▁in ▁K far ▁Ha im , ▁Mand atory ▁Palest ine , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Political ▁Science ▁& ▁History ▁from ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁University . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁Arm ored ▁Corps . ▁During ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War , ▁then ▁Captain ▁Or r ▁commanded ▁the ▁Re con ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁advanced ▁through ▁the ▁northern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁S ina i ▁Pen ins ula . ▁In ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁At tr ition , ▁he ▁commanded ▁an ▁arm ored ▁batt alion ▁in ▁the ▁S ina i ▁and ▁the ▁Jordan ▁Valley . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁ 6 7 9 th ▁( res erve ) ▁Arm ored ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁during ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War . ▁His ▁Cent ur ion - equ ipped ▁unit ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁stem ming ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁reserve ▁units ▁to ▁arrive , ▁it ▁helped ▁save ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁headquarters ▁at ▁N af akh ▁from ▁being ▁over run . ▁Northern ▁Front ▁commander ▁General ▁Y itz h ak ▁Hof i ▁stated , ▁" Ori ▁saved ▁us ▁today ." ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War