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Yehuda Golan

Yehuda Golan is a retired IDF officer who commanded the Golani Brigade and the 81st Division, and retired as a brigadier general.

born 1931Commanding the Golani BrigadeCommanding the 81st DivisionHelping build Singapore's army

Born: 14 March 1931, Budapest
Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: Suez Crisis, 1948 Palestine war, Six-Day War, War of Attrition

Yehuda Golan was born in 1931 in Budapest

Yehuda Golan was born Yehuda Eschenfeld in Budapest, Hungary, on March 14, 1931. He came to the Land of Israel in 1946 with Youth Aliyah. The British detained him in the Atlit camp, and after his release he studied at the Ben Shemen youth village.

In 1947 he joined a Palmach training group at Yagur and fought at Ben Shemen in the War of Independence. He later served in the Yiftach Brigade and was wounded at Haditha during Operation Danny. After the IDF was founded he served in the Golani Brigade and was wounded again at Tel Mutilla.

He led the Golani reconnaissance unit in the Sinai War and commanded Battalion 17 and later Battalion 13. In 1965 he went to Singapore as a military adviser and headed the team that set up its army. He commanded the Golani Brigade from 1970, the infantry school from 1972, and Brigade 5 in the Yom Kippur War.

He became chief of staff of Central Command in 1974 and commander of the 81st Division in 1976. He retired in 1978. He then managed Caesarea Glenoit industrial plants in Britain and was active in the Council for Peace and Security on separation barrier issues.

Yehuda Golan's life in 10 milestones

1946
Immigrated with Youth Aliyah and was held at Atlit.
1958
Became commander of Golani's Battalion 17.
1960
Led his troops in Operation Hargol.
1965
Became a military adviser in Singapore.
1968
Became operations officer of Southern Command.
1970
Became commander of the Golani Brigade.
1972
Became commander of the infantry school.
1974
Became chief of staff of Central Command.
1976
Became commander of the 81st Division.
1978
Retired from the IDF.

Yehuda Golan served in Golani Brigade

He served in the Palmach and the IDF from 1947 to 1978, commanding the Golani Brigade from 1970 and the 81st Division from 1976. He fought in the War of Independence, the Sinai War and the Yom Kippur War, and retired as a brigadier general.

Golani Brigade