Israel Tal
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Key facts
- Native name
- Israel Tal
- Nicknames
- Talik, Mr. Armour
- Born
- ( 1924-09-13 ) 13 September 1924, Mahanayim , Mandatory Palestine
- Died
- 8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) (aged 85), Rehovot , Israel
- Allegiance
- Israel
- Branch
- Israel Defense Forces
- Service years
- 1943–74, 1979–89
- Rank
- Aluf (Major General)
- Commands
- Bahad 1 -IDF Officers School (1954–56), 7th Armored Brigade (1959–60), Commander of the Armored Forces (Gaysot Hashiryon), 84th Armored Division, Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Conflicts
- World War II , 1947–1949 Palestine war , Sinai War , Six-Day War , Yom Kippur War
- Awards
- Israel Security Award (1961, 1973), Israel Prize (1997)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Mahanayim
- Place of death
- Rehovot
- Occupation
- military officer
- Award
- Israel Prize
- Conflict
- Yom Kippur War
- Military branch
- Israel Defense Forces
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- Aluf Israel Tal.jpg
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- Commons category
- Israel Tal
- date of birth
- 1924-09-13
- date of death
- 2010-09-08
- place of burial
- Rehovot
- allegiance
- British Army
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- end of work period
- 1974-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Israel Tal (Hebrew: ישראל טל; 13 September 1924 – 8 September 2010), also known as Talik (Hebrew: טליק), was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general known for his knowledge of tank warfare and for leading the development of Israel's Merkava tank.
Biography
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