Danny Matt Military person

Danny Matt (Hebrew: דני מט‎, December 10, 1927 – December 5, 2013) was a decorated career Israeli military officer who served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1948 until 1992. He attained the rank of major general and fought in five Arab-Israeli wars, including the wars of 1948 and 1973. Among his many exploits was a daring operation involving leading a paratroop force across the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War. The operation was the beginning phase of a larger Israeli counter offensive that ultimately led to the defeat of the Egyptian army.

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Danny Matt
Birth dateDecember 10, 1927
Birth place
Cologne , Weimar Republic
Date of deathDecember 05, 2013
Place of death
Tel Aviv , Tel HaShomer , Israel
Resting place
Tel Aviv , Israel , Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

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allegianceIsrael
military operations
Six-Day War
1948 Palestine war
Suez Crisis
Yom Kippur War
War of Attrition
military branch
Israel Defense Forces
service start1948
service end1992

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