What is Gideon Eilat?
[[File:%D7%92%D7%93%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%AA.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Eilat in 1986]] '''Gideon (Gidi) Eilat''' (17 January 1924 - 21 April 2015) was a [[Germans|German]]-born [[Israel]]i military person. He was a former member of the [[Palmach]]. He was the commander of the third battalion of the [[Yiftach Brigade]] during the War of Independence. His highest rank was that of [[lieutenant colonel]] (''sgan aluf''). He was active in the Kibbutz Artzi movement. Eilat was one of the founders of the [[Civil Guard (Israel)|Civil Guard]] of the [[Israel Police|Israel Police Department]]. He was also a member of [[Beit Alfa|Kibbutz Beit Alfa]]. Eilat was born in [[Königsberg]], [[Germany]] (now [[Kaliningrad]], [[Russia]]). He was raised in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel. Eilat died at a hospital in [[Beit Alfa]], Israel at the age of 91.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4649761,00.html Legendary Palmach commander Gidi Eilat passes away at age 91]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Eilat, Gideon}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Israeli colonels]] [[Category:German Jews]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel]] [[Category:People from Kaliningrad]] [[Category:Military people from Tel Aviv]] {{bio-stub}}