The
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
i Military decorations are the decorations awarded to soldiers in the
Israel Defense ForcesThe Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
who exhibit extraordinary bravery and courage.
Its decorations consist of the
Medal of ValorThe Medal of Valor is the highest Israeli military decoration.The medal was established in 1970 by the Knesset in an act of law and was also awarded for actions prior to 1970....
(the highest decoration in the IDF), the Medal of Courage, and the Medal of Distinguished Service. It also includes the
RamatkalThe Chief of General Staff is the supreme commander and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The Chief of Staff is the only active Israeli officer with the rank of Rav Aluf at any given time...
,
AlufAluf is the term used for General and Admiral in the Israel Defense Forces . In addition to the Aluf rank itself, there are four other ranks which are derivatives of the word...
, Brigadier-General, and Brigade Commander citations.
Two soldiers in the IDF share the most decorated soldier title:
MajorIn many European languages, the term Major is a military rank, implying seniority at one of usually various levels of rank. For example:*"General-Major" or "Major-General", denoting a senior ranking general officer....
Nechemya CohenNechemiah Cohen is the most decorated soldier in the Israel Defense Forces . Cohen was killed in combat near the City of Gaza on June 5, 1967 the first day of the Six-Day War at the age of 24....
(1943-1967), and
Defense Minister The Defense Minister of Israel is head of the Ministry of Defense in Israel. The post is considered to be the second most important position in the Israeli cabinet, and usually has a Deputy Minister. The Defense Minister is also a permanent member of the Security Cabinet...
Ehud BarakEhud Barak is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minister, and current Minister of Defense, deputy prime minister and leader of Israel's Labor Party....
(formerly
Chief of StaffThe Chief of General Staff is the supreme commander and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The Chief of Staff is the only active Israeli officer with the rank of Rav Aluf at any given time...
and
Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
).
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The
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
i Military decorations are the decorations awarded to soldiers in the
Israel Defense ForcesThe Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
who exhibit extraordinary bravery and courage.
Its decorations consist of the
Medal of ValorThe Medal of Valor is the highest Israeli military decoration.The medal was established in 1970 by the Knesset in an act of law and was also awarded for actions prior to 1970....
(the highest decoration in the IDF), the Medal of Courage, and the Medal of Distinguished Service. It also includes the
RamatkalThe Chief of General Staff is the supreme commander and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The Chief of Staff is the only active Israeli officer with the rank of Rav Aluf at any given time...
,
AlufAluf is the term used for General and Admiral in the Israel Defense Forces . In addition to the Aluf rank itself, there are four other ranks which are derivatives of the word...
, Brigadier-General, and Brigade Commander citations.
Two soldiers in the IDF share the most decorated soldier title:
MajorIn many European languages, the term Major is a military rank, implying seniority at one of usually various levels of rank. For example:*"General-Major" or "Major-General", denoting a senior ranking general officer....
Nechemya CohenNechemiah Cohen is the most decorated soldier in the Israel Defense Forces . Cohen was killed in combat near the City of Gaza on June 5, 1967 the first day of the Six-Day War at the age of 24....
(1943-1967), and
Defense Minister The Defense Minister of Israel is head of the Ministry of Defense in Israel. The post is considered to be the second most important position in the Israeli cabinet, and usually has a Deputy Minister. The Defense Minister is also a permanent member of the Security Cabinet...
Ehud BarakEhud Barak is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minister, and current Minister of Defense, deputy prime minister and leader of Israel's Labor Party....
(formerly
Chief of StaffThe Chief of General Staff is the supreme commander and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The Chief of Staff is the only active Israeli officer with the rank of Rav Aluf at any given time...
and
Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
). Both have five decorations: one Distinguished Service Medal and four Ramatkal citations.
Decorations
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Medal of ValorThe Medal of Valor is the highest Israeli military decoration.The medal was established in 1970 by the Knesset in an act of law and was also awarded for actions prior to 1970....
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Medal of CourageThe Medal of Courage is an Israeli military decoration.The medal was established in 1970 by act of law in the Knesset and can also be awarded also for actions done before 1970....
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Medal of Distinguished ServiceThe Medal of Distinguished Service is an Israeli military decoration.- Overview :The medal has instituted in 1970 by act of law in the Knesset and could also be awarded also for actions performed before 1970....
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Service in Israel Medal The Service in Israel Medal is an Israeli military decoration.The medal is awarded to foreign military attachés in Israel upon the end of their posting...
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Chief Of Staff Medal of Appreciation The Chief Of Staff Medal of Appreciation is an Israeli military decoration.The medal was instituted in 1981. It is awarded to both civilians and military personnel who contribute to the strengthening of the IDF or the security of Israel; the medal could also be awarded to foreign civilians.The...
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Hero of Israel Hero of Israel is an Israeli military decoration that was awarded during the War of Independence.When the IDF was first established in May 1948, a system of decorations had not yet been instituted, but many soldiers who had distinguished themselves in battle were recommended by their officers for...
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Qatamon Medal Qatamon Medal was an Israeli military decoration awarded during the Independence war.The Qatamon Medal was instituted in May 1948 as decoration to IDF soldiers who took part in the battle for the conquest of the Qatamon neighborhood of Jerusalem....
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Citations (Tzalash)
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Chief Of Staff The Chief of General Staff is the supreme commander and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The Chief of Staff is the only active Israeli officer with the rank of Rav Aluf at any given time...
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PresidentThe President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with executive real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
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Campaign ribbons
Campaign ribbons awarded for service during war. Citation is worn on the campaign ribbon in times of war .
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War of IndependenceThe 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known by Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the newly declared State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict.The war...
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Sinai Campaign |
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Six Day War |
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War of AttritionThe War of Attrition was a limited war fought between Israel and Egypt from 1967 to 1970. It was initiated by Egypt as a way to force Israel to negotiate on favourable terms the return of the Sinai Peninsula, which had been captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War...
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Yom Kippur WarThe Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of...
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Lebanon WarThe 1982 Lebanon War , , called Operation Peace for Galilee by Israel, and later also known colloquially in Israel as the First Lebanon War, began on 6 June 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon...
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Service ribbons
Service ribbons awarded for activity in the struggle for the establishment of Israel.
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Hashomer Hashomer was a Jewish defense organization in Palestine founded out of Bar-Giora in April 1909. It ceased to operate after the founding of the Haganah in 1920. The purpose of Hashomer was to provide guard services for Jewish settlements in the Yishuv, freeing Jewish communities from dependence...
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Nili Nili Nili Nili of Israel will not lie") was a Jewish espionage network which assisted the United Kingdom in its fight against the Ottoman Empire in Palestine...
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Jewish LegionThe Jewish Legion was the name for five battalions of Jewish volunteers established as the British Army's 38th through 42nd Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers...
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HaganahHaganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
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EtzelIrgun was a militant Zionist group that operated in the British mandate of Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was an offshoot of the earlier and larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah...
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Lehi Lehi was an armed underground Zionist group in Mandatory Palestine.
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Mishmar Ribbon |
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Fighters against Nazis RibbonFighters against Nazis Medal is an Israeli decoration that is awarded to World War II veterans.First instituted as a ribbon bar at 1967 it's was first awarded to World War II veterans at Yom HaShoah the same year by the Prime Minister of Israel, Levi Eshkol.In 1985 to mark 40 years to victory in...
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Decoration of State Warriors |
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Mandate Prisoners Decoration |
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Eliyahu Golomb Eliyahu Golomb was the leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah, the underground military organization for defense of the Yishuv between 1920 and 1948.-Early life:...
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