Yekutiel Adam
| Yekutiel Adam | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Kuti |
| Born |
November 3, 1927 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Died | June 10, 1982 (aged 54) Damour, Lebanon |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service/branch | Haganah, Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1942–1982 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Golani Brigade, Israeli Southern Command |
| Battles/wars | 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Six-Day War, 1982 Lebanon War, Operation Entebbe (commander, not on the ground) |
| Relations | Major General Udi Adam (son) |
| Other work | Appointed head of the Mossad but died before taking office |
Yekutiel "Kuti" Adam (Hebrew: יקותיאל "קותי" אדם) (November 3, 1927 – June 10, 1982) was an Israeli general and former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to Yehuda and Elisheva Adam (formerly Adamov). He was named after his grandfather, who was killed in combat in 1919. His family were Mountain Jews from the Caucasus region.
At the age of 15, Yekutiel joined the Haganah. At 20, he became a commander.
On May 1, 1948, he was one of the commanders who captured the Palestinian village Salame, to the south of Tel Aviv. He later joined an elite Haganah unit that conducted raids into enemy territory.
In March, 1950, Adam married and built a house in Tel Aviv. At that time, he became an officer in the IDF, with the rank of lieutenant. Adam rose quickly through the ranks. In 1952, he became a captain in the Givati Brigade. Then he went on to command the Be'er Sheva bloc as a lieutenant colonel.
He went on to study in the war academy in France in 1964-66 and returned to assume the rank of colonel. In the Six-Day War, he served under Ariel Sharon, proving his worth. Following the war, he became commander of the Golani Brigade. The Golani Brigade was responsible for keeping the peace in the north during the War of Attrition. During this time, Adam was promoted to brigadier general and served as the vice commander of the IDF's Northern Command until the end of the Yom Kippur War.
In 1974, Adam was moved to the Sinai where he became a major general and eventually went on to head the Southern Command.
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