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Q WHO were the Stern gang? My late father, who was in Palestine with the RAF Regiment in the late 40s, mentioned them.

Jim Smythe Huddersfield, W Yorks

A Phil Brand's reply (January 3) is not quite correct. The King David Hotel The King David Hotel, is a 5-star hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. The hotel was built with locally quarried pink sandstone and opened in 1931. It was founded by Frank Goldsmith, father of the billionaire investor, Sir James Goldsmith.  explosion and the hanging of two British sergeants was done by the Irgun Zvai Leumi Irgun Zvai Leumi

(Hebrew; “National Military Organization”)

Jewish right-wing underground movement that advocated using force to establish a Jewish state on both sides of the Jordan River.
. Menachem Begin was the commander of this terrorist organisation. Avraham Stern was shot by British police on February 12, 1942.

Austin Hill, Wickford, Essex

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Q AT the end of the Second World War a German U-boat was moored at Westminster Pier. What was her number and who was her last captain?

A Munro, Hornchurch, Essex
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Title Annotation:Features
Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Jan 8, 2007
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