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Shimon Ben-David
Shimon Ben-David was an Israeli military officer with the rank of brigadier general who commanded the Kidon Formation and the Civil Defense in Central Command.
1936 to 2016Commanding the Kidon FormationCommanding Central Command Civil DefenseArtillery command in Yom Kippur War
- Died
- 29 August 2016
- Occupation
- military officer
- Rank
- tat aluf
Shimon Ben-David was born in 1936 in Libya
Ben-David was born in 1936 and grew up in Libya. He moved to Israel after the state was founded.
He joined the IDF in 1955 and served in the Artillery Corps, commanding a battery and later battalions. In the Six-Day War he was deputy commander of Battalion 871, and in the War of Attrition he led Battalion 403 on the Bar-Lev Line. In the Yom Kippur War he commanded reserve Battalion 436, was wounded twice, and later received a commendation from the front commander.
He commanded the Kidon Formation from 1975 to 1977. After studies at Bar-Ilan University, he worked in the office of the Soldiers' Complaints Commissioner from 1979. He led the Civil Defense in Central Command from 1982 to 1984 and then served as military attaché in Kenya.
After his discharge he advised Jewish Agency treasurer Meir Sheetrit and managed the estates committee in the Ministry of Justice. He died of illness on August 29, 2016, and was buried in Kokhav Michael.
Shimon Ben-David's life in 8 milestones
- 1936
Born in Libya.
- 1955
Joined the IDF and the Artillery Corps.
- 1972
Was assigned to set up the Avdat training facility.
- 1974
Became artillery commander of Central Command.
- 1975
Took command of the Kidon Formation.
- 1979
Joined the Soldiers' Complaints Commissioner's office.
- 1982
Became commander of Civil Defense in Central Command.
- 2016
Died of illness.
Shimon Ben-David served in Artillery Corps
He served in the Artillery Corps from 1955, commanding battalions in the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War, and reached the rank of brigadier general. He later commanded the Kidon Formation and the Civil Defense in Central Command.
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Haim Granit1933 to 2025Chief Military Police OfficerMilitary
Nathan Sharoniborn 1934IDF Chief Artillery OfficerMilitary
Ya'akov Tsurborn 1936Commanding the Kadur HaEsh formationMilitary
Yakov Erez1936 to 2020Commanding Kidon in 1973Military
Based on Hebrew Wikipedia, שמעון בן-דוד, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Photograph: Yosi Rot, CC BY 4.0