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Asaf Simhoni

Major General in the IDF; served as head of Northern Command, Assistant Head of Operations Directorate, and later as the Head of Southern Command.
Person Human Q15666438

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
October 9, 1922
Date of death
November 6, 1956
Place of birth
Nahalal
Place of death
Jordan
Country of citizenship
Israel[8]
Occupation
military officer, soldier
Cause of death
aviation accident[12]
End of work period
1956[20]
Given name
Asaf[17]
Military branch
Haganah[10]
Military, police or special rank
general[11]
Name in native language
אסף שמחוני[18]
Participated in conflict
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, Операція «Кадеш», 1948 Palestine war, Suez Crisis[13][14][15][16]
Place of burial
Mount Herzl Military Cemetery[7]
Start of work period
1938[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Asaf Simchoni en Asaf Simhoni ar عساف سيمهوني fa آصف سیمهونی he אסף שמחוני ja アッサフ・シモニ uk Асаф Сімхоні zh 阿薩夫·西姆霍尼
🔖 Identifiers · 12
ISNI
0000000072613640
VIAF cluster ID
4041359
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88288888
GND ID
139882413
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16170516c
FAST ID
250309
Find a Grave memorial ID
176972935
Freebase ID
/m/0_gzds5
J9U entity ID
987007309294305171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
139882413
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGYdDrcVHJrm94gGMMfq

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Participated in conflict 3
Suez Crisis, 1948 Palestine war, 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
Cause of death 1
aviation accident
Country of citizenship 1
Israel
Given name 1
Asaf
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
Haganah
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Occupation 1
military officer
Place of birth 1
Nahalal
Place of death 1
Jordan
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Asaf Simhoni was born on October 9, 1922[1], in Nahalal[2]. He died on November 6, 1956[3], in Jordan[4]. He worked as a military officer[5] and soldier[6].

FAQs

Where was Asaf Simhoni born?

Asaf Simhoni's place of birth was Nahalal[2].

Where did Asaf Simhoni die?

Asaf Simhoni died in Jordan[4].

What did Asaf Simhoni do for work?

Asaf Simhoni worked as a military officer[5] and soldier[6].

Related Entities

Israel Jordan

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → military officer, soldier
    Participated in conflict → 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, Операція «Кадеш», 1948 Palestine war +1
    Sex or gender → male
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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