Shmuel Tankus
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Aluf (Major General) Shmuel "Shmulik" Tankus (Hebrew: שמואל טנקוס, born November 14, 1914) was one of the first commanders of the Israeli Navy, from June 30, 1954 to 1960.[1]
Tankus was born in 1914 in the Neve Shalom district of Jaffa. He was scion to a clan from the Caucasus which settled in Israel following a vision by the clan's elder.[2] He studied at the Herzliyah Gymnasium in Tel Aviv
He joined the Palmach, and served in Palyam. He reported to Yohai Ben-Nun, who was Commander of the Port Brigade (Hebrew: מפקדי פלוגת הנמל) and is considered the father of the Navy's seamen (Hovlim) course
In 1942, he married Yafa Grobshtein. They had a daughter, Ruth, who volunteered for service in the Navy.
Since 1952, he has lived in Haifa. In 2001, he was accorded the honour of Friend or Beloved of the municipality.
[edit] References
- ^ http://mosheamon.com/vignettes/navyborn.htm A Navy is Born, by Moshe Amon
- ^ Tankus, Shmuel (2003). From the Yarkon River to the Israeli Navy. Ministry of Defence, Jerusalem, 174. ISBN 965-05-1231-4.
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Palyam
- A Navy is Born, by Moshe Amon
- Grapevine: Honoring the past by celebrating in the present Article written by Greer Fay Cashman, The Jerusalem Post,
