1. Lieutenant General Daniel Shomron was the 13th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, from 1987 to 1991.
16 Facts About Dan Shomron
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Dan Shomron enlisted in the IDF in 1955, and volunteered for the Paratrooper brigade.
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Dan Shomron underwent the paratrooper combat training, and then went to the infantry squad commander course, during which he participated in several operations, including the raid on the Jordanian police building in A-Rahwe, Operation Gulliver and Operation Lulav.
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Dan Shomron was a squad commander during the 1956 Sinai campaign.
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Dan Shomron re-enlisted in 1962 and was assigned as a company commander in the paratrooper battalion of the Nahal Brigade.
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Later in the year, Dan Shomron began his studies in the IDF's Command and Staff college.
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Dan Shomron was decorated with the Medal of Distinguished Service for this action.
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In 1974, Dan Shomron received the command over the Infantry Corps and Paratroopers Brigade of the IDF.
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Dan Shomron planned and commanded Operation Entebbe in 1976, during which Yonatan Netanyahu was killed fulfilling his duty as breaching force commander.
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In 1978, Dan Shomron was in charge of the evacuation and dismantling of Yamit and army bases in the Sinai Peninsula, which occurred within the framework of the Camp David Accords with Egypt.
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In 1983, Dan Shomron established the ground forces command, to be in charge of the infantry, tanks, artillery and engineer corps.
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In 1987, Dan Shomron became the 13th Chief of Staff of the IDF, holding this position until 1991.
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Dan Shomron died on February 26,2008, at a hospital in Herzliya, Israel from complications of a brain aneurysm that struck him three weeks earlier.
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Dan Shomron was played by Harris Yulin in the film Victory at Entebbe.
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Dan Shomron was portrayed by Charles Bronson in Raid on Entebbe.
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Dan Shomron was played by Vincent Riotta in the 2018 film Entebbe.