Oded Brigade
| Oded Brigade | |
|---|---|
| חטיבת עודד | |
 Brigade insignia | |
| Active | 1948-? |
| Country |  Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel Defense Forces |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Engagements | 1948 Arab–Israeli War Suez Crisis |
The Oded Brigade (
Israeli Defense Forces).[1] It was headquartered in Jerusalem. It was "a ragtag organization composed mainly of home guardsmen and other defense groups."[2] The poorly supplied brigade was defending Al-Malkiyya in June 1948, replacing the Yiftach Brigade, when the Lebanese army attacked. The Oded Brigade had to withdraw after 10 hours of fighting.[2]
In July 1948, the brigade moved to capture the Arab villages
LEHI and Irgun, aiming to link up with the Harel Brigade and capture the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Railway. There was limited fighting.[3]
The brigade had attached to it a "
Unit of the Minorities" made up of Druze, and smaller numbers of Bedouins and Circassians, who had defected from the Arab Liberation Army. The unit saw action with the brigade in Operation Hiram during October 1948. This was a propaganda coup and helped strengthen Jewish-Druze relations.[4] Ben Dunkelman says that the brigade had a mainly diversionary role in Operation Hiram.[5] The brigade also took part in Operation Yoav in October 1948, which opened the road to the Negev.[6]
Involved in the
Sharm el-Sheikh on 6 November 1956.[7]
See also
References
- ISBN 0-7146-5275-X.
- ^ S2CID 154088601. Archived from the originalon 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ISBN 1-56000-870-9.
- ISBN 0-521-79476-5.
- ISBN 0-88780-127-7.
- ^ "Operation "Yoav" (October 15-22, 1948)". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ISBN 0-19-829262-7.
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