its first commander. In 1987, Shomron became the 13th Chief of Staff of the IDF, holding this position until 1991. After finishing his term, he served as the Chairman of the Israeli Military Industries. Dan Shomron died on February 26, 2008, at a hospital in Herzliya, Israel from complications of a brain aneurysm that struck him three weeks earlier. He was 70-years-old. Shomron was played by Harris Yulin in the film Victory at Entebbe (1976). He was portrayed by Charles Bronson in Raid on Entebbe (1977). He was played by Vincent Riotta in the 2018 film Entebbe. Recognition In 1973, he received the Medal of Distinguished Service as a Maj. as a result of his actions during the Six Day War. In 1977, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. In 2009, the Kinneret Center on Peace, Security and Society was renamed The Dan Shomron Center for Society, Security and Peace. See also List of Israel's Chiefs of the General Staff of IDF References External links Obituary, The Guardian, 27 February 2008 Obituary, The Times, 27 February 2008 Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 29 February 2008 Obituary, The Independent, 10 March 2008 1937 births 2008 deaths Chiefs of the General Staff (Israel) Recipients of the Medal of Distinguished Service Operation Entebbe People from Northern District (Israel) Neurological disease deaths in Israel Deaths from intracranial aneurysm Burials at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery