Bar-Lev, Haim

1924 - Born on the 16th of November in Vienna, Austria.

1948 - Colonel and commander of the Eighth Battalion (Mechanized) in the Negev Brigade.

1956 - Commanded the 27th Armoured Brigade, which captured the Gaza Strip, before turning southwest and reaching the Suez Canal.

1962 - Became the commanding officer of the Northern Command.

         - Director of Operations within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

1967 - He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff in the IDF.

1968-1971 - Served as IDF's Chief of General Staff, which made him the highest-ranking military officer.

1973 - He replace Shmuel "Gorodish" Gonen as chief of the Southern Command.

1977-1984 - Served as General Secretary of the party and as a Member of the Knesset.

1984-1990 - Bar-Lev served as Minister of Police and as a member of the "inner cabinet."

1992 - He retired from the Knesset.

1992-1994 - Bar-Lev served in Moscow as Israel's Ambassador to Russia.

1997 - He died on 7th of May in Tel Aviv.