page_title: Danny Matt
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caption_attribution_description: English: Different israeli officers of the parachutist 890e battalion in 1955 with Moshe Dayan - Chief of Staff. Lieutnant Meir Har-Zion - Lieutnant colonel Arik Sharon - Lieutnant General Moshe Dayan (Chief of Staff) Captain Dani Matt - Lieutnant Moshe Efron - Major General Asaf Simchoni - Captain Aharon Davidi Lieutnant Ya'akov Ya'akov - Captain Raful Eitan. CoS Moshe Dayan with members of 890th Paratroop Battalion after Operation Egged, November 1955. Standing l to r: Lt. Meir Har-Zion, Maj. 'Arik' Sharon, Lt.Gen Dayan, Capt. Dani Matt, Lt. Moshe Efron, Col. Asaf Simchoni; On ground, l to r: Capt. Aharon Davidi, Lt. Ya'akov Ya'akov, Capt. 'Raful' Eitan. עברית: עומדים, מימין לשמאל: אל"מ אסף שמחוני, סגן משה עפרון, סרן דני מט, רא"ל משה דיין, סא"ל אריק שרון, סגן מאיר הר-ציון.יושבים, מימין לשמאל: סרן רפאל איתן, סגן יעקב יעקב, סרן אהרון דוידי. התמונה צולמה באזור ניצנה, לפני יציאתם של הצנחנים למבצע הר-געש (מידע נוסף). 日本語: 1955年11月、モシェ・ダヤン参謀総長と第890空挺大隊のメンバー。後列左から： メイヤ・ハーシオン中尉 アリエル・シャロン少佐（のち国防相・首相） モシェ・ダヤン中将 ダニー・マット大尉 モシェ・エフロン中尉 アサフ・シッホニ大佐 前列左から： アハロン・ダヴィディ大尉 ヤコブ・ヤーコブ中尉 ラファエル・エイタン大尉（のちの参謀総長）
context_page_description: Danny Matt was a decorated career Israeli military officer who served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1948 until 1992. He attained the rank of major general and fought in five Arab-Israeli wars, including the wars of 1948 and 1973. Among his many exploits was a daring operation involving leading a paratroop force across the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War. The operation was the beginning phase of a larger Israeli counter offensive that ultimately led to the defeat of the Egyptian army.
context_section_description: Danny Matt (Hebrew: דני מט‎, December 10, 1927 – December 5, 2013) was a decorated career Israeli military officer who served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1948 until 1992. He attained the rank of major general and fought in five Arab-Israeli wars, including the wars of 1948 and 1973. Among his many exploits was a daring operation involving leading a paratroop force across the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War. The operation was the beginning phase of a larger Israeli counter offensive that ultimately led to the defeat of the Egyptian army.
caption: Danny Matt (third from right with beard and beret) with members of 890th Paratroop Battalion
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