Shimon Avidan
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Shimon Avidan, born Siegbert Koch, was a Palmach soldier and IDF military leader. He was the commander of the Givati Brigade during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
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Avidan in 1940
Palmach
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The Palmach was the elite combined strike forces and sayeret unit of the Haganah, the main paramilitary organization of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate. The Palmach was established
Shimon Avidan
…Shimon Avidan (Hebrew: שמעון אבידן; February 7, 1911 – September 11, 1994), born Siegbert Koch, was a Palmach soldier and IDF military leader. He was the commander of the Givati Brigade during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Born in Germany, Avidam joined the Communist…
"The German squad" of the Palmach on a training march.
Beit Keshet, First Palmach outpost, 1944
Small arms training of B Company
Palmach sappers in the ruins of a village, 1948