Aluf (res.) Yossi Ben Hanan (Hebrew: יוסי בן-חנן) was born in Jerusalem, Mandate for Palestine in 1945. His father, Michael Ben Hanan [he] served as one of the top Haganah commanders in Jerusalem.
Yossi Ben Hanan
General Yossi Ben Hanan 1994
Native name
יוסי בן-חנן
Born
(1945-02-23) February 23, 1945 (age 78) Jerusalem, Mandate for Palestine
During the Six-Day War Ben Hanan was a lieutenant, serving as the operations officer of the 7th Armored Brigade. He was featured on the cover of Life magazine after the war which showed him triumphantly clutching an AK-47 rifle,[1] under the caption "Israeli soldier cools off in the Suez Canal".[2]
In 1973, while on his honeymoon in Nepal, then lieutenant colonel Ben Hanan learned of the start of the Yom Kippur War. Over the course of a few days, he returned to Israel and arrived on the Golan Heights on October 8, 1973.[3] Ben Hanan participated in fighting with the Syrians in the holding defence of the Golan Heights along with then lieutenant colonel Avigdor Kahalani, and was wounded for the first time, but refused to be evacuated and continued fighting.[4]
On October 9, 1973, Ben Hanan took command of the tank company put together from the remnants of the decimated 188th Armored Brigade by Shmuel Askarov, one of the survivors.[5] Leading his command in a battle against overwhelming numbers of Syrian T-62s in the area north of Quneitra, Ben Hanan restored the tactical situation and penetrated with his unit deep into Syrian territory. On October 12, 1973 he was wounded for the third time, but refused to evacuate.[6] He had led a further attack during which his tank was hit by a Saggeranti-tank missile, and Ben Hanan was wounded for the fourth time and rescued from behind enemy lines by Yonatan Netanyahu, a member of the IDF's elite Sayeret Matkal and brother of future Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[5]
Later Yossi Ben Hanan commanded the 7th Armored Brigade, the IDF R&D department, the Israeli National Security College, and the Armored Corps. As a reservist, he attained the rank of Aluf (second highest rank of the IDF). During 1997-2008 he was head of the Israeli Defense Ministry's developing countries defense assistance division, SIBAT.[7]
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^Blum, Howard (2003) "The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War" Perennial p. 11
^הקשר האפריקאי של יוסי בן חנן, מניף הקלצ'ניקוב מהצילום המפורסם בתעלה, [The African connection of Yossi Ben Hanan, the Kalashnikov fan from the famous photograph in the canal] Haaretz, July 2, 2009
December 15, 2023
yossi, hanan, aluf, hebrew, יוסי, בן, חנן, born, jerusalem, mandate, palestine, 1945, father, michael, hanan, served, haganah, commanders, jerusalem, general, 1994native, nameיוסי, בן, חנןborn, 1945, february, 1945, jerusalem, mandate, palestineallegianceisrae. Aluf res Yossi Ben Hanan Hebrew יוסי בן חנן was born in Jerusalem Mandate for Palestine in 1945 His father Michael Ben Hanan he served as one of the top Haganah commanders in Jerusalem Yossi Ben HananGeneral Yossi Ben Hanan 1994Native nameיוסי בן חנןBorn 1945 02 23 February 23 1945 age 78 Jerusalem Mandate for PalestineAllegianceIsraelYears of service1963 1994RankAlufUnitArmored CorpsCommands held7th BrigadeBattles warsSix Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur WarAwardsMedal of CourageDuring the Six Day War Ben Hanan was a lieutenant serving as the operations officer of the 7th Armored Brigade He was featured on the cover of Life magazine after the war which showed him triumphantly clutching an AK 47 rifle 1 under the caption Israeli soldier cools off in the Suez Canal 2 In 1973 while on his honeymoon in Nepal then lieutenant colonel Ben Hanan learned of the start of the Yom Kippur War Over the course of a few days he returned to Israel and arrived on the Golan Heights on October 8 1973 3 Ben Hanan participated in fighting with the Syrians in the holding defence of the Golan Heights along with then lieutenant colonel Avigdor Kahalani and was wounded for the first time but refused to be evacuated and continued fighting 4 On October 9 1973 Ben Hanan took command of the tank company put together from the remnants of the decimated 188th Armored Brigade by Shmuel Askarov one of the survivors 5 Leading his command in a battle against overwhelming numbers of Syrian T 62s in the area north of Quneitra Ben Hanan restored the tactical situation and penetrated with his unit deep into Syrian territory On October 12 1973 he was wounded for the third time but refused to evacuate 6 He had led a further attack during which his tank was hit by a Sagger anti tank missile and Ben Hanan was wounded for the fourth time and rescued from behind enemy lines by Yonatan Netanyahu a member of the IDF s elite Sayeret Matkal and brother of future Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 5 Ben Hanan received the second highest decoration the Medal of Courage for his part in the battles of the Yom Kippur War 6 Later Yossi Ben Hanan commanded the 7th Armored Brigade the IDF R amp D department the Israeli National Security College and the Armored Corps As a reservist he attained the rank of Aluf second highest rank of the IDF During 1997 2008 he was head of the Israeli Defense Ministry s developing countries defense assistance division SIBAT 7 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yossi Ben Hanan Blum Howard 2003 The Eve of Destruction The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War Perennial p 11 Jun 23 1967 Life magazine front cover Boyne Walter J The Yom Kippur War And the Airlift Strike That Saved Israel 2003 ISBN 978 0312320423 Blum Howard 2003 The Eve of Destruction The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War Perennial pp 248 268 269 a b Chaim Herzog 1982 The Arab Israeli Wars Vintage pp 296 297 a b סא ל בן חנן יוסף 930536 Award citation at the IDF website הקשר האפריקאי של יוסי בן חנן מניף הקלצ ניקוב מהצילום המפורסם בתעלה The African connection of Yossi Ben Hanan the Kalashnikov fan from the famous photograph in the canal Haaretz July 2 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yossi Ben Hanan amp oldid 1145217076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
