Avraham (English transliteration: Abraham) "Bren" Adan was an Israeli army general who served in the military between 1947 - 1973. General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

He was born in Kfar Gileadi, British-Mandate Palestine in 1926. He joined the Jewish self-defense force, the Palmach, in 1943, before the country of Israel declared its independence in 1948. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Palmach badge The Palmach (in Hebrew - פלמח ) was the regular fighting force of the Haganah (the underground army of Jewish settlers during the British Mandate of Palestine). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

During Israel's War of Independence during 1947-1948, he led the Negev Brigade in capturing the Jordanian outpost of Eilat, at the southeastern-most tip of the newly created country. The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the War of Liberation (Hebrew: מלחמת השחרור) by Israelis. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Negev Brigade (aka. ... Eilat (Hebrew אֵילַת, Standard Hebrew Elat, Eylat), pop. ...

During the 1956 Suez War, Lieutenant Colonel Adan commanded the 7th Armored Brigade (the Hativa Sheva) in the Sinai and defeated several Egyptian forces in that area. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Suez Crisis, also known as the Suez War, Suez Campaign or Kadesh Operation was a war fought on Egyptian territory in 1956. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 The Sinai Peninsula (in Arabic, Shibh Jazirat Sina) is a triangle-shaped peninsula lying between the Mediterranean Sea (to the north) and Red Sea (to the south). ...

During the June, 1967 Six-Day War, Adan was the deputy commander of an armored division fighting again in the Sinai. Shortly thereafter, he conceived of the idea to build a high sand dune along the east side of the Suez Canal to prevent the Egyptians from observing the Israeli defenses. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Six-Day War (Hebrew: מלחמת ששת הימים transliteration: Milhemet Sheshet Hayamim), also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Six Days War, or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal (Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163 km maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Saīd) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ...

Major General Adan was defending the northern portion of the Israeli defense along the Suez Canal when the October, 1973 Yom Kippur War started. As the commander of the 162nd Armored Division, he directed his unit to cross into Egyptian territory just north of the Great Bitter Lake during Operation Strongheart. He then maneuvered his unit southward to Suez City, where his unit surrounded the Egyptian Third Army. This envelopment caused the collapse of the Egyptian war effort. Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, (Jordan, Iraq) Commanders Moshe Dayan, David Elazar, Ariel Sharon, Shmuel Gonen Saad El Shazly, Ahmad Ismail Ali Strength 415,000 troops; 1,500 tanks, 3,000 armored carriers; 945 artillery units 100 mm and up; 561 airplanes, 84 helicopters; 38 battleships. ... The Great Bitter Lake from space For other places called Bitter Lake, see Bitter Lake. ...

Between 1974 and 1977, he served as the Armed Forces Attache at the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

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• "Up to the Ink Flag"
• "On the Banks of the Suez."