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Elazar, David (1925-1976)
David
Elazar [Dado] was one of the generation of fighters in the pre-State Palmach
who went on to become a general in the IDF. During the Six Day War he was
head of the Northern Command which captured the Golan Heights - leading
to the cease-fire with Syria and the end of the war. He was appointed Chief
of Staff in 1972.
At the beginning of the Yom Kippur War, Elazar recommended complete
mobilization of the IDF, but the government opted for a call-up of the
reserves, coupled with an appeal for international pressure against the
Arab combatants. In 1974, in the aftermath of the war, the Agranat Commission
recommended that he be dismissed as Chief of Staff, while absolving Defense
Minister Moshe Dayan and Prime Minister Golda Meir of responsibility.
He resigned his position and the government resigned.
Gen. David Elazar died in 1976.
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