Moshe Dayan Biography

Dayan presents Israel's proposed military timetable and Sinai objectives during the secret Sevres discussions.

Dayan orders final mobilisation and deployment for Operation Kadesh.

Dayan uses the Mitla airborne landing to create an Israeli threat toward the Suez Canal under the Kadesh plan.

Directs Operation Kadesh, the Israeli invasion of Sinai.

Dayan directs forces toward the key Abu Ageila road junction and defensive complex.

Dayan's original timetable is overtaken when the 7th Armoured Brigade enters combat a day earlier than planned.

Coordinates Israeli armour and paratroop columns as they advance across Sinai.

Dayan presses Israeli columns westward as Egyptian resistance weakens in several sectors.

Dayan coordinates operations aimed at defeating Egyptian forces in the Gaza Strip.

Dayan orders Israeli formations to exploit the general Egyptian withdrawal from Sinai.

Israeli forces capture Sharm el-Sheikh, opening access to the Straits of Tiran.

Dayan orders the final attack on Egyptian positions guarding Sharm el-Sheikh.

Dayan reports that principal military objectives in Sinai have been reached.

This record states: Golda Meir created Committee X, a small group of Government officials tasked with formulating an Israeli response, with herself and Defence Minister Moshe Dayan at the head.

This record states: She also appointed General Aharon Yariv as her Advisor on Counterterrorism; he, along with Mossad Director Zvi Zamir, took the principal role in directing the ensuing operation.

This record states: The committee came to the conclusion that, to deter future violent incidents against Israel, they needed to assassinate those who had supported or carried out the Munich massacre, and in dramatic fashion.

Joins emergency consultations as Israel mobilizes after the Egyptian and Syrian attack.

Warns that the Golan front is under severe pressure during the opening phase of the war.

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Foreign Secretary, submits his resignation

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Foreign Secretary, submits his resignation

Death of Moshe Dayan