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Itzhak Ben Dov

Itzhak Ben Dov was an Israeli military officer and civil engineer who served as the IDF's Chief Engineering Officer during the Yom Kippur War.

1932 to 2017Chief Engineering Officer, Yom Kippur WarBuilding airfields in SinaiThe roller bridge in Operation Abirey Lev

Born: 6 November 1932, Tel Aviv
Died: 27 January 2017, Ramat HaSharon
Occupation: civil engineer, military officer
Education: Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: Yom Kippur War, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition

Itzhak Ben Dov was born in 1932 in Tel Aviv

Itzhak Ben Dov was born in Tel Aviv on November 6, 1932, to Esther and Eliezer Berman. He graduated from the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium.

He enlisted in the IDF in 1950 in the first class of the academic reserve program. He studied civil engineering at the Technion, specialized in building airfields, and earned his engineering degree in 1954.

He joined the Combat Engineering Corps and held engineering posts in the Air Force and the Armored Corps. In 1963 he went to Ethiopia with an Israeli aid mission that built airfields there. After the Six-Day War he directed the building of bases and airfields in Sinai, and in 1972 he became Chief Engineering Officer, a post he held until his discharge in 1976.

After leaving the army he was a manager in the metal division of the Koor group and chaired its Yuval-Gad plant. He also managed projects for Azorim and Clal Industries, initiated the Neve Rom neighborhood in Ramat HaSharon, and advised the Ports and Railways Authority.

He volunteered on the Technion's board of governors and chaired an association for senior citizens in Ramat HaSharon, which named him an honored citizen in 2010. He died on January 27, 2017, and was buried in Ramat HaSharon. He was married to Ilana and had 2 sons and a daughter.

Itzhak Ben Dov's life in 9 milestones

1932
Born in Tel Aviv.
1950
Enlisted in the first class of the academic reserve.
1954
Earned an engineering degree from the Technion.
1963
Joined an Israeli aid mission in Ethiopia.
1967
Became construction officer of the Air Force.
1972
Appointed Chief Engineering Officer.
1976
Discharged from the IDF.
2010
Named an honored citizen of Ramat HaSharon.
2017
Died and was buried in Ramat HaSharon.

Itzhak Ben Dov served in Combat Engineering Corps

He served in the Combat Engineering Corps from 1950 to 1976, including road work in Operation Kadesh, and was Chief Engineering Officer from 1972. In the Yom Kippur War he led the transport of the roller bridge in Operation Abirey Lev and then set up the crossing brigade.

Combat Engineering Corps