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Operation Tarnegol

Operation Tarnegol was a campaign fought in 1956 at Mediterranean Sea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mediterranean Sea. It was part of the Arab–Israeli conflict. The recorded result: Israeli success. Recorded strength: 1 Gloster Meteor NF. 13 against 1 Ilyushin Il-14.

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Fought1956
WhereMediterranean Sea38.000N, 17.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIsraeli success
BelligerentsIsraelagainstEgypt Egypt
Casualties and lossesNoneand18 dead
Part ofArab–Israeli conflictSuez Crisis

Where it sits in the Arab–Israeli conflict

Operation Tarnegol, 1956Operation Musketeer, 1956Battle of Burullus, 1956Suez Crisis, 1957Operation Opera, 1981Operation Wooden Leg, 198519561985Operation Tarnegol, 1956
6 placed engagements of the Arab–Israeli conflict in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1956 (year precision)
PlaceMediterranean Sea
38.000N, 17.000E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Strength1 Gloster Meteor NF. 131 Ilyushin Il-14
Casualties and lossesNone18 dead
Commanders
  • Dan Tolkovsky
  • Mutawally
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Placed at Mediterranean Sea; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Operation Tarnegol is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7097618, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Tarnegol, revision 1370700133, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.