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David "Dado" Elazar (Hebrew: דוד אלעזר; 27 August 1925 – 15 April 1976) was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War.
David Elazar (born 1925, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia [now in Bosnia-Herzegovina]—died April 14, 1976, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel) was an Israeli army commander who was accused of bad judgment and lack of preparedness in the Yom Kippur War of 1973.
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Oct 1, 1973 · David Elazar (Dado) was an Israeli soldier. Elazar was born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in 1925 and came to Israel in 1940, joining Kibbutz Sha’ar ha-Amakim. In 1946, he became a member of the Palmach and during the War of Independence carried out reconnaissance in Syria.
Apr 16, 1976 · TEL AVIV, April 15—Lieut. Gen David Elazar, commander of Israeli forces during the October war of 1973, died today of a heart attack while swimming in a pool near his home here. He was 50...
Jun 11, 2017 · Chief of the General Staff. As soon as Elazar began work as Chief of Staff, Israel was hit with a series of terror attacks. On May 30, 1972, the Japanese Red Army killed 25 civilians and wounded 71 more at an attack on Lod Airport. On September 5, Israeli athletes were murdered at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Learn about the life and career of David Elazar, the former Chief of Staff of the IDF who led the capture of the Golan Heights and resigned after the October 1973 War. Find out how he died and what his legacy was in Israeli military history.
David Elazar – commander, Norther Command. p p. 1-7. When asked about a retaliatory act from the sea, he answers that he heard about it, but it was not serious. He is asked to describe in detail his personal meeting with the Chief of Staff.
