Notrim

The Notrim (of Hebrew נוטרים, who means " gardes") was a Jewish police force which was rested by the British in 1936 in the Palestine agent. The force was divided into 2 groups called: Jewish Supernumerary Organizes (" supernumerary police force or auxiliary Jewish) and Jewish Settlement Organize (" organizes village or coloniale"). Its members also formed for the majority part of the Haganah. The Notrim will form the core of the Israeli military Police after the First War Israeli-Arab.

History during the Second world war

August 6th, 1940, the Secretary with the War, Anthony Eden, informs the Parliament which the ministerial Cabinet decided to form to recruit Jewish and Arab units to form the battalions of Royal East Kent Regiment (the " Buffs"). September 3rd, Winston Churchill confirms with Chaim Weizmann recruitment with large scales of Jewish forces in Palestine as well as the training of their officers. An additional force of 10.000 men (but with a maximum of 3.000 coming from Palestine) was to also be recruited for the formation of Jewish units for the British army.

Confronted in advance of Rommel in Egypt, the British government decides on April 15th, 1941 that the 10.000 Jews dispersed in various companies were to be trained with the war with an operational capacity on the level of the battalion. 10.000 other men should also be mobilized at the side of the 6.000 members of the supernumerary Police like 40 to 50.000 national guards.

References

Israeli, Raphael and Penkower, Monty Noam (2002). Decision one Palestine Deferred: America, Britain and Wartime Diplomacy, 1939-1945 . London: Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-5268-7
Katz, Sam (1988). Israeli Units Since 1948 . Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-837-4

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