moshe dayan

     

Moshe Dayan (Hebrew: משה דיין‎, born 20 May 1915, ied 16 October 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. The fourth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953–1958), he became a fighting symbol to the world of the new State of Israel.

Trivia about moshe dayan

  • This Israeli lost his left eye fighting with Allied forces in Lebanon during WWII
  • Born in Israel in 1915, he was Minister of Defense during the Six-Day War
  • During the Six-Day War, ground troops under this eyepatched Israeli minister of defense almost reached Damascus
  • This Israeli military leader lost his left eye in 1941 while scouting positions in Syria
  • In 1973 this Israeli defense minister married Rachel Korem
  • He's the general & government official seen here
  • On June 1, 1967 this man became Israel's Minister of Defense; 4 days later he was very busy
  • On June 1, 1967, 4 days before the beginning of the 6-Day War, he was named defense minister of Israel