Claim: Lehi: about 300 men. Jewish Brigade: 5,500
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
British police put Lehi at no more than 300 men in Jan 1942. The British Army's Jewish Brigade, announced 20 Sep 1944, had 5,500 men and faced German troops in Italy in March 1945.
SOURCE
Heller, The Stern Gang (1995); Beckman, The Jewish Brigade (1998)
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