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First Israeli Combat Parachute Landing

Israel · Warfare / Suez War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1956Date range
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Chronological records

1956

Rafael Eitan29 October 1956

Mitla Pass · Warfare / Suez War

Eitan commands the 890th Battalion in the first combat parachute landing conducted by the Israel Defense Forces.

Names involved

Rafael Eitan

Provenance

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