David Shaltiel
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David Shaltiel (
1903-
1969) is most well known for being the district commander of the
Haganah in
Jerusalem during the
1948 Arab-Israeli war. He was born in an
orthodox Jewish family in
Hamburg. He was in
1936 captured by
Gestapo and sat three years in prison after which he emigrated to
Palestine.
He was Haganah's link to the Jewish undergrounds, Irgun and Lehi, and helped them coordinate many missions with the Haganah. Among them the widely condemned attack at Deir Yassin. He was also the mastermind behind Operation Kedem which goal was to capture East Jerusalem. The mission was carried out July 8, 1948 by Irgun troops and was a total failure.
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