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Emanuel Sakel

Emanuel Sakel is a retired Israeli major general who commanded the IDF Ground Forces Command and later headed the Trans-Israel pipeline company.

born 1940Medal of Courage in 1973Commanding the Ground Forces CommandHeading the Trans-Israel pipeline company

Born: 10 August 1940, Beit Yosef
Occupation: manager, chief executive officer, military officer, major general
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bar-Ilan University
Rank: general
Wars: Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War

Emanuel Sakel was born in 1940 in Beit Yosef

Emanuel Sakel was born in 1940 in Beit Yosef, a moshav in the Beit She'an Valley. His family later moved to Holon, where he grew up and went to school.

He enlisted in the Golani Brigade in 1958 and left the army in 1961 as a second lieutenant. He then studied geology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, finishing in 1967, and worked at the Geological Survey of Israel.

He fought in the Six-Day War as a reserve officer and returned to the army in 1968 as a captain in the Armored Corps. He commanded Battalion 52 in the Yom Kippur War and received the Medal of Courage. He later commanded Division 252 in the 1982 Lebanon War and became a major general in 1985.

He left the IDF in 1988 and became CEO of Negev Phosphates. In 1990 he returned at the request of Ehud Barak and led the Ground Forces Command until 1994. From 1995 to 2005 he was CEO of the Trans-Israel pipeline company.

In 2010 he received a doctorate in political science from Bar-Ilan University. He lives in Rehovot with his wife Edna, and they have 3 children. Their son Yoav was killed in 1986 during a Golani raid in Lebanon.

Emanuel Sakel's life in 9 milestones

1940
Born in Beit Yosef.
1958
Enlisted in the Golani Brigade.
1968
Returned to the army and joined the Armored Corps.
1972
Became commander of Battalion 52.
1973
Fought in the Yom Kippur War and received the Medal of Courage.
1985
Promoted to major general.
1990
Returned to the IDF to lead the Ground Forces Command.
1995
Became CEO of the Trans-Israel pipeline company.
2010
Received a doctorate from Bar-Ilan University.

Emanuel Sakel served in Armored Corps

He served in the Golani Brigade from 1958 to 1961 and joined the Armored Corps in 1968, commanding Battalion 52 in the Yom Kippur War and Division 252 in the 1982 Lebanon War. He reached the rank of major general and led the Ground Forces Command until 1994.

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