Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Shimon Avidan

Battles of Shimon Avidan

Israeli military officer, 1911 to 1994

Shimon Avidan is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas in 1948: 3 battles and 3 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in Israel (5), Palestine (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 48 km apart end to end, 12 km between engagements on average. Most belong to 1948 Arab–Israeli War (5).

Beit Hanoun wedgeOperation Death to the InvaderOperation PleshetBattle of NitzanimBattles of NegbaOperation GYSOperation Death to the InvaderOperation PleshetBattle of NitzanimOperation GYSTel AvivAmmanBur SaidGaza CityHaifaIsmaïliaDumyatNablusEl ArishNazareth200 km31.653N, 34.647E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1948: 5 engagements5 in 194819481948
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Operation Death to the Invader, 1948Operation Pleshet, 1948Battle of Nitzanim, 1948Battles of Negba, 1948Beit Hanoun wedge, 194819481948
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1948Operation Death to the InvaderIsraelEgyptian victory; Israeli failure to accomplish objectives
1948Operation PleshetAshdod, Israel15 km NWEgyptian tactical victory; Initiative passed to Israeli side
10 June 1948Battle of NitzanimNitzanim, Israel6 km SWEgyptian victory
12 July 1948Battles of NegbaNegba, Israel8 km SEIsraeli victory
15 October 1948Beit Hanoun wedgePalestine19 km SWIsraeli tactical failure in dividing the Egyptian...
date unknownOperation GYSNegev, IsraelEgyptian victory; Israeli failure to accomplish objectives

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.