Shamir, Shlomo, 1915-2009
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Name (Hebrew)
שמיר, שלמה, 1915-2009
Name (Latin)
Shamir, Shlomo, 1915-2009
Name (Cyrilic)
Шамир, Шломо, 1915-2009
Other forms of name
Shamir, Shlomo
Shamir, Shelomoh
Rabinowitch, Shlomo, 1915-2009
Rabinovits, Shlomo, 1915-2009
Шамир, Шломо
רבינוביץ, שלמה, 1912-2009
Date of birth
1915-06-15
Date of death
2009-05-19
Place of birth
Berdychiv (Ukraine)
Place of death
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Israel)
Occupation
Israeli Navy Commander (1949 - 1950)
Israeli Air Force Commander (1950 - 1951)
Businessmen
Associated Language
heb
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- "--be-khol maḥir"--li-Yerushalayim, 1994:t.p. (Aluf (Mil.) Shelomoh Shamir) t.p. verso (Maj. General IDF (Ret.), Shlomo Shamir [in rom.])
- Unicorn Publishing website, 10 June 2026(Major-General Shlomo Shamir, 1915-2009; author of Dance of the fire : the Jewish Brigade in WWII - facts, myths, appraisal; emigrated to Palestine in 1925; joined the Haganah in 1929; Commander of the Jerusalem Field Corps by 1939; volunteered for the British Army in 1940, covertly leading the Jewish Brigade; helped form the IDF in 1948, commanding the 7th Brigade in Latrun; later led the Central Front, Navy, and Air Force before leaving the IDF in 1951)
- Info from Bar-Ilan Univ.(original family name of Shlomo Shamir was Rabinovits)
- Wikipedia, viewed 16.04.2015:Shlomo Shamir (15 June 1915 Berdychiv, Ukraine - 19 May 2009 Tel Aviv, Israel) was the third Commander of the Israeli Navy (1949-1950), and the first Israeli Navy Commander to receive the rank of Aluf. He was the third Commander of the Israeli Air Force (1950-1951).
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Wikipedia description:
Shlomo Shamir (Hebrew: שלמה שמיר; 15 June 1915 – 19 May 2009) was an Israeli military officer. He served as commander of the Israeli Navy (1949–1950) and subsequently as the commander of the Israeli Air Force (1950–1951).
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