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Amos Katz

Amos Katz is a retired Israeli brigadier general who served as Chief Armored Officer and received the Medal of Distinguished Service for his actions in the Six-Day War.

born 1940Medal of Distinguished ServiceSix-Day War fighting at RafahServing as Chief Armored Officer

Born: 29 September 1940, Rehovot
Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf

Amos Katz was born in 1940 in Rehovot

Amos Katz was born in Rehovot in 1940 to parents from Germany. He went to high school at Kibbutz Sarid and was a member of a Nahal group.

He joined the IDF in 1960 and served mostly in the Armored Corps. In the Six-Day War he fought at Rafah, where he was badly burned but kept fighting, and he received the Medal of Distinguished Service. He later led tank units in the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War.

After 1973 he commanded Brigade 188 and was seriously injured in a road accident. He returned to service, became a brigadier general in 1979, and was chief of staff of Northern Command in 1982. From 1983 to 1986 he was Chief Armored Officer.

He later represented the Ministry of Defense in South Africa and left regular service in 1991. He holds a master's degree from the University of Haifa, grows citrus and avocado, and published a book in 2020.

Amos Katz's life in 10 milestones

1940
Born in Rehovot.
1960
Joined the IDF.
1964
Joined a secret IDF mission to Germany to receive Patton tanks.
1968
Became commander of Battalion 46.
1973
Commanded Battalion 71 in the Yom Kippur War.
1979
Promoted to brigadier general and named commander of Division 220.
1982
Served as chief of staff of Northern Command.
1983
Appointed Chief Armored Officer.
1991
Left regular military service.
2020
Published his book.

Amos Katz served in Armored Corps

Katz served in the Armored Corps from 1960 to 1991, fighting in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War and the Lebanon War. He commanded Brigade 188 and Division 252, was Chief Armored Officer, and retired as a brigadier general.

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