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Years of service
  
1978–

Education
  
University of Haifa

Allegiance
  
Israel

Name
  
Tal Russo

Service/branch
  
Southern Command

Rank
  
Aluf

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Tal Russo (Hebrew: טל רוסו‎; born 1959) is a retired general of the Israel Defense Forces.

Russo was born in kibbutz Hulata in northern Israel and drafted into the IDF in 1978. He served with the Israeli Air Force special forces unit Shaldag until discharged in 1981, but returned in 1982 to command a squad during the 1982 Lebanon War. That same year he received his officer's ranks, and then continued to advance up the chain of command, spending much of his early career in the special forces.

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During the 2006 Lebanon War Russo served as the Assistant of the Head of the Operations Directorate in special missions. In October 2006 Chief of Staff Dan Halutz recommended Russo to replace Operations Directorate head Gadi Eizenkot, who had been promoted to head of Northern Command. Russo's promotion was subsequently approved by Defense Minister Amir Peretz.

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In October 2010, Russo was appointed as commander of the Southern Command. He oversaw Operation Pillar of Defense, before retiring in April 2013.

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During his career Russo earned a BA in political science from the University of Haifa and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

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References

Tal Russo Wikipedia


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