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Also known as Dado

Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1925–1976)

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Key facts

Native name
דוד אלעזר
Nicknames
Dado, Big D
Born
( 1925-08-27 ) 27 August 1925, Sarajevo , Yugoslavia
Died
15 April 1976 (1976-04-15) (aged 50), Tel Aviv-Yafo , Israel
Allegiance
Israel
Branch
Palmach , Israel Defense Forces
Service years
1942–1973
Rank
Rav Aluf ( Chief of Staff ; highest rank)
Commands
Director of Operations , Chief of Staff
Conflicts
1948 Arab–Israeli War , Suez Crisis , Six-Day War , Yom Kippur War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
Israel
Place of birth
Sarajevo
Place of death
Jerusalem
Languages spoken
Hebrew
Military branch
Israel Defense Forces
Military rank
major general
Image
David Elazar (Dado).jpg
Number of children
3
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place of burial
Mount Herzl
Commons category
David Elazar
cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1925-08-27
date of death
1976-04-15
manner of death
natural causes
allegiance
Palmach
start of work period
1942-00-00
end of work period
1974-04-03
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Encyclopedic overview

David "Dado" Elazar (Hebrew: דוד אלעזר; 27 August 1925 – 15 April 1976) was an Israeli senior military officer who was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War.

Early life

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