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David Fitel
David Fitel was an Israeli colonel in the IDF who commanded the Negev Brigade.
1939 to 2022Commanding the Negev BrigadeParatrooper officer in three warsFirst deputy commander of Brigade 525
- Died
- 28 December 2022, Israel
- Occupation
- soldier
- Rank
- aluf mishne
David Fitel was born in 1939 in Israel
David Fitel was born in Israel in 1939.
He joined the IDF in 1957 and volunteered for the paratroopers, where he was assigned to Battalion 890. He trained as a combat soldier and completed infantry squad leader and infantry officer courses. He fought in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War.
In 1974 he became the first deputy commander of the reserve Paratroopers Brigade 525 when it was founded. He later commanded the Negev Brigade, then known as Regional Brigade 688, in the Shlomo region. He also served as an attaché in Singapore.
He left the army in 1983 and went to work for Tamuz, a company that brokered arms deals. He died on December 28, 2022.
David Fitel's life in 5 milestones
- 1939
Born in Israel.
- 1957
Joined the IDF and volunteered for the paratroopers.
- 1974
Became the first deputy commander of reserve Paratroopers Brigade 525.
- 1983
Left the army and joined the arms brokerage firm Tamuz.
- 2022
Died on December 28.
David Fitel served in Paratroopers Brigade
Fitel served in the paratroopers from 1957, fought in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War, and rose to colonel. He commanded the Negev Brigade before leaving the army in 1983.
These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with David Fitel
David Halevyborn 1941Reporting for Time magazineMilitary- Meir Cohen1947 to 1967Medal of Courage recipientMilitary
Nechemya Cohen1943 to 1967Sayeret Matkal operationsMilitary
Nehemiah Tamari1946 to 1994Commanding Sayeret MatkalMilitaryDavid Ben-Uzielborn 1935Mossad mission in South SudanMilitary
Dov Tamariborn 1936Commanding Sayeret MatkalMilitary
Based on Hebrew Wikipedia, דוד פיטל, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.