Shmuel Tankus

Aluf (Major General) Shmuel "Shmulik" Tankus ( _he. שמואל טנקוס, born 14 November 1914) was the fifth commander of the Israeli Sea Corps, serving from 30 June 1954 until 1960. [ [http://mosheamon.com/vignettes/navyborn.htm A Navy is Born] Moshe Amon]

Tankus was born in 1914 in the Neve Shalom district of Jaffa. He was scion to a clan from the Caucasus that had settled in Israel following a vision by the clan's elder. [cite book |last=Tankus |first=Shmuel |title=From the Yarkon River to the Israeli Navy |author=Tsadok Eshel |year=2003 |publisher=Ministry of Defence, Jerusalem|isbn=965-05-1231-4 |pages=174] 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 ( _he. 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.

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* [http://www.palyam.org Official Website of the Palyam]
* [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1143498756725 Grapevine: Honoring the past by celebrating in the present] The Jerusalem Post,