Zvi Brenner | |
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 Zvi Brenner | |
| Born | 1915 Siedlce, Poland |
| Died | January 1, 1999 (aged 84) Israel |
| Allegiance |  Mandatory Palestine United Kingdom  Israel |
| Service | Haganah Special Night Squads Jewish Brigade Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1936–1949 |
| Commands | Special Night Squads unit at Afikim |
| Battles / wars | 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine World War II 1948 Arab–Israeli War |
| Other work | Founder of the Israel Defense Forces, Secretary of the Kibbutz Movement |
Zvi Brenner (Hebrew: צבי ברנר; 1915–1999) was a Jewish military leader in Palestine before and during World War II and the early days of the State of Israel. He trained under Orde Wingate and served alongside Moshe Dayan. He was one of the founders of the Israeli Defense Forces along with Dayan and Yigal Allon. After being wounded badly, he later served as the Secretary of the Kibbutzim Movement. He was a leader of Kibbutz Afikim until his death.