This military organization nicknamed a place the “Monster on the Hill” after it took eight assaults to capture it. This force created the “Hammers” squadron to manage a few purchased B-17 Flying Fortresses. This force built a less-notable Burma Road (15[1])under its first general, a former American colonel named “Mickey” Marcus. Czechoslovakia sent this force some pre-World War I French artillery (15[1])nicknamed (15[1])“Napoleonchiks.” (-5[1])Weeks after its creation, (15[1])this force killed 16 allied fighters waiting to unload an ammunition-laden cargo ship in the (*) Altalena Affair. (10[1])In alignment with the Allon Plan, this force’s Nahal Brigade helped create agricultural settlements (10[1])in territory occupied after a 1967 victory. (10[1])For 10 points, name this force that united paramilitary groups like Lehi and Irgun (10[1]-5[1])to protect a newly independent state led by David Ben-Gurion. ■END■ (10[2])