel Lehi” (Fighters for the Freedom of Israel). It campaigned actively (1940–48) in British-administered Palestine for the creation of a Jewish state. Founded by Abraham Stern (1907–42), the Stern Gang numbered no more than a few hundred. They operated in small groups and concentrated on the assassination of government officials. Their victims included Lord Moyne, the British Minister for the Middle East (1944), and Count BERNADOTTE, the United Nations mediator in Palestine (1948).
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"Stern Gang." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stern Gang." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SternGang.html "Stern Gang." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SternGang.html |
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Stern Gang
Stern Gang the British name for a militant Zionist group that campaigned in Palestine during the 1940s for the creation of a Jewish state. Founded by Avraham Stern (1907–42) as an offshoot of Irgun, the group assassinated the British Minister for the Middle East, Lord Moyne, and Count Bernadotte, the UN mediator for Palestine.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Stern Gang." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Stern Gang." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-SternGang.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Stern Gang." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-SternGang.html |
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