Godspeed Major General Israel Tal -- Double Tapper
Israel Tal, a decorated war hero and the creator of Israel's renowned "Merkava" tank, died in Rehovot Israel on Wednesday. He was age 86.
Born in the small Zionist settlement of Beer Tuvia in Palestine in 1924, General Tal, also known as Talik, fought in the British Army’s Jewish Brigade as a teen in World War II, later he helped lay the foundations of the IDF and held a series of important posts in the course of an illustrious military career, leaving the IDF as deputy chief of staff. He will be laid to rest on Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Chagit, a daughter, Pnina; a son, Yair; and several grandchildren.
He is considered one of the best five armor commanders in history, alongside U.S. Gen. George S. Patton, Gen. Creighton Abrams, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Israeli Maj. Gen. Moshe Peled, according to the Patton Museum in Fort Knox Kentucky, where he is commemorated.
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Hundreds attend funeral of Merkava tank developer Israel Tal -- YNet News
Peres: Israel Tal was a military, moral leader of universal fame -- Haaretz
'Father of the Merkava Tank' to be Buried -- Arutz Sheva
Israel Tal, father of the 'Merkava' tank dies -- AP
Former top IDF officer, military theorist dies at the age of 86 -- Haaretz
IDF Maj.-Gen. (res.) Israel Tal dies at age 86 -- Jerusalem Post
Maj. Gen. Israel Tal, Israeli Military Strategist, Is Dead at 85 -- New York Times
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