Major General (res.) Haim Nadel Passes Away at 92

Major General (res.) Haim Nadel passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. The IDF announced that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, members of the General Staff Forum, and IDF commanders and soldiers bow their heads in mourning. Nadel served in a long series of senior command positions, including Commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, Commander of the Ha-Mapetz Division, and President of the Military Court of Appeals.

Born in 1933 in Lviv, Poland, Nadel immigrated to Israel in 1946. In 1952, he was drafted into the IDF and volunteered for the paratroopers. He participated in reprisal operations, fought in the Battle of the Mitla during the Sinai War, and received a citation from the OC Southern Command.

He later commanded the Nahal Airborne Battalion and the Paratroopers Brigade, and served as Head of the Operations Branch in the General Staff. During the Yom Kippur War, he commanded a paratrooper reserve brigade whose soldiers participated in the capture of the Syrian Mount Hermon in Operation Desserts. He was wounded during the battle.

After the war, he served as Chief of Staff of the Southern Command, later transitioned to the armored corps, and commanded the Ha-Mapetz Division. In 1979, he was appointed President of the Military Court of Appeals with the rank of Major General, serving until 1983. Nadel will be laid to rest tomorrow at 11:30 at the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery in a military ceremony.