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Amiram Levin
Amiram Levin ( he, עמירם לוין; born 7 July 1946) is a retired Aluf (Major General) of the Israel Defense Forces. Military and business career Amiram Levin served in Sayeret Matkal and rose to become its commander. He was commander of the IDF Northern Command, deputy of the Mossad and director and chairman of the National Roads Company of Israel Netivei Israel ( he, נתיבי ישראל, Netivei Yisra'el, ''lit.'' Routes of Israel), formerly the National Roads Company of Israel ( he, החברה הלאומית לדרכים בישראל, ), also called National Roads Authority, is a govern .... Living people 1946 births Israeli generals Israeli Jews Israeli people of the Six-Day War Israeli people of the Yom Kippur War {{Israel-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lehavot HaBashan
Lehavot HaBashan ( he, לְהֲבוֹת הַבָּשָׁן, ''lit.'' Flames of the Bashan) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley around ten kilometres southeast of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1945 on land which had formally belonged to Kibbutz Amir, by former Hashomer Hatzair members and the ''Lehavot'' gar'in, which was composed of immigrants from Germany and Poland brought to the country by Youth Aliyah. Kibbutz Amir had moved north in 1942, to land bought from another Arab village, al-Dawwara, in order to avoid the winter floods. One of them was Dov Zakin, later a member of the Knesset. In 1947 the kibbutz moved to its present location. The name is derived from that of the founders' gar'in, together with the Golan Heights, also known as Bashan Mountains, which overlook the kibbutz. Economy LVT, a fire protection equipment manufact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major General
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a lieutenant general outranking a major general, whereas a major outranks a lieutenant. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and in the United States, when appointed to a field command, a major general is typically in command of a Division (military), division consisting of around 6,000 to 25,000 troops (several regiments or brigades). It is a two-star general, two-star rank that is subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the rank of brigadier or brigadier general. In the Commonwealth, major general is equivalent to the navy rank of rear admiral. In air forces with a separate rank structure (Commonwealth), major general is equivalent to air vice-marshal. In some countries including much of Eastern Europe, major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |