Yitzhak Sadeh

Yitzhak Sadeh
General Sadeh, 1950
Native name
יצחק שדה
Birth nameIzaak Landoberg
Nickname(s)HaZaken (the old man)
BornAugust 10, 1890
Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (current Poland)
DiedAugust 20, 1952(1952-08-20) (aged 62)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Allegiance Russian Empire
 Israel
BranchImperial Russian Army
Palmach
RankCommander

Yitzhak Sadeh (Hebrew: יצחק שדה; born Izaak Landoberg, August 10, 1890 – August 20, 1952), was the commander of the Palmach and one of the founders of the Israel Defense Forces at the time of the establishment of the State of Israel.