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Uzi Livnat

Uzi Livnat is an Israeli military officer with the rank of colonel who commanded Shayetet 13, the Israeli Navy's commando unit.

Commanding Shayetet 13Command in the First Lebanon WarCommanding the Ashdod naval base

Occupation: military officer
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: Yom Kippur War, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, 1982 Lebanon War

The story of Uzi Livnat's life

When he was drafted into the IDF, Livnat volunteered for Shayetet 13. He finished the naval commando training course 2 years later. He then completed officers' course and returned to the unit as a team commander.

He held further command posts in the unit and fought in the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War. He later headed the Shayetet 13 training school. In 1981 he became commander of Shayetet 13 as a lieutenant colonel, and he led it in the First Lebanon War.

Later, as a colonel, he held other command posts in the Navy. From July 1987 to July 1989 he commanded the Ashdod naval base. His son is the swimmer Shai Livnat.

Uzi Livnat's life in 3 milestones

1981
Appointed commander of Shayetet 13 as a lieutenant colonel.
1987
Became commander of the Ashdod naval base.
1989
Finished his term as commander of the Ashdod base.

Uzi Livnat served in Shayetet 13

Livnat served in Shayetet 13 as a team commander, training school head and, from 1981, unit commander, fighting in the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War and the First Lebanon War. He reached the rank of colonel and commanded the Ashdod naval base from 1987 to 1989.

Shayetet 13