Mivtza Nachshon

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Mivtza Nachshon was a 1948 Israeli military operation aimed at breaking the Arab siege of Jerusalem during the Israeli War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1948 Arab–Israeli War operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Operation Nachshon ⓘ
belligerent Arab irregular forces ⓘ
Haganah ⓘ
casualties hundreds of combined casualties on both sides (approximate) ⓘ
category Battles and operations of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ
History of Jerusalem in the 20th century ⓘ
Military operations involving Israel ⓘ
commander Shimon Avidan ⓘ
Yitzhak Rabin ⓘ
conflict 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ
Israeli War of Independence ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
endDate 1948-04-20 ⓘ
historicalSignificance first large-scale Haganah offensive operation in 1948 war ⓘ
marked shift from defensive to offensive strategy by Jewish forces ⓘ
implementedPartOf Jewish efforts to secure Jerusalem ⓘ
influenced subsequent Israeli operations in the Jerusalem area ⓘ
involvedUnit Givati Brigade ⓘ
Harel Brigade ⓘ
Palmach ⓘ
languageOfName Hebrew ⓘ
location Jerusalem corridor ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
meaningOfName Operation Nachshon ⓘ
namedAfter Nachshon ben Aminadav ⓘ
notableEngagement battles along Bab al-Wad (Sha'ar HaGai) ⓘ
capture of Qastal ⓘ
objective break the Arab siege of Jerusalem ⓘ
open the road to Jerusalem from the coastal plain ⓘ
opponent Arab Liberation Army forces ⓘ
local Arab militias ⓘ
organizedBy Haganah General Staff ⓘ
linked to: Haganah
partOf Plan Dalet ⓘ
predecessor local convoy escort actions to Jerusalem ⓘ
relatedTo siege of Jerusalem (1948) ⓘ
result partial Israeli success ⓘ
temporary opening of supply route to Jerusalem ⓘ
startDate 1948-04-05 ⓘ
successor Operation Harel ⓘ
Operation Yevusi ⓘ
tactic escort of supply convoys to Jerusalem ⓘ
seizure of Arab villages along the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem road ⓘ
timePeriod April 1948 ⓘ

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Operation Nachshon → alsoKnownAs → Mivtza Nachshon ⓘ