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Yeshayahu Gavish

Yeshayahu Gavish

Israeli general (born 1925)

Yeshayahu Gavish (Hebrew: ישעיהו גביש; born August 25, 1925) is a retired Israel Defense Forces Major General known for leading the IDF forces in the Sinai Peninsula front during the Six-Day War.

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Early life

Gavish was born and raised in Tel Aviv. He studied at the school for worker's children in northern Tel Aviv and at a school in kibbutz Givat HaShlosha.

Military career

Gavish joined the Palmach at age 18. He took part in the Night of the Bridges in 1946. During 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Gavish fought in the Palmach under Yigal Allon.[1] Following the war, he stayed in the Israel Defense Forces and rose through the ranks.

Between 1965 and 1969, he was chief commander of the Southern Command.[2] During his military career, he led the Israeli offensive on the Egyptian forces in Sinai during the Six Day War. Although the ground campaign was very successful, his subordinated divisional commanders, generals Israel Tal and Ariel Sharon, had received more praise than him.

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References

  1. [1]
    Oren, Amir (26 July 2007). "Passed Over, Yet Again". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Veterans of 1967 conflict tell war stories at Knesset". The Jerusalem Post. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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