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Doron Amir

Doron Amir was an Israeli Navy officer with the rank of colonel who commanded the navy's submarine flotilla.

1947 to 2008Commanding the submarine flotillaBringing INS Tanin to IsraelIdentifying the INS Dakar remains

Born: 15 July 1947, Kfar Yehezkel
Died: 7 August 2008, Haifa International Airport
Occupation: military officer
Education: Naval Officers School of Acre
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: 1982 Lebanon War, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Doron Amir was born in 1947 in Kfar Yehezkel

Doron Amir was born on July 15, 1947, in Kfar Yehezkel and grew up in Safed. He studied at the naval officers school in Acre and graduated with honors in 1965.

He joined the IDF in 1966 and completed the naval officers course in 1967. He served as an engineering officer on submarines, fought in the Six-Day War, and later commanded submarines and the submarine flotilla. He also led the navy's training base in Haifa and served as military attaché in the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

After his release he founded a factory making memory supplements in the Tradion industrial park in Misgav. In 1999 he helped identify the remains of the submarine INS Dakar, and in 2000 he joined the expedition that studied the wreck.

He was a licensed light aircraft pilot. On August 7, 2008, his plane crashed while landing at Haifa Airport on a flight from Cyprus, killing him and his 3 passengers.

Doron Amir's life in 8 milestones

1966
Joined the IDF and volunteered for the naval officers course.
1967
Fought in the Six-Day War aboard INS Rahav.
1973
Became commander of INS Dolphin.
1977
Brought the submarine INS Tanin to Israel and became submarine flotilla commander.
1983
Became commander of the navy training base in Haifa.
1986
Began serving as military attaché in the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
1999
Helped identify the remains of the submarine INS Dakar.
2008
Died in a plane crash at Haifa Airport.

Doron Amir served in Submarine Flotilla and Naval Officers Course

He served in the Israeli Navy from 1966, fought in the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War and the First Lebanon War, and commanded the submarine flotilla from 1977 to 1980. He retired as a colonel.

Submarine Flotilla Naval Officers Course