David Elazar

David Elazar
David Elazar (Dado)
Native name	דוד אלעזר
Nickname(s)	Dado, Big D
Born	(1925-08-27)27 August 1925 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Died	15 April 1976(1976-04-15) (aged 50) Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel[1]
Allegiance	Israel
Service / branch	Palmach  Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1942–1973
Rank	Rav Aluf (Chief of Staff; highest rank)
Commands	Director of Operations Chief of Staff
Battles / wars	1948 Arab-Israeli War Suez Crisis Six-Day War Yom Kippur War

David "Dado" Elazar (Hebrew: דוד אלעזר; 27 August 1925 – 15 April 1976) was an Israeli senior military officer who was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War.