29 October 1956
890th Battalion Established Mitla Position
Eitan's paratroopers establish positions near the eastern approaches to Mitla Pass after landing in Sinai.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Mitla Pass in Israel. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Eitan's paratroopers establish positions near the eastern approaches to Mitla Pass after landing in Sinai.
Eitan commands the 890th Battalion in the first combat parachute landing conducted by the Israel Defense Forces.
Commands the paratroop force dropped near Mitla Pass at the opening of Operation Kadesh.
Sharon's overland column links with the paratroopers dropped near Mitla Pass the previous day.
Eitan's isolated 890th Battalion is reunited with the advancing 202nd Paratroop Brigade.
Fights Egyptian forces around Mitla Pass during the Sinai Campaign.
Eitan's paratroopers fight Egyptian forces around the Mitla approaches.
Sharon orders forces into Mitla Pass, where intense fighting develops with Egyptian troops.
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