Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan (Born May 20, 1915; died  October 16,1981) was Israel military commander and statesman. He was born in Kvutzath Degania, and grew up  in Moshav Nahalal. He  joined the Haganah underground defense force at age 14. He served in Orde Wingate's Special Night Squads (SNS). Moshe Dayan was arrested in 1939, together with 42 comrades for participating in an illegal Haganah officers' course, and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in Acco prison. Released in the amnesty of  1941, he joined a British army unit and lost an eye in a battle with Vichy (French) forces in Lebanon.

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