Against All Odds - Campaign Series: Middle East 1948 -1985

Ramat Rachel, 10 km south of Jerusalem, Palestine]: [H2H][HIS][CSL]: Straddled along the Jerusalem - Bethlehem road, the hilltop kibbutz of Ramat Rachel was a strategic target for the Arab armies during the War of Independence. The kibbutz had exchanged hands a number of times during the previous days fighting and during the morning of May 24th, the kibbutz was in Israeli hands defended by 65 Irgun and 20 Haganah members. The final assault started at 9 a.m., with an Egyptian armoured column advancing from the west, supported by armoured cars and a tank, and a Jordanian company, with Moslem Brotherhood irregulars, attacking from the east. This was the only coordinated action involving Egyptian and Jordanian troops. The small defending force fought well, defending the various assaults until the arrival of a Haganah company to reinforce the position. [ALL: NOVV][NONE][1.00]