Mordechai Limon
Mordechai Limon (left) with David Ben-Gurion , November 1950
Mordechai Limon ( Hebrew מרדכי לימון, Born January 3, 1924 in Poland ; † May 16, 2009 ) was the fourth in command of the Israeli Navy . He held this office from December 14, 1950 to July 1, 1954.
Life
Limon came to Palestine in 1932 . He grew up in Tel Aviv and joined the youth organization Hashomer Hatzair . During the Second World War , Limon joined the paramilitary Palmach and served there within the Palyam naval group . He also volunteered for the British Merchant Navy , where he learned to command ships. He oversaw the Cherbourg project , which involved the smuggling of five missile speedboats that were acquired by Israel but seized by France as part of an arms embargo . He was then expelled from France.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Limon, Mordecai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | מרדכי לימון (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli naval commander |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 2009 |