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Upon the death of Asaf Simchoni, Chief of the Southern Command, in a plane crash, Laskov assumed his position, and oversaw the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai Peninsula. [2]
Apr 1, 2024 · In fact, in the chaotic moments following the radio announcement, Ben-Gurion sought to reach IDF Chief of Staff Haim Laskov. He telephoned the concert hall where Laskov was attending an event honoring the Queen Mother.
Jewish Brigade soldiers next to trucks bringing Holocaust survivors from Germany to Italy, 21 May 1945. Haim Laskov in Jewish Brigade uniform.
Jan 12, 2016 · Dunkelman writes that he was “shocked and horrified” at the order to depopulate Nazareth. He told his superior, Haim Laskov: “I would do nothing of the sort.”
Jun 25, 2016 · The files, relating to the covert Israeli operation in Egypt that forced the resignation of Defense Minister Pinhas Lavon, show that the IDF intelligence chief at the time tried unsuccessfully to clear his name.
Dec 9, 1982 · Gen. Haim Laskov, a former chief of staff of the Israeli Army, died here today of cancer. He was 63 years old. Colleagues described him as perhaps the most ''professional'' soldier ever to head...
Jan 20, 2011 · Her son, Gideon Dvoretzky, died in the Yom Kippur War less than a year after her death. On the response of Sarah’s husband, the mathematician Aryeh Dvoretzky, Laskov writes a single sentence, laden with ache: “Despite his trait of restraint, he could not conceal his great pain.”
