Significant Dates During Wingate's Time in Palestine.
Significant Dates During Wingate's Time in Palestine.
Significant Dates During Wingate's Time in Palestine.
1936:
General Arab rebellion breaks out, targeting Jewish civilians and symbols of British colonial rule.
September:
Wingate arrives in British Palestine where he is to be assigned as an intelligence officer.
June 1937:
The Royal Peel Comission reports on situation in Palestine and recommends splitting the colony into an Arab and Jewish zones of controls.
February 1938:
Posted to Brigade covering northern Palestine, Wingate begins investigating Arab guerilla raids and terrorist attacks.
April:
Begins training initial British and Jewish personal for the Special Night Squads.
June:
First patrols of SNS occur and action soon results.
Summer:
SNS activities continue and begin to wear down Arab guerillas and terrorist bands.
October:
Following actions near Tiberias, Wingate is relieved of his command. Later he journeys back to England to speak on behalf of Zionist cause.
December:
The main SNS camp at Ein Herod is closed down.
January 1939:
British military command begins to disband the SNS.
May:
British government publishes White Paper limiting Jewish immigration and rejects previous royal commission on partition. Wingate is given new orders out of Palestine.
May 26:
The Wingates depart British Palestine.
May 1948:
State of Israel proclaimed as British administration departs. This leads immediately to open war with the Arab population, soon joined by the Arab world. Open fighting continues till 1949 when armistice signed. State of war continues to this day.
