Palmach
Sign in to saveThe Palmach (Hebrew: , acronym for , Plugot Maḥatz, "Strike Phalanges/Companies") was the elite combined strike forces and sayeret unit of the Haganah, the main paramilitary organization of the Yishuv (pre-1948 Jewish community in Palestine) during the period of the British Mandate. The Palmach was established in May 1941. By the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it consisted of over 2,000 men and women in three fighting brigades and auxiliary aerial, naval and intelligence units. With the creation of Israel's army, the three Palmach Brigades were disbanded. This and political reasons com
Key facts
- Military unit.role
- Aerial reconnaissanceAerial warfareAmphibious warfareAnti-tank warfareArtillery observerBomb disposalClandestine operationClose air supportClose-quarters combatCombined armsCounterintelligenceCovert operationDesert warfareDirect actionFire supportForce protectionHUMINTIndirect fireInternal securityIrregular warfareLong-range penetrationManeuver warfareMilitary engineeringMilitary intelligenceMountain warfareNaval boardingParachutingPatrollingRaidingReconnaissanceSIGINTSpecial operationsSpecial reconnaissanceTrackingUnderwater demolitionUrban warfare
- Military unit.dates
- 1941–1948
- Military unit.command_structure
- 15px Haganah
- Military unit.motto
- "Always at your command""לפקודה תמיד אנחנו"
- Military unit.notable_commanders
- Yitzhak Sadeh, Yigal Allon, Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan
- Military unit.unit_name
- Palmach
- Military unit.image
- Palmach.svgclass=skin-invert
- Military unit.image_size
- 200px
- Military unit.caption
- Symbol of the Palmach
- Military unit.country
- (before 14 May 1948) (after 14 May 1948)
- Military unit.type
- Combined strike forces
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19 sectionsContents
- Background
- Underground
- Postwar operations
- Retaliation raids
- A change in objectives
- Operation Nachshon
- Mishmar Ha'amek
- Operation Yiftach and the conquest of Safad
- The creation of the Israeli Army
- Casualties
- Military organization
- In politics
- In culture
- Palmach song
- Palmach Museum
- Notable Palmachniks
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Palmach (Hebrew: , acronym for , Plugot Maḥatz, "Strike Phalanges/Companies") was the elite combined strike forces and sayeret unit of the Haganah, the main paramilitary organization of the Yishuv (pre-1948 Jewish community in Palestine) during the period of the British Mandate. The Palmach was established in May 1941. By the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it consisted of over 2,000 men and women in three fighting brigades and auxiliary aerial, naval and intelligence units. With the creation of Israel's army, the three Palmach Brigades were disbanded. This and political reasons compelled many of the senior Palmach officers to resign in 1950.
The Palmach contributed significantly to Israeli culture and ethos, well beyond its military contribution. Its members formed the backbone of the Israel Defense Forces high command for many years, and were prominent in Israeli politics, literature and culture.
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1948 Arab–Israeli WarHaganahMilitant Zionist groupsMilitary units and formations disestablished in 1948Military units and formations established in 1941Military units and formations of Mandatory Palestine in World War IINational liberation armiesNational liberation movementsPalmachResistance movementsStay-behind organizationsYigal Allon