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Battle of Haifa

Battle of Haifa was a battle fought on 21 April 1948 at Haifa, in what is now Israel; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, which ran from 1947 to 1948. The recorded result: Haganah victory; ~15,000 Arab residents flee or are expelled.

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The Battle of Haifa (1948)
The Battle of Haifa (1948). was given to the archive by Howser Menashe Martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 April 1948lasted 1 day
WhereHaifa, Israel32.816N, 34.975E
OutcomeHaganah victory; ~15,000 Arab residents flee or are expelled
Part of1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine1947 to 1948

Record

Date21 April 1948
to 22 April 1948
PlaceHaifa, Israel
32.816N, 34.975E
KindBattle, Cold War
Commanders
  • Moshe Carmel
  • Mordechai Maklef
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1265 and 1948.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1948

Battle of Haifa is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871178, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Haifa (1948), revision 1384827045, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.