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Beit Shemesh - Sha’ar HaGai Road, Israel

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Monuments and History

City:

Mesilat Zion

Country:

Israel

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Rectangle

Material:

Metal

Placement:

Pole

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Haganah

War of Independence (Israel)

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On the sign:

סמל הגדוד החמישי

במבצע "נחשון"
כ"ג-כ"ו באדר ב’ תש"ח, 3-6 באפריל 1948

השתתפות בכיבוש חולדה הערבית, דיר מוחזין

Photography:

2021
Israel Preker

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The memorial site was photographed that day by the same photographer

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After the Battle of Nabi Daniel’s Convoy

Click for sign's details And the losses that were in it, it was decided to try to take control of the access roads to Jerusalem, instead of relying on convoys traveling in hostile territory. In this operation in which 3 battalions participated, battles were fought in several places. As a result of the operation in which the village of Al-Qastal was captured, the road to Jerusalem was temporarily opened.

This operation was also attended by the Sixth Battalion of the same brigade

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

In Operation Nachshon
April 3-6, 1948

Participation in the occupation of the Arab Hulda, Deir Muhazin

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