[95600] Round of appointments in the IDF: Lieutenant Colonel G. to be appointed commander of the 52nd Battalion

[95600] Round of appointments in the IDF: Lieutenant Colonel G. to be appointed commander of the 52nd Battalion

New appointment for commander of the 52nd Battalion following the fall of Lieutenant Colonel Dor Ben-Simon (may his memory be a blessing)

Following the fall of the commander of the 52nd Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Dor Ben-Simon (may his memory be a blessing), the IDF announced the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel G. as the new battalion commander. The appointment was approved in a placement meeting held under the leadership of the Commander of the Ground Forces, Major General Nadav Lotan, as reported by Nitzan Shapira on Telegram, Political-Security Cabinet - Moria Asraf & Doron Kadosh and Dr. Amir Bohbot.

According to reports from Moment News - Army and Security on Telegram, 🎗️Israel News IL🎗️ and Voice of News on 🆃🅴🅻🅴🅶🆁🅰️🅼🔴, the officer is expected to enter his position within the coming days. ynet news noted that the appointment comes following the disaster in which Lieutenant Colonel Ben-Simon fell during operational activity in a tank.

Lieutenant Colonel G. brings with him rich operational experience. As detailed in Yinon Shalom Yitach - Army and Security (a channel identified with pro-establishment and security positions), the officer began his service in the 188th Brigade. Upon the outbreak of the war, he served as the Operations Officer (G-3) of the 215th Fire Brigade, filled a command position in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division, and in the last year was involved in establishing the Dead Sea Command Center, also known as the 'Nir Battalion 843'.