Zeev Almog
| Zeev Almog | |
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Almog in uniform
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| Born |
1 February 1935 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (present-day Israel) |
| Allegiance |
 State of Israel
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| Service/ |
 Israeli Navy
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| Years of service | 1952–1985 |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Commands held | INS Tanin and the INS Leviathan, Flotilla 13, Commander of the Red Sea Fleet, Commander Israeli Navy |
| Battles/wars |
Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict |
| Other work | General Manager of Israel Shipyards |
Zeev Almog (Hebrew: זאב אלמוג; also written Ze'ev Almog; born 1 February 1935), was the Commander In Chief (C.I.C.) of the Israeli Navy from 1979–1985. He was also General Manager of Israel Shipyards from 1986 to 1995.
Almog was born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine. His parents had emigrated from Poland in 1933. Almog grew up and was educated in Haifa. In August 1952, he graduated from the religious High School of "Yavne" and joined the Israeli Army in the framework of Benei Akiva (a religious youth organization), the "Nahal". Almog graduated from Class Commanders and Physical Education Instructors courses and served in the infantry brigade of the Nahal.
In May 1954, Almog volunteered for the Naval Commando Unit and in 1955 was certified as a Naval Commando Warrior. He was then sent to Officers and Naval Cadets Schools. In July 1957, Almog was qualified as a naval officer. In November of the same year, he was appointed as a Squad Commander within the Naval Commando Unit, and for the next five years filled active command and training roles within the Naval Commando Unit.
From 1962–1965, Almog studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He received a BA degree in Geography and Political Science. He conducted research and delivered his final dissertation on "The Geomorphology of the Coast of Atlit".
In October 1965, he was appointed Chief of Operations of the Naval Commando Unit. In December 1966 he was certified and given command of a Naval Torpedo Boat. During the Six-Day War in 1967, he was called to command a Naval Commando Team that penetrated the Egyptian port of Port Said.
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