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Yom-Tov Tamir

Yom-Tov Tamir is an Israeli reserve officer who retired from the IDF as a brigadier general and received the Medal of Distinguished Service for his actions in the Yom Kippur War.

born 1944Commanding Battalion 9 in Yom Kippur WarMedal of Distinguished ServiceChairing the Association for Soldiers

Born: 2 September 1944, Netanya
Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War

Yom-Tov Tamir was born in 1944 in Netanya

Tamir was born in Netanya as Yom Tov Teichman. He attended the Hebrew Reali School and graduated in 1962 from the military boarding school for command in Haifa.

He served in the Armored Corps. In the Six-Day War he led a tank company and was hit by an antitank missile near Qantara. In the Yom Kippur War he commanded Battalion 9, which suffered heavy losses, and then served as operations officer of Brigade 460.

He later commanded Brigade 188, Division 880 and Division 252, and served as chief of staff of Northern Command. From 1990 to 1993 he was military attaché in Britain.

He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and an MBA from Tel Aviv University and a master's in public administration from the University of Haifa. After leaving the army he became a consultant and company director, and from 2009 chaired the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers.

In 2022 he self-published an autobiography. His grandson fell in combat in Gaza in 2023, and in 2025 he joined a team reviewing the IDF inquiries into October 7.

Yom-Tov Tamir's life in 9 milestones

1944
Born in Netanya.
1964
Joined a secret IDF delegation to West Germany to receive Patton tanks.
1977
Appointed commander of Brigade 188 and led it in Operation Litani.
1981
Appointed commander of Division 880.
1983
Appointed chief of staff of Northern Command.
1990
Began service as military attaché in Britain.
2009
Became chairman of the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers.
2022
Self-published his autobiography.
2025
Named to a team reviewing the IDF inquiries into October 7.

Yom-Tov Tamir served in Armored Corps

Tamir served in the Armored Corps, fought in the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War, and commanded Division 880 in Operation Peace for Galilee. He retired as a brigadier general.

Armored Corps