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Israel Tal (
Hebrew: ישראל טל) (b.
1924), also known as
Talik, is an
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
general known for his knowledge of
tank warfare. Tal was a brigade commander during the
Sinai War, an armored-division commander in
Sinai Peninsula during the
Six Day War, and commander of the southern front during the final stages of the
Yom Kipur War.
The
Israeli government decided in 1970 that it needed tank-building capacity. General Israel Tal led a development team which took into consideration Israel's battlefield characteristics and lessons learned from previous wars, and began the development and building of Israel's
Merkava tank.
Israel Tal's picture appears in
Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor "Wall of Greatest Armor Commanders" along with
Moshe Peled (also Israeli),
American George S. Patton and
Creighton Abrams and
German field-marshal Erwin Rommel.
Tal received the
Israel Prize in
1997 for "[A] special contribution to the society and state". In
2002 he was chosen "Knight of Quality Government" by the
Movement for Quality Government in Israel in the "Military and security" category.
Armour Doctrine
Gen. Tal is the creator of the Israeli armour doctrine which led to the Israeli successes in the Sinai in the Six Day War. After the
Suez Crisis, Tal organized the armour into the leading element of the Israeli Defense Forces, characterized by high mobility and relentless assault. General Tal took over Israeli armor corps in 1964 and re-trained all Israeli gunners to hit targets beyond 1.5km. In open terrain, this long distance gunnery proved vital to survival of Israeli armor corps for subsequent wars. Mobility is comparable to the German
Blitzkrieg and many hold it to be an evolution of that tactic. Tal's transformation and success in
1967 led the IDF to expand the role of armour. This led to reduced attention to other less glamorous aspects of the army such as the
Infantry. In the 1973
Yom Kippur War, excessive focus on fast striking armour left the IDF without adequate defensive ability. Only in latter stages of the war did the armour break out and show its potential when General
Ariel Sharon's armour was able to penetrate the Egyptian lines, cross the
Suez Canal and envelope the Egyptian 3rd Army near
Suez.
While the IDF has become a more balanced force since 1973, Tal's influence on armour doctrine was very important to the IDF's development and has influenced armoured doctrines the world over.
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