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Aluf
Aluf

Aluf 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....
 (Major General) Shmuel "Shmulik" Tankus (born 14 November 1914) was the fifth commander of the Israeli Sea Corps
Israeli Sea Corps

The Israeli Navy is the Israel_Defense_Forces#Arms of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea in the west and in the Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea, and Gulf of Suez in the south....
, serving from 30 June 1954 until 1960.

Tankus was born in 1914 in the Neve Shalom district of Jaffa
Jaffa

File:Jaffa StPeter church.jpgJaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world.Jaffa is located south of Tel Aviv, Israel on the Mediterranean Sea....
. He was scion to a clan from the Caucasus
Caucasus

The Caucasus or Caucas is a geopolitical region located between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It is home to Europe's highest mountain ....
 that had settled in Israel following a vision by the clan's elder. He studied at the Herzliyah Gymnasium in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....


He joined the Palmach
Palmach

The Palmach was the regular fighting force of the Haganah, the unofficial army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine....
, and served in Palyam
Palyam

Palyam was the sea force of the Palmach....
. He reported to Yohai Ben-Nun
Yohai Ben-Nun

Yohai Ben-Nun was the sixth commander of the Israeli Sea Corps....
, who was Commander of the Port Brigade and is considered the father of the Navy's seamen (Hovlim) course

In 1942, he married Yafa Grobshtein.






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Aluf
Aluf

Aluf 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....
 (Major General) Shmuel "Shmulik" Tankus (born 14 November 1914) was the fifth commander of the Israeli Sea Corps
Israeli Sea Corps

The Israeli Navy is the Israel_Defense_Forces#Arms of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea in the west and in the Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea, and Gulf of Suez in the south....
, serving from 30 June 1954 until 1960.

Tankus was born in 1914 in the Neve Shalom district of Jaffa
Jaffa

File:Jaffa StPeter church.jpgJaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world.Jaffa is located south of Tel Aviv, Israel on the Mediterranean Sea....
. He was scion to a clan from the Caucasus
Caucasus

The Caucasus or Caucas is a geopolitical region located between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It is home to Europe's highest mountain ....
 that had settled in Israel following a vision by the clan's elder. He studied at the Herzliyah Gymnasium in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....


He joined the Palmach
Palmach

The Palmach was the regular fighting force of the Haganah, the unofficial army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine....
, and served in Palyam
Palyam

Palyam was the sea force of the Palmach....
. He reported to Yohai Ben-Nun
Yohai Ben-Nun

Yohai Ben-Nun was the sixth commander of the Israeli Sea Corps....
, who was Commander of the Port Brigade and is considered the father of the Navy's seamen (Hovlim) course

In 1942, he married Yafa Grobshtein. They had a daughter, Ruth, who volunteered for service in the Navy. Since 1952, he has lived in Haifa
Haifa

Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....
. In 2001, he was accorded the honour of Friend or Beloved of the municipality.

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