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Yaakov Nitsan

Yaakov Nitsan is a retired Israeli Navy colonel who commanded a missile boat squadron in the Yom Kippur War and served as naval attaché in the United States.

born 1936Missile boats in Yom Kippur WarNaval attaché in WashingtonCommanding the naval officers school

Born: 14 August 1936, Rehovot
Occupation: military officer
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Yaakov Nitsan was born in 1936 in Rehovot

Yaakov Nitsan was born Yaakov Mintz on August 14, 1936, in Rehovot. His father Aaron came to the Land of Israel from Russia, and his mother Esther worked paving roads and as a seamstress. The family moved to Netanya in 1946, where he joined a Hapoel sea company and learned rowing and sailing.

From 1950 he studied at the nautical school in Haifa and finished in June 1953. He then worked as a sailor on Zim ships.

He joined the IDF in 1955 and moved to the navy, taking the name Nitsan before training in Britain. He served on destroyers and torpedo boats, commanded the Akko missile boat, headed the naval officers school, and led a missile boat squadron in the Yom Kippur War. His last post was naval attaché in Washington, from 1977 to 1980.

He retired in 1981 and became head of naval marketing at Elbit. He sold tactical training facilities and command and control systems, using contacts with navies in South America and East Asia.

Yaakov Nitsan's life in 8 milestones

1936
Born in Rehovot.
1955
Joined the IDF and the navy.
1960
Helped seal a leak under torpedo boat T-203, later earning the Medal of Distinguished Service.
1969
Sailed the missile boat Akko from Cherbourg to Israel.
1970
Became commander of the naval officers school.
1973
Led missile boats in the Yom Kippur War, including the battle of Port Said.
1977
Became naval attaché in Washington.
1981
Retired and joined Elbit.

Yaakov Nitsan served in Naval Officers Course

Nitsan served in the Israeli Navy from 1955 to 1981 and reached the rank of colonel. He fought in the Sinai War, the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War, where he commanded Squadron 32 of missile boats.

Naval Officers Course