Moshe "Musa" Peled (Hebrew: משה (מוסא) פלד July 31, 1925 - April 16, 2000) was an Israeli military commander, tat aluf (Brigadier General) of the Israeli Defense Forces.[1] His last position in the IDF was Commander of the Israeli Armored Corps. After that he served as CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (1987-1992) and head of Yad La-Shiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site and Museum at Latrun (1986-2000).[2][3] He was Commander of the IDF Command and Staff College (1969-1972).
Moshe Peled | |
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מוסא פלד | |
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| Born | July 31, 1925 |
| Died | April 16, 2000 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Nahalal Cemetery |
| Occupation | Israeli military commander |
He was born in Ein Ganim (now within Petah Tikva) to Zalman Eisenberg and Shoshana, daughter of Baruch Golomb and joined the Haganah at the age of 14.[1]
References
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- ^ a b תת אלוף משה (מוסה) פלד (אייזנברג) (Tat Aluf Moshe (Musa) Peled (Eisenberg)), Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel
- ^ באפריל 2 2009: תשע שנים לפטירת אלוף (במיל') מוסה פלד, April 2, 2009
- ^ "אלוף משה (מוסה) פלד"
Further reading
edit- David Halevi, כנגד כל הסיכויים - אלוף מוסה פלד ("Against All Odds - General Musa Peled: : Jezreel Valley man, fighter, farmer, leader of the counterattack in the Golan Heights in the Yom Kippur War and restorer of the Armored Corps") - a biography, 2019. Chapter 1 is freely available online
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