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[[image:majorasad.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Major Asad Ghanma in 1954]]
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'''Asad Ghanma''' (14 February, 1930 - 18 July 2006) ({{lang-ar|أسعد غنما}}) is a Jordanian [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christian]]. From the town of [[Al Hisn]] in north of Jordan, he served as [[Major]] and Commander of the [[48th Infantry Battalion]] of the Jordanian army during [[1967 Arab-Israeli War]] and the [[Battle of Karameh]]. After the 1967 war he was promoted to [[Brigadier General]] and remained in [[Jordanian Armed Forces]] until retirement, he is most noted for his role in the [[Samu Incident]].
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'''Asad Ghanma''' (14 February 1930 – 18 July 2006) ({{lang-ar|أسعد غنما}}) was a [[Christianity in Jordan|Jordanian Christian]] military officer. He served as [[Major (rank)|major]] and commander of the 48th Infantry Battalion of the [[Royal Jordanian Army|Jordanian Army]] during the [[Six-Day War]] and the [[Battle of Karameh]]. After the Six-Day War, he was promoted to [[brigadier general]] and remained in the [[Jordanian Armed Forces]] until his retirement in 1972. He is well known for his role in the [[Samu Incident]].


==Samu Incident==
==Samu Incident==
Asad Ghanma was the Commander of the 48th Infantry Battalion of the Jordanian army during the [[Samu Incident]], which was the first Jordanian force to arrive at the battle field. After the war Asad Ghanma received the Medal of bravery from the late King [[Hussein bin Talal]], for his extraordinary brave role during the war.
Asad Ghanma was the commander of the 48th Infantry Battalion of the Jordanian army during the [[Samu Incident]], which was the first Jordanian force to arrive at the battlefield.<ref name="Bowen24">Bowen, p. 24.</ref> At the time of the Israeli raid into [[as-Samu|Samu]], the Jordan's troops were strained, having been deployed across the 600-kilometer border with Israel and Ghanma's unit was the only one present in Samu's vicinity.<ref name="Bowen24"/> The Israeli force consisted of eleven Centurion tanks, fifty armored half-tracks and 500 paratroopers and was backed by [[Dassault Ouragan|Ouragan]] bombers and eight field guns from the Israeli side of the border to counter any potential Jordanian armored vehicles or artillery.<ref>Bowen, pp. 24–25.</ref>


As the Israelis entered Samu and surrounding villages, Ghanma's forces, divided into three companies headed directly towards the Israelis' blocking position and were intercepted northwest of Samu.<ref name="Bowen25">Bowen, p. 25.</ref> Two other Jordanian companies were also intercepted from the northeast, but a Jordanian platoon managed to enter the town and engaged in close quarter fighting with the Israelis until the latter routed them.<ref name="Bowen25"/> Fifteen Jordanian soldiers and three civilians were killed, 54 were wounded and much of Samu's buildings and infrastructure were heavily damaged or destroyed. An Israeli commander was killed and ten soldiers wounded. After the battle, Asad Ghanma received the Medal of Bravery from the King [[Hussein of Jordan|Hussein]], for his role in the battle.<ref name="Bowen25"/>

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*{{cite book|last1=Bowen|first1=Jeremy|title=Six Days: How the 1967 War Shaped the Middle East|date=2003|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn=9781471114755|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucO1AwAAQBAJ&q=editions:rxwPqsvZAZ4C}}
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Latest revision as of 17:44, 26 April 2024

Asad Ghanma
Native name
أسعد غنما
Birth nameAsad Ghanma
Born(1930-02-14)14 February 1930
Al Husn, Emirate of Transjordan
Died18 July 2006(2006-07-18) (aged 76)
Amman, Jordan
Buried
Jordan
Allegiance Jordan
Service/branch Royal Jordanian Army
Years of service1945-1972
RankBrigadier general
Unit48th Infantry Battalion
Battles/warsFirst Arab-Israeli War (1948)
Samu Incident (1966)
Six-Day War (1967)
Battle of Karameh (1968)

Asad Ghanma (14 February 1930 – 18 July 2006) (Arabic: أسعد غنما) was a Jordanian Christian military officer. He served as major and commander of the 48th Infantry Battalion of the Jordanian Army during the Six-Day War and the Battle of Karameh. After the Six-Day War, he was promoted to brigadier general and remained in the Jordanian Armed Forces until his retirement in 1972. He is well known for his role in the Samu Incident.

Samu Incident[edit]

Asad Ghanma was the commander of the 48th Infantry Battalion of the Jordanian army during the Samu Incident, which was the first Jordanian force to arrive at the battlefield.[1] At the time of the Israeli raid into Samu, the Jordan's troops were strained, having been deployed across the 600-kilometer border with Israel and Ghanma's unit was the only one present in Samu's vicinity.[1] The Israeli force consisted of eleven Centurion tanks, fifty armored half-tracks and 500 paratroopers and was backed by Ouragan bombers and eight field guns from the Israeli side of the border to counter any potential Jordanian armored vehicles or artillery.[2]

As the Israelis entered Samu and surrounding villages, Ghanma's forces, divided into three companies headed directly towards the Israelis' blocking position and were intercepted northwest of Samu.[3] Two other Jordanian companies were also intercepted from the northeast, but a Jordanian platoon managed to enter the town and engaged in close quarter fighting with the Israelis until the latter routed them.[3] Fifteen Jordanian soldiers and three civilians were killed, 54 were wounded and much of Samu's buildings and infrastructure were heavily damaged or destroyed. An Israeli commander was killed and ten soldiers wounded. After the battle, Asad Ghanma received the Medal of Bravery from the King Hussein, for his role in the battle.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bowen, p. 24.
  2. ^ Bowen, pp. 24–25.
  3. ^ a b c Bowen, p. 25.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Bowen, Jeremy (2003). Six Days: How the 1967 War Shaped the Middle East. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781471114755.
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