October 27th, 1956
Southern Command Concentrates Forces Near Border
Sinai
Asaf Simhoni directed preparation of the Israeli southern formations designated to enter the Sinai Peninsula during the planned offensive.
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Asaf Simhoni
Israel
Commander Southern Command
26 archival records
October 28th, 1956
Southern Command Positions Its Assault Formations
Southern Israel
Asaf Simhoni prepared the forces of Southern Command for coordinated advances across the Gaza and Sinai fronts before the Israeli attack began.
October 29th, 1956
Armored Columns Push into Eastern Sinai
Sinai
Southern Command sent Israeli troops toward Egyptian defensive positions on routes leading through the Sinai interior.
October 29th, 1956
Opening Ground Axes Coordinated
Sinai
Simhoni coordinates Southern Command formations as Israeli ground forces enter Sinai on several axes.
October 29th, 1956
Southern Command Offensive Directed
Sinai
Simhoni directs Israeli Southern Command during the opening of Operation Kadesh.
October 29th, 1956
Southern Command Opens Multiple Fronts
Sinai
Asaf Simhoni directed simultaneous ground operations in northern and central Sinai during the opening of the campaign.
October 30th, 1956
Abu Ageila Operations Coordinated
Abu Ageila
Simhoni coordinates the converging Israeli formations attacking Egyptian positions around Abu Ageila.
October 30th, 1956
Israeli Forces Challenge Central Sinai Strongholds
Sinai
Units of Southern Command pressed into the central peninsula against Egyptian strongpoints that controlled access to strategic road junctions.
October 30th, 1956
Northern Advance Targets Rafah Approaches
Rafah
Asaf Simhoni directed forces toward the strongly defended Rafah sector, which guarded important routes linking Gaza and northeastern Sinai.
October 30th, 1956
Northern Sinai Fighting Intensifies
Sinai
Simhoni's Southern Command pressed Egyptian defensive positions along the northern approaches while other Israeli formations advanced inland.
October 30th, 1956
Quseima Strongpoint Captured
Quseima
Simhoni's Southern Command forces capture the Quseima strongpoint as the central advance develops.
October 31st, 1956
Northern Sinai Assault Targets Egyptian Garrisons
Sinai
Israeli forces attacked Egyptian positions in northern Sinai as the invasion expanded toward the Mediterranean coastal routes.
November 1956
Eleventh Brigade Captures Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
Simhoni's Southern Command uses the 11th Brigade to capture the Gaza Strip during Operation Kadesh.
November 1956
Twelfth Brigade Supports Gaza Capture
Gaza Strip
Simhoni employs the 12th Brigade in support of the Israeli operation that captures the Gaza Strip.
November 1st, 1956
Gaza and Sinai Fronts Coordinated
Sinai
Simhoni coordinates operations across both the Gaza and central Sinai fronts.
November 1st, 1956
Gaza Campaign Overwhelms Egyptian Positions
Sinai
Israeli forces under Southern Command captured important positions in the Gaza Strip during the wider Sinai offensive.
November 1st, 1956
Rafah Defensive Complex Falls to Israelis
Rafah
Asaf Simhoni's Southern Command pressed the attack on the Rafah positions, opening a key corridor for Israeli operations against the Gaza Strip.
November 1st, 1956
Rafah Defensive Line Attacked
Rafah
Israeli forces attacked the Egyptian defensive complex around Rafah controlling access toward the Gaza Strip and northern Sinai.
November 2nd, 1956
El Arish Falls to Israeli Forces
El Arish
Israeli formations entered El Arish after Egyptian forces abandoned or lost positions in the northern Sinai coastal corridor.
November 2nd, 1956
Gaza Sector Captured by Israeli Units
Gaza Strip
Troops under Southern Command captured the Gaza Strip during the operation against Egyptian controlled territory.
November 2nd, 1956
Gaza Strip Comes Under Israeli Control
Gaza Strip
Asaf Simhoni's forces took control of the Gaza Strip during the Sinai campaign after Egyptian positions were overcome.
November 2nd, 1956
Southern Forces Reach Red Sea Approaches
Sinai
Israeli troops advanced toward the southern maritime approaches of Sinai as the offensive extended beyond the central desert.
November 3rd, 1956
Sinai Command Posts Reorganized
Sinai
Southern Command reorganized its forward command arrangements as the offensive shifted from initial breakthroughs to securing captured territory.
November 4th, 1956
Southern Columns Approach Tiran Strait
Southern Sinai
Asaf Simhoni's Southern Command continued its advance toward the southern tip of Sinai to remove Egyptian restrictions on navigation through the Straits of Tiran.
November 5th, 1956
Campaign Command Completed
Sinai
Simhoni completes command of the rapid Sinai campaign after Israeli forces reach their principal objectives.
November 6th, 1956
Killed after Sinai Campaign
Israel
Simhoni dies in an aircraft crash shortly after the Sinai campaign ends.