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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was established in 1948 as the armed forces of the newly established State of Israel. it incorporate a number of pre-state Jewish paramilitary organizations, including the Haganah, Palmach, Irgun and Lehi.[1]
People
Chiefs of Staff
- Lt. Gen. Yaacov Dori (1947-49)
- Lt. Gen. Yigal Yadin (1949-52)
- Lt. Gen. Mordechai Maklef (1952-53)
- Lt. Gen. Moshe Dayan (1953-58)
- Lt. Gen. Chaim Laskov (1958-61)
- Lt. Gen. Tzvi Tzur (1961-64)
- Lt. Gen. Yitzhak Rabin (1964-68)
- Lt. Gen. Chaim Bar Lev (1968-72)
- Lt. Gen. David Elazar (1972-74)
- Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur (1974-78)
- Lt. Gen. Rafael Eitan (1978-83)
- Lt. Gen. Moshe Levi (1983-87)
- Lt. Gen. Dan Shomron (1987-91)
- Lt. Gen. Ehud Barak (1991-95)
- Lt. Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1995-98)
- Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz (1998-2002)
- Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya'alon (2002-05)
- Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz (2005-07)
- Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi (2007-11)[2]
Related Pages
Notes
- ↑ History of the IDF, Israel Defence Forces, accessed 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Past Chiefs of Staff, Israel Defence Forces, accessed 3 August 2012.
