Unit 101

Unit 101 was an Israeli special operations unit founded and led by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. It has drawn much criticism due to deaths of innocent civilians, in particular the Qibya operation , which left almost 70 civilians dead. It was disbanded in late 1955 . However, its decisive style of action developed in its later attacks against heavily-guarded military objectives became one of the fundamental cornerstones in the development of the Israel Defence Forces .

Military unit Commando Unit 101 ( Hebrew : יחידה 101) was a special forces unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. They were armed with non-standard weapons and tasked with carrying out retribution operations across the state's borders—in particular, establishing small unit maneuvers, activation and insertion tactics. Members of the unit were recruited only from agricultural kibbutzim and moshavim . Membership in the unit was by invitation only, and any new member had to be voted on by all existing members before they were accepted. The unit was merged into the 890th Paratroop Battalion during January 1954, on orders of General Dayan, Chief of Staff, because he wanted their experience and spirit to be spread among all infantry units of IDF starting with the paratroopers . They are considered to have had a significant influence on the development of subsequent Israeli infantry-oriented units.

Military unit Commando Unit 101 ( ) was a special forces unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. They were armed with non-standard weapons and tasked with carrying out retribution operations across the state's borders—in particular, establishing small unit maneuvers, activation and insertion tactics. Members of the unit were recruited only from agricultural kibbutzim and moshavim . Membership in the unit was by invitation only, and any new member had to be voted on by all existing members before they were accepted. The unit was merged into the 890th Paratroop Battalion during January 1954, on orders of General Moshe Dayan , Chief of Staff, because he wanted their experience and spirit to be spread among all infantry units of IDF starting with the paratroopers . They are considered to have had a significant influence on the development of subsequent Israeli infantry-oriented units.

Disbanded special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces Military unit Various Israeli officers of the Paratrooper Battalion 890 in 1955 with Moshe Dayan (standing, third from the left). Unit 101 merged with Paratrooper Battalion 890 upon disbandment. Meir Har-Zion is standing, first from the left and Ariel Sharon is standing, second from the left. Commando Unit 101 ( ) was a Sayeret (special forces) unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. They were armed with non-standard weapons and tasked with carrying out retribution operations across the state's borders—in particular, establishing small unit maneuvers, activation and insertion tactics. Members of the unit were recruited only from agricultural kibbutzim and moshavim . Membership in the unit was by invitation only, and any new member had to be voted on by all existing members before they were accepted. The unit was merged into the 890th Paratroop Battalion during January 1954, on orders of General Moshe Dayan , Chief of Staff, because he wanted their experience and spirit to be spread among all infantry units of IDF starting with the paratroopers . They are considered to have had a significant influence on the development of subsequent Israeli infantry-oriented units.

Disbanded special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces Military unit Various Israeli officers of the Paratrooper Battalion 890 in 1955 with Moshe Dayan (standing, third from the left). Unit 101 merged with Paratrooper Battalion 890 upon disbandment. Meir Har-Zion is standing, first from the left and Ariel Sharon is standing, second from the left. Commando Unit 101 ( Hebrew : יחידה 101 ) was a sayeret (commando) unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. They were armed with non-standard weapons and tasked with carrying out retribution operations across the state's borders—in particular, establishing small unit maneuvers, activation and insertion tactics. Members of the unit were recruited only from agricultural kibbutzim and moshavim . Membership in the unit was by invitation only, and any new member had to be voted on by all existing members before they were accepted. The unit was merged into the 890th Paratroop Battalion during January 1954, on orders of General Moshe Dayan , Chief of Staff, because he wanted their experience and spirit to be spread among all infantry units of IDF starting with the paratroopers . They are considered to have had a significant influence on the development of subsequent Israeli infantry-oriented units.