Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Moshe Dayan

Battles of Moshe Dayan

Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)

Moshe Dayan is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1948 and 1973: 5 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in Palestine (2), Israel (1), Jordan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 601 km apart end to end, 150 km between engagements on average. Most belong to 1948 Arab–Israeli War (1), 1948 Palestine war (1), Yom Kippur War (1).

Battles of the Kinarot ValleyBattle of 3 ShevatBeit Hanoun wedgeBattle of KaramehBattle of the SinaiBattles of the Kinarot ValleyBattle of 3 ShevatBeit Hanoun wedgeBattle of KaramehBattle of the SinaiTel AvivJerusalemBur SaidSuezEl FaiyumGizaHaifaIsmaïliaEl MansuraTanta200 km31.098N, 34.796E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1948: 3 engagements3 in 19481968: 1 engagements1973: 1 engagements19481973
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battles of the Kinarot Valley, 1948Battle of 3 Shevat, 1948Beit Hanoun wedge, 1948Battle of Karameh, 1968Battle of the Sinai, 197319481973
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1948Battles of the Kinarot ValleyIsraelIsraeli victory; See aftermath
14 January 1948Battle of 3 ShevatPalestine123 km SPalestinian Arab failure
15 October 1948Beit Hanoun wedgePalestine57 km WIsraeli tactical failure in dividing the Egyptian...
21 March 1968Battle of KaramehKarameh, Jordan109 km NEBoth sides claim victory; Destruction of Karameh camp...
1973Battle of the SinaiSinai Peninsula, Egypt311 km SWIsraeli victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.