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Igal Talmi

Igal Talmi was an Israeli army officer with the rank of colonel who served as intelligence officer of the Southern Command and head of the Field Intelligence Department.

1934 to 2001Operation Yarkon in SinaiSouthern Command intelligence officerHead of Field Intelligence Department

Born: 13 December 1934, Mishmar HaEmek
Died: 17 February 2001, Mishmar HaEmek
Occupation: manager, chief executive officer, military personnel
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Igal Talmi was born in 1934 in Mishmar HaEmek

Igal Talmi was born in Mishmar HaEmek. His parents, Emma Levin Talmi and Meir Talmi, were members of Hashomer Hatzair and served as Knesset members for Mapam and the Alignment.

He served in the Signal Corps and was signal officer of Battalion 51 in the Givati Brigade. In 1955 he took part in a scouting team that checked routes in Sinai, an action known as Operation Yarkon, and received the Medal of Distinguished Service for it. He later joined the Paratroopers Brigade and served as an operations officer in the Sinai War.

After his release he worked on Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek and ran the Shomria educational institution. In the reserves he was intelligence officer of Brigade 80 and fought in the Six-Day War.

After the Yom Kippur War he returned to regular service in the Intelligence Directorate. He became intelligence officer of the Southern Command in 1978 and headed the Field Intelligence Department during the First Lebanon War. He left the army in 1984 and later served as CEO of the Tama factory at his kibbutz.

Igal Talmi's life in 7 milestones

1934
Born in Mishmar HaEmek.
1955
Joined the Sinai scouting team of Operation Yarkon.
1956
Joined the founding team of a paratroop battalion.
1976
Appointed deputy intelligence officer of the Southern Command.
1978
Appointed intelligence officer of the Southern Command.
1984
Left the army.
2001
Died.

Igal Talmi served in Paratroopers Brigade

He served in the Signal Corps, the Paratroopers and the Intelligence Directorate, fought in the Sinai War, the Six-Day War and the First Lebanon War period, and reached the rank of colonel. He received the Medal of Distinguished Service for Operation Yarkon.

Paratroopers Brigade