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COMMANDER // 1928–2014

Ariel Sharon

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Lifespan

1928 – 2014

195019752000Six-Day War (1967) · 1967Yom Kippur War · 19731982 Lebanon War · 1982-1985Battle of Abu-Ageila — June 6, 1967 · Israel · Six-Day War (1967)Battle of the Chinese Farm — January 1, 1973 · Israel · Yom Kippur WarOperation Badr — January 1, 1973 · Israel · Yom Kippur WarOperation Mole Cricket 19 — June 9, 1982 · Israel · 1982 Lebanon WarSiege of Beirut — June 14, 1982 · Israel · 1982 Lebanon War

Active service 1967–1982 — 5 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 39.

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Battles (5)

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