For the Bull - Campaign Series: Middle East 1948 -1985

[Gush Etzion, Israel]: [H2H][HIS][CSL]: The Etzion Bloc was a collection of four villages southwest of Jerusalem. The primary way to supply the kibbutz was via the Jerusalem-Hebron road. The convoy, with much needed supplies and reinforcements, left Jerusalem in the early morning hours of March 27 and was expected to return shortly after the 90 minute journey was complete. The convoy was delayed at Kfar Etzion when it was decided to try and load up a prized bull and the fuselage of a damaged Piper Cub providing the opportunity for the Arabs to ambush the road. A British officer drove through the roadblocks and warned the convoy of what lay ahead, but the Haganah command insisted the convoy return as it constituted the bulk of the armoured vehicles in their inventory. The 51 vehicles, consisting of armoured cars, armour-plated trucks and buses, started the return journey to Jerusalem. [ALL: NOVV][NONE][1.00]