Militaryעוזי בן יצחק

Uzi Ben Itzhak

Uzi Ben Itzhak is a retired IDF officer with the rank of brigadier general, who served in Sayeret Matkal, the paratroopers and the Armored Corps and received the Medal of Distinguished Service.

born 1944Medal of Distinguished ServiceBattalion command in Yom Kippur WarBrigade 409 in Lebanon WarFounding the anti-tank training center

Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: South Lebanon conflict, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Uzi Ben Itzhak was born in 1944 in Sweden

Ben Itzhak was born in Sweden in 1944 to refugee parents who had been smuggled out of Denmark during World War II. His family immigrated in August 1947. They lived in several places before settling in Kibbutz Kabri.

He joined the IDF in 1962 and left the pilot course to volunteer for Sayeret Matkal, where he became a team commander. He later served in Battalion 202 of the Paratroopers Brigade and in 1969 led the beachhead force in Operation Raviv. In 1970 he moved to the Armored Corps.

In the Yom Kippur War he commanded reserve Battalion 409 on the Egyptian front and fought at the Chinese Farm. He then commanded several battalions and served as deputy commander of brigades. He commanded Brigade 204 from 1978 and Brigade 409 from 1980, leading it in the First Lebanon War.

In 1983 he founded the anti-tank training center and later commanded Division 220. In 1986 he became chief of staff of Central Command. After leaving regular service he commanded the Judea Division in the reserves from October 1988 to July 1990 and was a senior manager at Amidar.

He is married to Ronit and has 3 sons.

Uzi Ben Itzhak's life in 10 milestones

1947
Immigrated with his family.
1962
Enlisted in the IDF.
1967
Received the Chief of Staff citation, later converted to the Medal of Distinguished Service.
1969
Led the beachhead force in Operation Raviv.
1970
Transferred to the Armored Corps.
1978
Appointed commander of Brigade 204.
1980
Appointed commander of reserve paratrooper Brigade 409.
1983
Founded the anti-tank training center.
1986
Became chief of staff of Central Command.
1988
Appointed commander of the Judea Division in the reserves.

Uzi Ben Itzhak served in Sayeret Matkal and Armored Corps

He served from 1962 in Sayeret Matkal, the paratroopers and the Armored Corps, fighting in the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War and the First Lebanon War. He retired as a brigadier general.

Sayeret Matkal Armored Corps