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| | Zhidek was also known as Michael Kliszczuk. Pictures found in his pockets showed him with other men near a Gestapo building decorated with swastikas. Later, it was learned that he had been shot by the Stern gang. | | Zhidek was also known as Michael Kliszczuk. Pictures found in his pockets showed him with other men near a Gestapo building decorated with swastikas. Later, it was learned that he had been shot by the Stern gang. |
| | A former SS Sturmbann-fuhrer, he had also been a high-ranking official in one of the districts of German-occupied Poland. He came to Palestine in 1941 and was arrested as a Nazi spy and was sent to Mezra, Latrun and, then Wilhelmina . | | A former SS Sturmbann-fuhrer, he had also been a high-ranking official in one of the districts of German-occupied Poland. He came to Palestine in 1941 and was arrested as a Nazi spy and was sent to Mezra, Latrun and, then Wilhelmina . |
| − | He was reportedly in contact with Arab gangs and was due to go to Syria to train Arabs. He had been employed for some time at Allenby Barracks. It was officially reported that no witnesses to the shooting had come forward.</blockquote> | + | He was reportedly in contact with Arab gangs and was due to go to Syria to train Arabs. He had been employed for some time at Allenby Barracks. It was officially reported that no witnesses to the shooting had come forward.</blockquote></ref> |
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| − | - Reported in February 1948, how Arab Agents are recruiting Pro-nazi refugees in Italy to fight against Jews:<ref>[https://www.jta.org/archive/arab-agents-recruiting-pro-nazi-refugees-in-italy-to-fight-against-jews-in-palestine Arab Agents Recruiting Pro-nazi Refugees in Italy to Fight Against Jews in Palestine], ''JTA'', February 22, 1948. [http://pdfs.jta.org/1948/1948-02-10_034.pdf].<blockquote> | + | - Reported in February 1948, how Arab Agents are recruiting Pro-nazi refugees in Italy to fight against Jews:<ref>[https://www.jta.org/archive/arab-agents-recruiting-pro-nazi-refugees-in-italy-to-fight-against-jews-in-palestine Arab Agents Recruiting Pro-nazi Refugees in Italy to Fight Against Jews in Palestine], ''JTA'', February 22, 1948. [http://pdfs.jta.org/1948/1948-02-10_034.pdf].</ref><blockquote> |
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| − | - July 1948 report:<ref>[https://www.jta.org/archive/former-moslem-members-of-s-s-division-recruited-by-egypt-for-fighting-in-palestine Former Moslem Members of S.S. Division Recruited by Egypt for Fighting in Palestine], ''JTA'', July 28, 1948. [http://pdfs.jta.org/1948/1948-07-28_173.pdf] | + | - July 1948 report:<ref>[https://www.jta.org/archive/former-moslem-members-of-s-s-division-recruited-by-egypt-for-fighting-in-palestine Former Moslem Members of S.S. Division Recruited by Egypt for Fighting in Palestine], ''JTA'', July 28, 1948. [http://pdfs.jta.org/1948/1948-07-28_173.pdf].</ref> |
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| | Several hundred former members of the Nazi Prinz Eugen SS Division, recruited by Egyptian authorities in Austria as farm workers, immediately upon their arrival in Egypt Joined the Arab Legion of Transjordan and departed for the Palestine front to fight against the Jews, the Socialist newspaper Well Am Abend reported today. | | Several hundred former members of the Nazi Prinz Eugen SS Division, recruited by Egyptian authorities in Austria as farm workers, immediately upon their arrival in Egypt Joined the Arab Legion of Transjordan and departed for the Palestine front to fight against the Jews, the Socialist newspaper Well Am Abend reported today. |