David Elazar
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Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1925–1976)
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
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- Chief of the General Staff
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Conflict
- Yom Kippur War
- Military branch
- Israel Defense Forces
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- David Elazar (Dado).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
Show 9 more facts
- 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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