Militaryאבי דהן

Avi Dahan

Avi Dahan is an Israeli army officer with the rank of colonel who commanded the Eilat Brigade and was the last commander of the Beaufort outpost.

born 1975Last commander of the Beaufort outpostCommanding the Eilat BrigadeBattalion 931 in Second Lebanon War

Occupation: military officer
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: South Lebanon conflict

Avi Dahan was born in 1975 in Haifa

Avi Dahan was born in Haifa in 1975. As a young man he played football for Maccabi Haifa.

He joined the IDF in 1993 and served in the Duchifat Battalion, later commanding the Nahal anti-tank company. In 2000 he led the evacuation and demolition of the Beaufort outpost during the withdrawal from Lebanon. He then became deputy commander of the Duvdevan Unit.

From 2005 he commanded Battalion 931, including during the disengagement and the Second Lebanon War. He later commanded battalions at Bahad 1 and Gefen, and served as IDF attaché to the Marines from 2009 to 2011.

As a colonel he commanded the Shu'alei Marom Brigade from 2011 and the Eilat Brigade from 2013 to 2015. He later served as deputy commander of the Judea and Samaria Division and head of the combat fitness department in the Ground Forces. He retired from the IDF in 2018 but stayed in that post as a civilian employee.

He is married to Limor and has 4 children.

Avi Dahan's life in 8 milestones

1993
Joined the IDF.
2000
Led the evacuation of the Beaufort outpost.
2005
Became commander of Battalion 931.
2009
Became IDF attaché to the Marines.
2011
Became commander of the Shu'alei Marom Brigade.
2013
Became commander of the Eilat Brigade.
2016
Became deputy commander of the Judea and Samaria Division.
2018
Retired from the IDF.

Avi Dahan served in Duvdevan

He served from 1993, commanding Battalion 931 in the Second Lebanon War and later the Shu'alei Marom and Eilat brigades. He reached the rank of colonel.

Duvdevan