Moshe Tamir (general)

Moshe "Chiko" Tamir (Hebrew: משה "צ'יקו" תמיר; born 1964) is an Israeli brigadier general who commanded the Gaza Division of the Israel Defense Forces.[1]

Moshe Tamir
Native name
משה תמיר
Nickname(s)Chico
BornIsrael
Allegiance Israel
Service/branchIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1982-2010
RankTat aluf (Brigadier general)
UnitGolani Brigade
Commands heldGolani Brigade's 12 battalion, Regional Brigade in South Lebanon, Golani Brigade, Gaza Division
Battles/wars
AwardsHead of Regional Command (Aluf) Citation

Military service

Tamir was drafted into the IDF in 1982 and did his military service in the Golani Brigade,[2] of which he became commander in 2001–2003. He served as a soldier, a squad leader in the brigade's 12th Battalion.

In 1984 he became an infantry officer after finishing the officer candidates' school, and returned to the Golani Brigade. Tamir led the Brigade's reconnaissance company, the 12th Battalion and Egoz Unit in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon.[3] For his actions as the commander of Egoz Unit, Tamir received the Head of Regional Command (Aluf) Citation. Afterwards he commanded a regional brigade in South Lebanon. Tamir commanded the Golani Brigade during the Second Intifada, including during Operation Defensive Shield. Later on he commanded the Gaza Division.[4]

Tamir was forced to resign from the IDF because of an incident in which he tried to cover up an accident involving his young son joyriding in a military all-terrain vehicle. He was court-martialed and subsequently honorably discharged.

References
  1. Amos Harel, IDF Reservists: Hamas Men Fight Like Soldiers, Not Terrorists, Haaretz, November 08, 2007.
  2. Gal Perl Finkel, Changing the rules in the Gaza Strip comes with a cost, The Jerusalem Post, October 13, 2018.
  3. Amos Harel and Haaretz Correspondent, IDF Rising Star's Career Derailed Over ATV Accident, Haaretz, January 01, 2010.
  4. Moshe Tamir, Dilemmas of Warfare in Densely Populated Civilian Areas, "Military and Strategic Affairs", Volume 4, No. 2, September 2012.
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