Unit 101

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Unit 101 was an elite Israeli special forces unit formed in the early 1950s, known for its cross-border reprisal operations and for being led by future Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

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Unit 101 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli special forces unit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Unit One Hundred and One ⓘ
associatedPerson Ariel Sharon ⓘ
associatedWith Israeli reprisal policy of the 1950s ⓘ
casusBelli Palestinian fedayeen attacks ⓘ
commander Ariel Sharon ⓘ
conflict Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
dateOfEvent Qibya raid, 1953 ⓘ
linked to: Qibya raid
dissolved 1954 ⓘ
foundedBy Ariel Sharon ⓘ
garrisonLocation Israel ⓘ
hasRole commando operations ⓘ
cross-border raids ⓘ
reprisal operations ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
inception 1953 ⓘ
languageOfName Hebrew ⓘ
legacy influenced later IDF special forces doctrine ⓘ
model for later Israeli commando units ⓘ
mergedInto IDF paratroop units ⓘ
Paratroopers Brigade ⓘ
militaryBranch Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
militaryUnitType commando unit ⓘ
special forces unit ⓘ
namedAfter number 101 ⓘ
notableCommander Ariel Sharon ⓘ
notableFor controversial civilian casualties ⓘ
cross-border reprisal operations ⓘ
high-risk commando missions ⓘ
notableOperation Qibya raid ⓘ
operationalArea Egyptian-controlled territories ⓘ
Israel’s borders ⓘ
Jordanian-controlled territories ⓘ
partOf Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
primaryTarget fedayeen bases ⓘ
reasonForDissolution integration into regular IDF units ⓘ
international criticism after Qibya raid ⓘ
selection hand-picked volunteers ⓘ
size small elite unit ⓘ
tactics demolition of houses ⓘ
night raids ⓘ
shock action ⓘ
small-unit infiltration ⓘ
timePeriod early 1950s ⓘ
training intensive field training ⓘ
live-fire exercises ⓘ

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Ariel Sharon → commanded → Unit 101 ⓘ