Asaf Simhoni

Asaf Simhoni
Asaf Simhoni
	Asaf Simhoni, 1953
Native name	אסף שמחוני
Born	October 9, 1922; Nahalal, Mandatory Palestine
Died	November 6, 1956 (aged 34); Near Ajlun Castle, Jordan
Buried	Mount Herzl National Military Cemetery 31°46′26″N 35°10′50″E / 31.773889°N 35.180556°E
Allegiance	Israel
Service / branch	Palmach; Haganah; Israel Defense Forces;
Years of service	1938 - November 6, 1956
Rank	Aluf (posthumously)
Commands	Company commander of Yiftach Brigade; Commander of Golani Brigade; Assistant Head of Operations Directorate; Head of Northern Command; Head of Southern Command;
Battles / wars	1936–39 Arab Revolt; World War II; 1947–1949 Palestine war; Reprisal operations; Sinai War;
Memorials	Southern Command Training Camp; Military Library at Tel Aviv University; Various streets in many cities in Israel;
Spouse(s)	Delilah Aisrzon (m. 1943; d. 1952)

Asaf Simhoni (Also spelled Asaf Simchoni; Hebrew: אסף שמחוני; October 9, 1922 - November 6, 1956^[1]) 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.^[3] 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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b Asaf Simhoni. "Aluf Asaf Simhoni". Izkor. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
^ Laqueur, Walter (1976). Guerrilla Warfare: A Historical and Critical Study (reprint ed.). Transaction Publishers. p. XIX (Preface). ISBN 9781412824880.
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^ דרורי, עפר (January 17, 2010). "אלוף הניצחון". News1. Retrieved 28 January 2014.