Talk:Etzioni Brigade

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Did you know... that the Etzioni Brigade participated in the first ever Israeli Haganah operation that deployed more than one brigade?

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Nabi Samuel

Fair enough the edit doesn't apply to Etzioni - but the Palmach site refers to Nabi Samuel as being during Operation Yevusi and there isn't a Yevusi page yet: "The Etzioni Brigade participated in Operation Yevusi (April–May, 1948), the first operation in Haganah history that was carried out by more than one brigade (the other one being Harel). The Palmach memorial web site records the names of 35 members of the Harel Brigade killed in battle at Nabi Samuel 22 - 23 April 1948." Padres Hana (talk) 18:50, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The link to the Palmach site is interesting, but any way I look at it, I come to the conclusion that it's undue weight in this article. Even if it had more to do with Etzioni, referencing a minor website in the prose itself isn't a good way to write Wikipedia. The link itself could be appropriate for either Harel Brigade or Operation Yevusi when it is created. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 23:29, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ben Gurion's diaries

Padres Hanna, can you please provide the full relevant text? I have the diaries, but in the original Hebrew version of course. The account seems to differ from what you wrote, and moreover Ben Gurion makes it clear that the figure is based on Manpower Directorate report, which should be mentioned. Other than that, of course the figure includes Guard Corps personnel, because other sources put the fighting power (i.e. Field Corps) of the brigade at less than 800, and three battalions would not make 3,500 in 1948 anyway. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 18:15, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How accurate are the numbers for the other brigades? Padres Hana (talk) 16:25, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Not accurate I am afraid. I am translating the relevant excerpt:

Lerrer (Moshe Zadok) came: What did Shlomo Shamir get? Nothing, wasn't ready. Golani got 400 people in a week, Palmach—300 for the Negev. 500 and more are ready for Shlomo. The forces are overall distributed thus: Palmach: about 6,000, of which 1,300 are in Harel, 1,300 in the Negev, 1,200 in the north, 1,000 women. Golani has 3,573 + 522 paid soldiers; Carmeli 2,238; Alexandroni 3,588; Kiryati 2,504; Givati 3,229; Etzioni 3,166 – overall in the brigades about 24,400. Other than that: Training Directorate: 398, Artillery 659, Air force 675, Engineering corps 150, MPs 168, Transportation 1,097. In total directorates and services: 4,161; in Kelet 1,719, total 30,573.

A few notes: Golani had additional troops in training and the paid troops refer to those previous employed by the British and still receiving salary. Kelet refers to the absorption base, later Bakum/Meitav. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 18:22, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Could you give the full reference? It would be useful to quote on the brigade pages.Padres Hana (talk) 19:52, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly:

<ref name="bengurion428">[[#refBenGurion|Rivlin and Oren (1982)]], p. 428</ref>

*<span class="citation" id="refBenGurion">{{cite book|author=Ben-Gurion, David|editors=Rivlin, Gershon; Oren, Elhannan|year=1982|title=War Diary|publisher=Ministry of Defense Publishing|isbn=965-05-105-3}}</span>

Having given that, I still don't feel entirely sure about using this as a reference. It's a primary source and before using it, I think we should at least try to find a secondary source for these figures. I'm sure that some historians examined the original reports by the Manpower Directorate. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 21:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

To add to article

Basic information to add to this article: what "Etzioni"/"Etzion" means in Hebrew. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.88.246.138 (talk) 14:08, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]