Yeshayahu Gavish

Yeshayahu "Shaike" Gavish (Hebrew: ישעיהו גביש‎, August 25, 1925) is a retired Israel Defense Forces Major General known for leading the IDF forces in the Sinai Peninsula front during the Six-Day War.

Yeshayahu Gavish
Nickname(s)Shaike
Born (1925-08-25) 25 August 1925
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Allegiance Israel
Service/branch Israel Defense Forces
RankMajor General (Aluf)
Battles/warsWar of Independence, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Early life

Gavish was born and raised in Tel Aviv. He studied at the school for worker's children in northern Tel Aviv and at a school in kibbutz Givat HaShlosha.

Military career

Gavish joined the Palmach at age 18. He took part in the Night of the Bridges in 1946. During 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Gavish fought in the Palmach under Yigal Allon.[1] Following the war, he stayed in the Israel Defense Forces and rose through the ranks.

Between 1965–1969, he was chief commander of the Southern Israeli command.[2] During his military career, he led the Israeli offensive on the Egyptian forces in Sinai during the Six Day War. Although the ground campaign was very successful, his fellow generals Israel Tal; and Ariel Sharon, had received more praise than him.

References
  1. Oren, Amir (26 July 2007). "Passed Over, Yet Again". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Veterans of 1967 conflict tell war stories at Knesset". The Jerusalem Post. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.


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