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Moshe Peled (soldier)

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Moshe Peled
מוסא פלד
Born (1925-07-31) July 31, 1925 (age 99)
DiedApril 16, 2000(2000-04-16) (aged 74)
Resting placeNahalal Cemetery
OccupationIsraeli military commander

Moshe "Musa" Peled (Hebrew: משה (מוסא) פלד July 31, 1925 - April 16, 2000) was an Israeli military commander, tat aluf (Brigadier General) of the Israeli Defense Forces.[1] His last position in the IDF was Commander of the Israeli Armored Corps. After that he served as CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (1987-1992) and head of Yad La-Shiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site and Museum at Latrun (1986-2000).[2][3] He was Commander of the IDF Command and Staff College (1969-1972).

He was born in Ein Ganim (now within Petah Tikva) to Zalman Eisenberg and Shoshana, daughter of Baruch Golomb and joined the Haganah at the age of 14.[1]

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