Herzl Shafir

Herzl Shekhterman Shafir
Herzl Shekhterman Shafir
	A visit by the officers of the IDF's Armoured Corps to the Shevach school for boys in Tel-Aviv. Shafir on the right. November 21, 1954
Native name	הרצל שפיר
Born	July 10, 1929; Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died	September 26, 2021 (aged 92)
Allegiance	Israel
Branch	Palmach; Haganah; Israel Defense Forces; Israel Police;
Years of service	1947 - December 31, 1980
Rank	Aluf (Military); Rav Nitzav (Police);
Commands	460th Brigade; 7th Brigade; Assistant Head of Operations Directorate; Manpower Directorate 1972–1974; Southern Command 1976-1978;
Battles / wars	1948 Arab–Israeli War; Sinai War; Six-Day War; War of Attrition; Yom Kippur War;
Other work	General Commissioner of Israel Police
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Herzl Shekhterman Shafir (Hebrew: הרצל שפיר; July 10, 1929 - September 26, 2021) was an Israel Defense Forces Major General, head of the Manpower Directorate, head of Israel's Southern Command, and later assistant head of the Operations Directorate. He subsequently served as the 7th General Commissioner of Israel Police.