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Sign: Establishment of the Harel Brigade - In memory of the 5th battalion of the Palmach-Harel

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Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel
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On the sign:
סמל הגדוד החמישי

הקמת חטיבת הראל
ז’ בניסן תש"ח
16 באפריל 1948

גדוד שער הגיא הופך לגדוד החמישי בחטיבה
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The memorial site was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

The brigade was established after Operation Nachshon Click for sign's details and included the Palmach battalions that fought in the Jerusalem area (the fourth "burglars" battalion, the fifth battalion "Sha’ar HaGai" and the sixth battalion "Jerusalem")

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

Establishment of the Harel Brigade
April 16, 1948

Sha’ar HaGai Battalion becomes the fifth battalion in the brigade



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