Moshe Tamir (general)
Moshe "Chiko" Tamir is an Israeli brigadier general who commanded the Gaza Division of the Israel Defense Forces.Tamir was drafted into the IDF in 1982 and did his military service in the Golani Brigade, of which he became commander in 2001–2003. He served as a soldier, a squad leader in the brigade's 12th Battalion.
In 1984 he became an infantry officer after finishing the officer candidates' school, and returned to the Golani Brigade. Tamir led the Brigade's reconnaissance company, the 12th Battalion and Egoz Unit in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon. For his actions as the commander of Egoz Unit, Tamir received the Head of Regional Command Citation. Afterwards he commanded a regional brigade in South Lebanon. Tamir commanded the Golani Brigade during the Second Intifada, including during Operation Defensive Shield. Later on he commanded the Gaza Division.
Tamir was forced to resign from the IDF because of an incident in which his young son drove a military all-terrain vehicle. he was court-marshaled and subsequently honorably discharged.
