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Shay Brosh

Shay Brosh is an Israeli brigadier general in the reserves who commanded Shayetet 13 and headed Naval Intelligence.

born 1952Commanding Shayetet 13Heading Israeli Naval IntelligenceMedal of Distinguished Service, Port SaidIndictment in the submarine affair

Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: Yom Kippur War

Shay Brosh was born in 1952 in kibbutz

Shay Brosh was born in 1952 on Kibbutz HaGoshrim, where he grew up under the name Shay Berman. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Haifa and an MBA from Bar-Ilan University.

He enlisted in 1970 and volunteered for the naval commando. In the Yom Kippur War he took part in a raid on Port Said harbor and received the Medal of Distinguished Service. He left the army in 1974 but returned after Operation Entebbe and rose through command posts in Shayetet 13 and the missile boat flotilla.

He commanded Shayetet 13 from 1987 to 1991. In 1996 he became head of Naval Intelligence with the rank of brigadier general, serving until 1999. He retired from the IDF in 2001.

After retiring he worked as a security consultant. In 2010 he was proposed as chairman of Israel Military Industries, but the board did not accept the proposal. In 2017 police arrested him in the submarine affair, and an indictment was filed against him in 2021.

Shay Brosh's life in 8 milestones

1952
Born on Kibbutz HaGoshrim.
1970
Enlisted and volunteered for the naval commando.
1979
Appointed commander of the Shayetet 13 combat company.
1987
Appointed commander of Shayetet 13.
1996
Became head of Naval Intelligence and was promoted to brigadier general.
2001
Retired from the IDF.
2017
Arrested by police in the submarine affair.
2021
An indictment was filed against him.

Shay Brosh served in Shayetet 13

Brosh served in Shayetet 13 from 1970, received the Medal of Distinguished Service for a Yom Kippur War raid on Port Said, and commanded the unit from 1987 to 1991. He later headed Naval Intelligence as a brigadier general until 1999.

Shayetet 13