caption serviceyears branch placeofburial_coordinates death_date death_place birth_place allegiance battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
danny beret -rrb- with members of 890th paratroop battalion matt -lrb- third from right with beard and 1948 -- 1992 israel defense forces 32.129 34.823 region : il_type : landmark inline 05 december 2013 tel hashomer , ramat gan , israel cologne , germany israelisrael 30px day war 30px war of attrition 30px yom kippur war israeli independence war 30px sinai war 30px six 10 december 1927 kiryat shaul cemetery , tel aviv , israel aluf -lrb- major general -rrb- dayan 1955.jpg danny matt
 danny matt
danny matt

danny matt -lrb- , december 10 , 1927 -- december 5 , 2013 -rrb- 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 .
