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Shmuel Gonen | |
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| Nickname(s) | 'Gorodish' |
| Born | 1930 Wilno, Wilno Voivodeship, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania) |
| Died | 3 September 1991 (aged 60–61) Milan, Italy |
| Allegiance | Palmach Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1944–1976 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 82nd Battalion 7th Armored Brigade Training Division Southern Command Solomon Region, Sinai |
| Battles / wars | 1948 Arab-Israeli War Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War |
| Awards |  Medal of Courage |
Shmuel "Gorodish" Gonen (Hebrew: שמואל גונן; 14 December 1930 – 30 September 1991) was a Polish-born Israeli general and Chief of the Southern Command of the Israel Defense Forces during the Yom Kippur War.