Night Raiders: The Story of the Legendary Unit 101 During the IDF Retribution Operations

From the Author I got into the subject of the reprisal operations because in my opinion, many of its facets are yet unexplored.Israel found itself in a difficult and complex situation following the War of Independence. The IDF was left with few commanders with battle experience. Handling the young state's economy while receiving the many immigrants from Europe and the Arab nations seemed an impossible undertaking. Security threats along Israel's borders tormented its citizens and threatened the peripheral settlements.The IDF's initial military reprisal operations were a testimony to its weakness.The answer: Unit 101. The unit was established on the initiative of Colonel Mishael Shacham, and Major Ariel Sharon was called upon to command it. This critical decision was made by Chief of General Staff Mordechai Maklef. Another important decision was made by his successor Moshe Dayan, who elected to unite Unit 101 under the 890th Paratroopers' Battalion.You may ask, what more is there to write about the reprisal operations? I saw a need to shed light on the subject from the fighters' point of view. I participated as a fighter in many of the operations, and later as an intelligence officer and Ariel Sharon's right hand. The personal testimonies of the warriors grant an inside view of the operations. The key figures of the 890th Battalion, after its merge with Unit 101, were Battalion Commander Ariel Sharon, Deputy Commander Aharon Davidi, and scout Meit Har-Tzion.

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