Jehuda Lothar Wallach (12 March 1921 in Haigerloch, Germany – 1 August 2008 in Tel-Aviv, Israel) was an Israeli military officer and military historian.
The son of Louis Wallach and his wife Minna Rothheimer, Jehuda Wallach attended school in Mannheim, Germany, before he emigrated at age fifteen with his parents in 1936 to the British Mandate for Palestine. After graduating from high school, he lived for some years in Beit Zera on the south shore of the Sea of Galilee, a kibbutz that had been founded nearly a decade earlier by immigrants from Austria and Germany. While in Beir Zera in 1940, he married Chava Turetzky, with whom he later had three children: Roni, Eliezer, and Uri.[1]
Military careeredit
As a boy, Wallach joined the Haganah, the Jewish paramilitary organization. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Wallach was a battalion commander in the Givati Brigade and fought in the northern Negev . In 1949, he was appointed to command the Tenth Brigade and became one of the first army division commanders of the Israeli Defense Force. In 1956 (before Operation Kadesh) he was one of the first two commanders in the IDF (along with Haim Laskov), when he established and commanded Division 38, which moved on the main axis in Sinai. , Possibly due to a dispute between him and Moshe Dayan, who was chief of staff, over the form of operation of the armor following which Dayan commanded the division, while bypassing the authority of Wallach [7]. In these battles, four IDF brigades failed to overcome two brigades Egyptians who were arranged in organized complexes. IDF casualties in these battles were high and the Egyptian force withdrew from the complexes only after three days of battle, following the Anglo-French operation in Egypt.
He later became a mechanized brigade commander and was head of the Israeli Army's infantry training department. He left military service in 1960 to start his academic career, but during the Six Days War in 1967, he returned briefly to active service on the general staff. .[2]
Academic careeredit
He attended the Hebrew University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962. Going on to the University of Oxford in England, he earned his doctor of philosophy in 1965 with a thesis on “Clausewitz and Schlieffen: a study of the impact of their theories on the German conduct of the 1914–1918 and 1939–1945 wars, “ under the supervision of Professor N.H. Gibbs, Chichele Professor of the History of War. On returning to Israel from Oxford in 1965, Wallach was appointed senior lecturer in military history at Tel Aviv University, where he was appointed associate professor in 1972 and professor in 1976. He was head of military history, a research fellow at the Institute of German History, and head of the School of History. In 1978, he became chairman of the Israeli Society for Military History and was a member of the Vienna International Investigation Commission that investigated the military career of Kurt Waldheim. He was a visiting professor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University.[3]
Prizes and honorsedit
He was a recipient of the ALA Medal and, in 2003, Wallach was awarded the Yitzhak Sadeh Prize for Military Literature.
Published worksedit
Das Dogma der Vernichtungsschlacht: Die Lehren von Clausewitz und Schlieffen und ihre Wirkungen in zwei Weltkriegen. [Von] Jehuda L. Wallach. (Aus dem Englischen von Hans Jürgen Baron von Koskull.) Hrsg. vom Arbeitskreis für Wehrforschung. (Frankfurt a. M.: Bernard u. Graefe, 1967).
Kriegstheorien: ihre Entwicklung im 19. u. 20. Jahrhundert. (Frankfurt am Main : Bernard & Graefe, 1972).
Atḷas Karṭa le-toldot Erets-Yiśraʼel me-reshit ha-hityashvut ṿe-ʿad ḳom ha-medinah. Carta's atlas of Palestine from Zionism to statehood. (Yerushalayim : Karṭa, 1972).
Germany and the Middle East, 1835-1939: international symposium, April 1975. (Tel-Aviv : Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Humanities, Aranne School of History, Institute of German History, 1975).
Anatomie einer Militärhilfe: die preußisch-deutschen Militärmissionen in der Türkei 1835-1919. (Düsseldorf : Droste, 1976).
The dogma of the battle of annihilation: the theories of Clausewitz and Schlieffen and their impact on the German conduct of two world wars. (Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood, 1986).
Die Kriegslehre von Friedrich Engels. (Frankfurt am Main: Europäische Verlagsanstalt, 1968).
Uneasy coalition: the entente experience in World War I. (Westport, Conn.: London : Greenwood, 1993).
Lo `al magash shel kesef: toldot medinat Yiþsra'el me-reshit ha-hityashvut `ad `idan ha-shalom Not on a silver platter : a history of Israel, 1900-2000’’. (Tel Aviv: Miþsrad ha-bitahon, ha-hotsa'ah le-or; Yerushalayim : Karta, 2000).
