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Avraham Bar-Am

Avraham Bar-Am is a retired Israeli brigadier general who commanded armored forces in the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War.

born 1933Blocking the Mitla PassCommanding Divisions 252 and 49The Iran arms sale case

Born: 5 October 1933, Herzliya
Occupation: police officer, military officer
Rank: general
Wars: 1982 Lebanon War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Suez Crisis

Avraham Bar-Am was born in 1933 in Herzliya

Avraham Bar-Am was born in Herzliya in 1933. He studied at the Max Fein school in Tel Aviv. As a teenager he was a member of the Irgun.

He joined the IDF in 1951 and served in the Givati and Golani brigades. In 1959 he moved to the Armored Corps. In 1967 he led a reserve tank battalion in Sinai and blocked Egyptian forces at the Mitla Pass, and in 1973 he commanded the Harel Brigade.

After 1973 he became a brigadier general. He commanded Division 252 from 1975 and Division 49 from 1977. He left regular service in 1980 and fought in the 1982 Lebanon War as a reservist.

He joined the Israel Police, but his planned appointment was not approved by the interior minister. In 1986 he was arrested in Bermuda and was one of 17 people indicted in a case over a planned arms sale to Iran. The charges against him were dropped in 1987 and 1989.

In 1992 he began working for the economic company of Rishon LeZion. He is married to Ronit.

Avraham Bar-Am's life in 10 milestones

1933
Born in Herzliya.
1951
Joined the IDF.
1959
Moved to the Armored Corps.
1967
Blocked Egyptian forces at the Mitla Pass.
1973
Commanded the Harel Brigade in the Yom Kippur War.
1975
Became commander of Division 252.
1977
Became commander of Division 49.
1980
Left regular military service.
1986
Arrested in Bermuda in an arms sale case.
1992
Began working for the economic company of Rishon LeZion.

Avraham Bar-Am served in Armored Corps

He served in the IDF from 1951, moved to the Armored Corps in 1959, commanded a battalion in 1967 and a brigade in 1973, and reached the rank of brigadier general. He received the Medal of Distinguished Service.

Armored Corps