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Two Issues of "BaMerchav" - Bulletin of Regiment 53 - Israel, 1948 - IDF Establishment Order

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"BaMerchav", Bulletin of regiment "GN" (53). Issues 1-2, [1948].
Regiment 53 was one of the southern regiments of the "Haganah" and consisted of HaShachar Company, Haparvarim and Nachshonim (British Army veterans).
In the issues: essays about fighting, Zionism, establishment of the state and current matters, obituaries for fallen soldiers with a number of pictures, short essays composed by the regiment fighters as well as letters and greetings from the fighters. The second issue opens with a Day Order - establishment of IDF. Some headlines are drawn by hand.
Issue 1: [27] leaves, 25.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Spine slightly torn. Loose cover. Stains. Issue 2: [28] leaves, 25 cm. Good condition. Some tears to spine. Loose cover. Stains.
Only an incomplete copy of issue no. 2 is held in NLI.
The British Mandate and Underground Movements, The State of Israel
The British Mandate and Underground Movements, The State of Israel