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Yeshayahu Gavish

Yeshayahu Gavish was an Israel Defense Forces major general who headed the Southern Command and led the forces on the Sinai front in the Six-Day War.

1925 to 2024Sinai front in the Six-Day WarHead of the Southern CommandDirector general of Koor Industries

Born: 25 August 1925, Tel Aviv
Died: 3 October 2024, Ramat HaSharon
Occupation: military personnel
Rank: aluf
Wars: 1948 Palestine war, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition

Yeshayahu Gavish was born in 1925 in Tel Aviv

Gavish was born in Tel Aviv in 1925 as Yeshayahu Shkliar. His parents, Elhanan and Bella, came from Latvia. His father worked as a wagon driver.

He studied at a school for workers' children in northern Tel Aviv. At 14 he moved to a school in kibbutz Givat HaShlosha. He joined the Palmach in 1943 and took part in the Night of the Bridges.

In the War of Independence he commanded a Palmach company and was wounded in the first battle of Malkia. He then stayed in the army and held senior posts. In December 1965 he became head of the Southern Command and led the Egyptian front in the Six-Day War.

He left the army in 1970 and later served as director general of Koor Industries. He helped found the Palmach Museum in Tel Aviv. In 2018 he lit a torch at the Independence Day ceremony, and he died in 2024.

Yeshayahu Gavish's life in 8 milestones

1925
Born in Tel Aviv.
1943
Joined the Palmach.
1946
Was detained by the British authorities on Black Sabbath.
1965
Became head of the Southern Command.
1967
Led the Sinai front in the Six-Day War.
1970
Ended his military service.
2018
Lit a torch at the Independence Day ceremony.
2024
Died.

Yeshayahu Gavish served in the military

Gavish served in the Palmach, commanded a company in the War of Independence and rose to major general in the IDF. He headed the Southern Command from 1965 and led the Sinai front in the Six-Day War.