Benjamin Telem | |
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Born | 1928 Dessau, Province of Saxony, Prussia, Germany |
Died | 16 June 2008 | (aged 79–80)
Allegiance | Israel |
Service | Israeli Navy |
Years of service | 1950–1976 |
Rank | Aluf |
Commands | Commander of the destroyer INS Yaffo, Commander of the Israeli Navy |
Battles / wars | 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 |
Benjamin Telem (Hebrew: בנימין תלם) (1928 – 16 June 2008) was the 9th Commander of the Israeli Navy (1972–1976).[1]