Lot 52
Two Operative Orders – "Operation Shmuel" – 2.3.1948
Two operative orders that were sent from the headquarters of company C of the "Moriyah" battalion to the company commander, Noam Grossman, prior to "Operation Shmuel". March 2, 1948.
The orders are typewritten and they include information and instructions in preparation for the Operation: the Arab and British forces in the area, the modus operandi, the administration, communication and the goal of the operation: "to destroy a bus with its passengers on the Ramallah-Latrun road". The two orders are classified as "Top Secret" (one in print and the other in handwriting). Signed by the commanders, with several handwritten comments. The orders slightly differ in wording.
The decision about "Operation Shmuel" was made after a series of attacks by Arabs on Jewish vehicles on the road leading to Moshav Atarot and Neveh Ya'akov north to Jerusalem. On March 4, 1948, nineteen soldiers of company C of the "Moriyah" battalion, commanded by Noam Grossman, prepared an ambush on the rocky terrain north to Atarot. The operation failed: the bus that was attacked escaped and the group of soldiers was surrounded by hundreds of Arabs, residents of the villages in the area. Among the nineteen soldiers who left for the operation, only three returned alive.
[2] leaves, 33x28 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Creases, tears and open tears (not affecting text).
