battle, Cold War
Battle of Nitzanim
Battle of Nitzanim was a battle fought on 10 June 1948 at Nitzanim, in what is now Israel. It was part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which ran from 1948 to 1949. The recorded result: Egyptian victory.
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Record
| Date | 10 June 1948 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nitzanim, Israel 31.717N, 34.634E | |
| Part of | 1948 Arab–Israeli War (1948 to 1949) | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Result | Egyptian victory | |
| Belligerents | Israel | Kingdom of Egypt |
| Commanders | Avraham Schwarzstein; Yitzhak Pundak; (53rd Battalion); Shimon Avidan; (Givati Brigade) | Ahmed Ali al-Mwawi; Muhammad Naguib |
| Strength | 74 soldiers; 67 local paramilitaries; 1 mortar; 1 infantry company (Hill 69) | 1 reinforced infantry battalion; 1 armoured platoon; 18 field guns; 12 anti-tank guns |
| Casualties and losses | 33 killed; 26 wounded; 105 captured; 20 killed (on Hill 69) | Unknown |
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- Battles of Negba 1948, 7.8 km
- Siege of Ascalon AD 67, 8.5 km
- Battle of Ascalon 1099, 8.8 km
- Siege of Ascalon 1153, 9.8 km
- Siege of Ascalon 1247, 10 km
In the same war
- Before: Battles of Malkia 5 June 1948
- After: Battles of Negba 12 July 1948
- All 15 engagements of 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Elsewhere in 1948
- Battle of Haifa Israel
- Battle of Mishmar HaEmek Israel
- Siege of Changchun People's Republic of China
- Battle of Jinzhou People's Republic of China
- Battle of Phu Tong Hoa Vietnam
Battle of Nitzanim is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Israel.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2776646, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nitzanim, revision 1370270842, 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.