Benjamin Telem
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| Native name | בנימין תלם |
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| Allegiance | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
Branch | Template:Navy/core |
Service years | 1950–1976 |
Rank | Aluf |
| Commands | Commander of the destroyer INS Yaffo, Commander of the Israeli Navy |
Conflicts | 1948 Arab-Israeli War Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War |
| Other work | Assistant to the Ambassador to South Africa, CEO of Israel Military Industries |
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Benjamin Telem (Template:Langx; 1928 – 16 June 2008) was the 9th Commander of the Israeli Navy (1972–1976).[1]
Early life and education
Born Benjamin Blumenthal in Dessau, Germany, in 1928, Telem immigrated to Haifa, during the Mandate era, as a child in 1933. He attended the Haifa Naval School, joining the Palyam shortly after graduation. Later on in his career Telem would complete officer courses in England.
Career in the Navy
In 1956, during the Suez Crisis, Telem served as head of branch operations of the Navy, and shortly after the war, in 1957, was appointed commander of the destroyer Yaffo, a position he held for two years.
Telem also took part in the Six-Day War, the Cherbourg Project, and the War of Attrition as a Navy officer. In 1972 he was promoted in rank to Major General and elevated to Commander of the Navy.
Yom Kippur War
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After the Navy
Telem retired from the Navy in 1976. Then-Defense Minister Shimon Peres appointed Telem special assistant to the ambassador to South Africa, where he conducted several weapons deals.
In 1979, he left government service, and served as CEO of Israel Military Industries from 1980 until his retirement in 1991.
Telem died on 16 June 2008. An autobiography, "תלם בים" (A Trail ("Telem") at Sea), was published posthumously.[3]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Uri Dromi (June 29, 2008). הוליך את חיל הים לגדול בניצחונותיו [Navy leader to grow victories]. Haaretz (in עברית). Retrieved August 13, 2014. Obituary.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lerner, Adi (7 October 2011). "The Untold Story of Naval Heroism in the Yom Kippur War". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 October 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oren, Amir. "First in war, last in peace". Haaretz. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
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