Samson's Foxes

Samson's Foxes

Samson's Foxes (Hebrew: שועלי שמשון ["Shualei Shimshon"] ) was an Israeli commando unit (54th reconnaissance battalion) during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

ee also

* Givati Brigade


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