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Zvi Ofer
Native name
צבי עופר
Nickname(s)
Gingi (Red)[1]
Born
(1932-02-22)February 22, 1932 Petah Tikva
Died
December 20, 1968(1968-12-20) (aged 36) Wadi Qelt, West Bank
Allegiance
Israel
Service/branch
Israel Defense Forces
Years of service
1948–1949
1952-1968
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held
Paratroop platoon commander
Commander, Sayeret Golani[2]
Commander, Sayeret Haruv[3]
Military Governor of Hebron and Shechem
Battles/wars
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Sinai War
Six-Day War
Awards
Medal of Valor
Zvi "Zvika" Ofer (Hebrew: צבי עופר; 1932–1968) was an Israeli soldier and the commander of the Israel Defense Forces Haruv Reconnaissance Unit, and recipient of the Israeli Medal of Valor for the 1962 Nuqeib operation in Syria.[4][5] In 1967, he served as the military commander of Hebron and Nablus.[6][7]
^Michael Bar-Zohar, Lionhearts, Heroes of Israel, Warner Books (New York 1998), p. 193
^Israeli elite units since 1948. By Sam Katz, Samuel M. Katz, Ron Volstad. p.47
^Katz & Volstad, p.46
^Amir Oren (15 January 2009). "Color Red, White House, Green Line". Haaretz.
^Bar Zohar, 195
^Bar-Zohar, p.196-197
^"Israeli officer says he made up one of the IDF's most iconic tales of heroism".
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