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Sign: Operation Ha-Har - In memory of the 5th battalion of the Palmach-Harel

Address:
Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Mesilat Zion
Country:
Israel For all manhole covers in Israel
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Pole
Tags:
Haganah  War of Independence (Israel) 
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On the sign:
סמל הגדוד החמישי

מבצע "ההר"
י"ז-כ’ בתשרי תש"ט (כתוב בטעות מ"ז, אך אין תאריך כזה בלוח השנה העברי)
19-22 באוקטובר 1948

כיבוש "המשלט המשותף", דירבן, בית נטיף, בית עטב, ג’רש, בית ג’מל, זכריה וצומת "המזלג"
Photography:
2021
Israel Preker
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The memorial site was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

The latest operation in the Jerusalem Corridor area, against Egyptian and Arab forces in the area.

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The "common outpost" was where the city of Beit Shemesh is today. The name "common" comes from the fact that one part of it was controlled by members of the "Harel" brigade while the other part was held by an Egyptian force.

Translation of the text on the sign:
Emblem of the Fifth Battalion

Operation Ha-Har
October 19-22, 1948

Occupation of the "Common outpost", Durban, Beit Natif, Beit Etav, Jerash, Beit Jamal, Zechariah and the "fork" junction

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The closest sign from this series (12 Meter): In the second truce - In memory of the 5th battalion of the Palmach-Harel

Followed by | 43 Meter | 44 Meter | 53 Meter | 55 Meter | 63 Meter


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In the second truce - In memory of the 5th battalion of the Palmach-Harel
Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel (12 Meter)
Commemoration of the battles of Sha’ar HaGai of the Palmach-Harel Brigade
Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel (43 Meter)
Harel Brigade - Battle of the Harel Convoy
The Harel Brigade observatory, Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, Israel (44 Meter)
Harel Brigade - Battle of the Ayalon ridge
The Harel Brigade observatory, Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, Israel (53 Meter)
Operation Danny - In memory of the 5th battalion of the Palmach-Harel
Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel (55 Meter)
Securing the road to Jerusalem - In memory of the 5th battalion of the Palmach-Harel
Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel (63 Meter)

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