
Asaf Simhoni
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Date of birth | October 9,1922 |
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Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Nahalal |
Israel | |
Date of died | November 6,1956 |
Died | Jordan |
Battles and wars | 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine |
1947–1949 Palestine war | |
Reprisal operations | |
Suez Crisis | |
Service/branches | Palmach |
Haganah | |
Israel Defense Forces | |
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ID | 1003978 |
About Asaf Simhoni
Asaf Simhoni was a major general in the IDF, served as head of Northern Command, Assistant Head of Operations Directorate, and later as the Head of Southern Command. Simhoni headed Israel's main effort during the Suez Crisis. He died on the night the war ended in a plane crash on the way to Haifa.