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Operation Danny

Operation Danny was a campaign fought in 1948 at Jaffa, in what is now Israel. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Jaffa. It was part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which ran from 1948 to 1949. The recorded result: Capture of Ramle, Lydda and surrounding villages.; Failure to capture Latrun.

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Fought1948
WhereJaffa, Israel32.052N, 34.753E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCapture of Ramle, Lydda and surrounding villages.; Failure to capture Latrun
BelligerentsIsrael (IDF)againstTransjordan (Arab Legion)
Part of1948 Arab–Israeli War1948 to 1949

Where it sits in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Battles of Kfar Darom, 1947Operation Danny, 1948Battles of the Kinarot Valley, 1948Battle of Jenin, 1948Operation Death to the Invader, 1948Battle of Yad Mordechai, 1948Operation Shoter, 1948Battle of Hill 86, 1948Battle of Gesher, 1948Battle of Nirim, 1948Bombing of Tel Aviv in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, 1948Battles of Latrun, 1948Operation Pleshet, 1948Battle of Qaqun (1948), 1948Battles of Malkia, 1948Battle of Nitzanim, 1948Battles of Negba, 1948Bombardment of Cairo, 1948Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak, 1948Battles of the Separation Corridor, 1948Battle of Beersheba, 1948Operation Shmone, 1948Operation Horev, 1948Battle of 'Auja, 1948Battles of the Sinai, 1948Battle of Rafah, 1949British-Israeli Air Incident, 1949Operation Uvda, 194919471949Operation Danny, 1948
32 placed engagements of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1948 (year precision)
to 1948
PlaceJaffa, Israel
32.052N, 34.753E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Strength6,000
Casualties and losses91 killed
Commanders
  • Yigal Alon
  • Yitzhak Rabin
  • John Bagot Glubb
Operation DannyOperation DannySiege of JaffaBattle of JaffaBattle of JaffaBattle of Ayun KaraBattle of Petah TikvaBattle of JaffaBattle of Ayun KaraGaza CityHaifaEl ArishNazarethAl KarakAs SuwaydaAl QunaytirahAz Zarqa100 km32.052N, 34.753E
Placed at Jaffa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: IS DIVDefender: JOR RGT
Strength4,5002,500
Casualties150 (3.3%)250 (10.0%)
Duration2 days
Front width5 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 656), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Operation Danny is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 179 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2916659, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Dani, revision 1384965670, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.