Zvika Dahav

Zvika Dahav was born in 1933 in Tel Aviv

Zvika Dahav was born in Tel Aviv on November 4, 1933. He joined the IDF in 1950 and was assigned to the Armored Corps. He became a second lieutenant in 1951 and was among the graduates of the first armor officers course.

He served in the reconnaissance company of the 7th Brigade from 1952 to 1956. In 1955 he was sent to an armor school in France to study the AMX-13 tank. In the Sinai War he commanded a tank company in the battle of the Mitla Pass, under the paratroopers led by Ariel Sharon.

In 1964 he took command of Battalion 95 in the Harel Brigade. In the Six-Day War the battalion fought in the battle for Jerusalem and took Tel al-Ful after a tank battle with Jordanian forces.

In March 1973 he founded Reconnaissance Battalion 288 in Division 146. In the Yom Kippur War he led it on the Golan Heights against the Syrian army, and later west of the Suez Canal until March 1974, when the battalion was disbanded.

In 1976 he became a colonel and commander of Maintenance Group 836 in Division 194. In 1984 he was named chief of staff of Division 194/370, and he left reserve service in 1993. He died on April 29, 2021, survived by his wife and 3 children.