Moshe Tamir (Brigadier General)

Moshe Tamir
Native name משה תמיר
Nickname(s) Chico
Born Israel
Allegiance  Israel
Service/branch Israel Defense Forces
Years of service 1982-2010
Rank Tat aluf (Brigadier general)
Unit Golani Brigade
Commands held Golani Brigade's 12 battalion, Regional Brigade in South Lebanon, Golani Brigade, Gaza Division
Battles/wars
Awards Head of Regional Command (Aluf) Citation

Moshe Tamir (Hebrew: משה תמיר‎; born 1964) is an Israeli Brigadier general (Tat aluf) who commanded the Gaza Division of Israel Defense Forces.[1]

Military service

Tamir was drafted into the IDF in 1982 and did his military service in the Golani Brigade,[2] of which he became commander in 2001-2003. He served as a soldier, a squad leader in the Brigade's 12 battalion. In 1984 he became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School and return to the Golani Brigade. Tamir led the Brigade's Reconnaissance company, Golani Brigade's 12 battalion and Egoz Unit in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon.[3] For his actions as the commander of Egoz Unit Tamir received the Head of Regional Command (Aluf) Citation. Afterwords he commanded a Regional Brigade in South Lebanon. Tamir commanded Golani Brigade during Second Intifada, including during Operation Defensive Shield. Later on he commanded the Gaza Division.[4] Tamir was forced to resign from the IDF because of an incident in which his young son drove a military all-terrain vehicle. he was court-marshaled and was Honorably discharge.

References

  1. ↑ Amos Harel, IDF Reservists: Hamas Men Fight Like Soldiers, Not Terrorists, Haaretz, November 08, 2007.
  2. ↑ Gal Perl Finkel, Changing the rules in the Gaza Strip comes with a cost, The Jerusalem Post, October 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Amos Harel and Haaretz Correspondent, IDF Rising Star's Career Derailed Over ATV Accident, Haaretz, January 01, 2010.
  4. ↑ Moshe Tamir, Dilemmas of Warfare in Densely Populated Civilian Areas, "Military and Strategic Affairs", Volume 4, No. 2, September 2012.
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