Shmuel Gonen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Shmuel Gonen, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Israel.

2 records1973–19732 events1 places

Chronological biography

1973

Sinai Front6 October 1973

Warfare / Yom Kippur War · General · Sinai

Commands the Israeli Southern Command as Egyptian forces cross the Suez Canal.

Counterattack8 October 1973

Warfare / Yom Kippur War · General · Sinai

Directs Israeli counterattacks in Sinai that suffer heavy losses against Egyptian anti-tank defenses.

Titles and roles

General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.