Haim Ben-David

Early life and education Ben-David was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria in 1919.

Career Ben-David became one of the first fighters in the Special Night Squads watching over the Mosul–Haifa oil pipeline in the Jezreel Valley. He eventually settled in Beit She'an valley where he became the area's first commander of Hish.

After the formation of the Carmeli Brigade on February 22, 1948, he became a company commander. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War Ben-David fought in the Battle of Ramat Yohanan. He participated in Operation Dekel and Operation Hiram in the Western Galilee in an attempt to free Yehiam.

In October 1951, he was appointed assistant Chief of General Staff under the command of Mordechai Maklef. Ben-David was married and had three sons. He is buried in Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery. A street in the Yad Eliyahu neighborhood in Tel Aviv is named after him.