Acre Prison break
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The Acre Prison break was a 1947 operation in Mandatory Palestine in which the Irgun underground organization attacked the British-run Acre Prison to free imprisoned Jewish fighters, becoming one of its most famous actions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acre Prison break canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irgun operation
ⓘ
paramilitary operation ⓘ prison break ⓘ |
| aftermath |
increased British efforts to suppress Irgun and Lehi
ⓘ
tightening of British security measures in Palestine ⓘ |
| alsoInvolvedOrganization | Lehi ⓘ |
| britishForcesKilled | 4 ⓘ |
| britishForcesWounded | about 10 ⓘ |
| capturedIrgunFighters | 8 ⓘ |
| casualtiesIrgunKilled | 3 ⓘ |
| casualtiesIrgunWounded | 5 ⓘ |
| civiliansKilled | several ⓘ |
| commander | Dov Cohen ⓘ |
| conflict |
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish insurgency in Palestine (1944–1947)
|
| context | Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| countryAtTheTime |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate of Palestine
|
| date | 1947-05-04 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late British Mandate period ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated in Israeli collective memory
ⓘ
subject of books and historical studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| mediaImpact | widely reported internationally ⓘ |
| method |
coordinated internal and external assault
ⓘ
disguised attackers posing as British soldiers ⓘ use of explosives to breach prison walls ⓘ |
| notableExecutedParticipant | Dov Gruner ⓘ |
| numberOfEscapedArabPrisoners | 214 ⓘ |
| numberOfEscapedIrgunAndLehiPrisoners | 27 ⓘ |
| numberOfIrgunFightersInAssaultTeam | about 20 ⓘ |
| numberOfIrgunFightersInsidePrison | about 10 ⓘ |
| objective | to free imprisoned Jewish underground fighters ⓘ |
| opponent | British authorities in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Irgun ⓘ |
| place |
Acre
ⓘ
Acre Prison ⓘ |
| planningBy |
Irgun
ⓘ
surface form:
Irgun High Command
|
| prisonType | British colonial prison ⓘ |
| prisonUse | detention of Jewish underground members ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
King David Hotel bombing ⓘ Sergeants affair ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Haganah ⓘ |
| result | successful prison break with multiple prisoners escaping ⓘ |
| significance |
major propaganda victory for the Jewish underground
ⓘ
one of the most famous operations of the Irgun ⓘ |
| subsequentExecutionsOfIrgunFighters | 3 ⓘ |
| symbolism | symbol of Jewish resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| target |
Acre Prison
ⓘ
surface form:
British-run Acre Prison
|
| year | 1947 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.