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Jehuda Lothar Wallach 12 March 1921 in Haigerloch Germany 1 August 2008 in Tel Aviv Israel was an Israeli military officer and military historian Prof Yehuda Wallach 2004 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Military career 3 Academic career 4 Prizes and honors 5 Published works 6 ReferencesEarly life and education editThe son of Louis Wallach and his wife Minna Rothheimer Jehuda Wallach attended school in Mannheim Germany before he emigrated at age fifteen with his parents in 1936 to the British Mandate for Palestine After graduating from high school he lived for some years in Beit Zera on the south shore of the Sea of Galilee a kibbutz that had been founded nearly a decade earlier by immigrants from Austria and Germany While in Beir Zera in 1940 he married Chava Turetzky with whom he later had three children Roni Eliezer and Uri 1 Military career editAs a boy Wallach joined the Haganah the Jewish paramilitary organization During the 1948 Arab Israeli War Wallach was a battalion commander in the Givati Brigade and fought in the northern Negev In 1949 he was appointed to command the Tenth Brigade and became one of the first army division commanders of the Israeli Defense Force In 1956 before Operation Kadesh he was one of the first two commanders in the IDF along with Haim Laskov when he established and commanded Division 38 which moved on the main axis in Sinai Possibly due to a dispute between him and Moshe Dayan who was chief of staff over the form of operation of the armor following which Dayan commanded the division while bypassing the authority of Wallach 7 In these battles four IDF brigades failed to overcome two brigades Egyptians who were arranged in organized complexes IDF casualties in these battles were high and the Egyptian force withdrew from the complexes only after three days of battle following the Anglo French operation in Egypt He later became a mechanized brigade commander and was head of the Israeli Army s infantry training department He left military service in 1960 to start his academic career but during the Six Days War in 1967 he returned briefly to active service on the general staff 2 Academic career editHe attended the Hebrew University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 Going on to the University of Oxford in England he earned his doctor of philosophy in 1965 with a thesis on Clausewitz and Schlieffen a study of the impact of their theories on the German conduct of the 1914 1918 and 1939 1945 wars under the supervision of Professor N H Gibbs Chichele Professor of the History of War On returning to Israel from Oxford in 1965 Wallach was appointed senior lecturer in military history at Tel Aviv University where he was appointed associate professor in 1972 and professor in 1976 He was head of military history a research fellow at the Institute of German History and head of the School of History In 1978 he became chairman of the Israeli Society for Military History and was a member of the Vienna International Investigation Commission that investigated the military career of Kurt Waldheim He was a visiting professor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Georgetown University 3 Prizes and honors editHe was a recipient of the ALA Medal and in 2003 Wallach was awarded the Yitzhak Sadeh Prize for Military Literature Published works editDas Dogma der Vernichtungsschlacht Die Lehren von Clausewitz und Schlieffen und ihre Wirkungen in zwei Weltkriegen Von Jehuda L Wallach Aus dem Englischen von Hans Jurgen Baron von Koskull Hrsg vom Arbeitskreis fur Wehrforschung Frankfurt a M Bernard u Graefe 1967 Kriegstheorien ihre Entwicklung im 19 u 20 Jahrhundert Frankfurt am Main Bernard amp Graefe 1972 Atḷas Karṭa le toldot Erets Yisraʼel me reshit ha hityashvut ṿe ʿad ḳom ha medinah Carta s atlas of Palestine from Zionism to statehood Yerushalayim Karṭa 1972 Germany and the Middle East 1835 1939 international symposium April 1975 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv University Faculty of Humanities Aranne School of History Institute of German History 1975 Anatomie einer Militarhilfe die preussisch deutschen Militarmissionen in der Turkei 1835 1919 Dusseldorf Droste 1976 The dogma of the battle of annihilation the theories of Clausewitz and Schlieffen and their impact on the German conduct of two world wars Westport Conn London Greenwood 1986 Die Kriegslehre von Friedrich Engels Frankfurt am Main Europaische Verlagsanstalt 1968 Uneasy coalition the entente experience in World War I Westport Conn London Greenwood 1993 Hayinu ke ḥolmim ḳovets meḥḳarim ʿal Milḥemet ha Ḳomemiyut Ramat Gan Masadah 1985 Lo al magash shel kesef toldot medinat Yithsra el me reshit ha hityashvut ad idan ha shalom Not on a silver platter a history of Israel 1900 2000 Tel Aviv Mithsrad ha bitahon ha hotsa ah le or Yerushalayim Karta 2000 References edit Who s Who in World Jewry 1988 Zum sechzigsten Geburtstag von Jehuda Wallach Jahrbuch des Instituts fur Deutsche Geschichte vol 10 1981 pp 15 16 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