Brig. Chaim Laskov has been named Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israel Army of Defense, it was officially announced here today. Brig. Laskov returned last week from studies at Oxford University.
Brig. Laskov served as commander of the Israel Air Force. Born in Russia in 1919, he came to Palestine in 1925, joined the Haganah in 1933 and served in the British Army during World War II, achieving the rank of major during an active career in Cyrenaica, Italy, Belgium and Holland. His Israel commands also included infantry and tank units and the military schools of the Army.
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