Mordechai Maklef

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Mordechai Maklef
Mordechai Maklef
Nickname(s)	Motke
Born	19 January 1920 Motza, Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Died	22 February 1978 (aged 58) Mainz, West Germany
Allegiance	United Kingdom (1942–1946)  Israel (from 1948)
Service/branch	Haganah  British Army (World War II)  Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1932–1953
Rank	Rav Aluf (highest rank) Chief of Staff
Battles/wars	Arab revolt in Palestine World War II (North African campaign & Italian campaign) 1948 Arab–Israeli War (Operation Hiram)

Mordechai (Motke) Maklef (or Makleff) (Hebrew: מרדכי (מותקה) מקלף; 19 January 1920 – 22 February 1978) was the third Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and later, director-general of many important public companies in the Israeli economy.