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The Ink Flag ( he, דֶּגֶל הַדְּיוֹ, ''Degel HaDyo'') was a handmade Israeli flag raised in March 1949 during the
The photo of the raising of the Ink Flag, taken by the soldier Micha Perry, bears resemblance to the 1945 American photo '' Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima''.Former IDF general, Israeli icon Avraham Adan, dies at 86
File:Degel HaDyo - sculpture.jpg, Commemorative sculpture by Bernard Reder
File:רשרש4.jpg, Close-up of the man on the pole
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Speech on Eilat Day - 56 Years Since the Raising of the Ink Flag, March 20th, 2005
1948 Arab–Israeli War 1949 in Israel History of Eilat Historical flags Black-and-white photographs Special events flags War photographs Flags in art 1949 in art 1949 photographs Flags of Israel Flags introduced in 1949 Inks
The Ink Flag ( he, דֶּגֶל הַדְּיוֹ, ''Degel HaDyo'') was a handmade Israeli flag raised in March 1949 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
The 1948 (or First) Arab–Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had ...
to mark the capture of Umm Rashrash.
History
On 5 March 1949, Israel launched Operation Uvda, the last military maneuver of the1948 Arab–Israeli War
The 1948 (or First) Arab–Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had ...
. On 10 March, the Israeli Defense Forces reached the shores of the Red Sea at Umm Rashrash, west of Aqaba in the area of biblical Elath, and captured it without a battle. The Negev Brigade and Golani Brigade
The 1st "Golani" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי) is an Israeli military infantry brigade that is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigade ...
took part in the operation. A makeshift flag created from a white sheet inscribed with ink was raised by Captain Avraham Adan
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, company commander of the 8th Battalion of the Negev Brigade.
The improvised flag was made on the order of Negev Brigade commander Nahum Sarig, when it was discovered that the brigade did not have an Israeli flag on hand. The soldiers found a sheet, drew two ink stripes, and sewed on a Star of David
The Star of David (). is a generally recognized symbol of both Jewish identity and Judaism. Its shape is that of a hexagram: the compound of two equilateral triangles.
A derivation of the ''seal of Solomon'', which was used for decorative ...
torn off a first-aid kit.
In Eilat, a bronze sculpture by Israeli sculptor Bernard Reder
Bernard Reder (29 June 1897 – 7 September 1963) was an artist, sculptor, etcher, engraver and architect, born in Czernowitz, Bukovina, (Chernivtsi, Bokovina) part of Austria before World War II and a centre of Jewish and Hasidic culture. Hi ...
commemorates the event.Bernard Reder sculptureThe photo of the raising of the Ink Flag, taken by the soldier Micha Perry, bears resemblance to the 1945 American photo '' Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima''.
Haaretz
''Haaretz'' ( , originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , ) is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner f ...
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{{Commonscat, Ink FlagPrime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Speech on Eilat Day - 56 Years Since the Raising of the Ink Flag, March 20th, 2005
1948 Arab–Israeli War 1949 in Israel History of Eilat Historical flags Black-and-white photographs Special events flags War photographs Flags in art 1949 in art 1949 photographs Flags of Israel Flags introduced in 1949 Inks