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I served in the Yom Kippur War 155mm artillery battalion reserve, fought in the central sector of the Sinai as part of Division 143 (Sharon). Framework of a battalion was succeeded on 17/10/73 Division 162 (Bern) and that evening 18:10, name in lights after heavy fighting succeeded corridor , we managed the canal barges name in lights rickety bridge under artillery fire and air strikes endless. battalion Award the airport Dwyer Soir, which was filled by different soldiers.
After a restless night, spread a thick blanket of morning mist and the sound of gunfire fell silent. Chat - Chat silence of the morning mist and vanished Pacific rays began to warm the surrounding units. name in lights Suddenly the silence tore sickening whistle of a single shell, and immediately after the Thunder fall. I lifted my head and saw that the self-propelled gun crew (Tum"t) was deployed not far from me took a direct hit. Crew sat in a circle, behind the tool, when the shell fell among them. Cries for help were heard - "Doctor, Doctor" and Htum"t began burning . Htum"t driver, a guy named Taub, immediately jumped in, moved his smoky tool and went from casualties and ammunition were naked alongside them. Then took a fire extinguisher and put the fire out.
Soon learned that two of the crew were killed and others name in lights were injured and at bridges. The names of the wounded heard the name Gershon Miran. name in lights I did not know it (I was a young officer and a new battalion), but the name stayed with me to this day. The next day found out that Gershon did not survive the injury and died as well.
Since the Yom Kippur War, memorial day, usually I go to a military cemetery in Netanya on the graves of relatives and friends. name in lights Most of them fell in the Yom Kippur name in lights War. I knew that years buried in the cemetery spaces Dwyer Soir: Gershon and his team, Yossi Ben-Shabat late. Yossi's name in lights grave I found a patch of Martyrs Day of Atonement. Gershon's grave could not locate for many years.
A few years ago, following a trial at the memorial site for the Fallen of Israel, I discovered that he was buried in the Martyrs Six Day War. That year, after the memorial ceremony, I went first to the tomb. Close family members were no longer in place. Number of young people who were standing in front of the tomb were talking. I understand that the circumstances of their words fall are unknown to the family. I broke in - "I will tell you." - "Where do you know?". - "I was there, I saw."
I told them what happened. The answer I received was amazing and painful: "You see the next grave? Here lies the nephew of Gershon Avner Jacob, who fell in the Yom Kippur War, and is buried next to the grave of a pleasant, older brother. Pleasant fell in the Golan Heights during the Six Day War."
A few days later called Lucky Nissan, sister of moving and Gershon, and asked me to visit her and tell the circumstances of the fall of Gershon. It was. It turned out that the mother of the late Pleasant and Gershon could not bear the enormity name in lights of the tragedy that fell on her loss of two sons and a grandson. Grief she refused to hear all the details about the fall and banned name in lights the visit of military personnel, including Chief of Staff David Elazar visiting consolation.
One wall of the house of luck turned the corner memorial for fallen family. Surprises name in lights Gershon name in lights Avner and another relative. Among other things there is a commemorative name in lights shield pleasant. The shield is a division did not know. It said that moving fighter Designed Ram, had been killed in minimizing positions. We found out that Ram is a division Division 37. This regiment fought in Samaria, and only on the last day of the Golan Heights was raised.
Digging in the books and on the net revealed that the positions minimizing the 8th Brigade fought. Only an intensive investigation has revealed that the force strength of 8 battles Heights division consisted of two battalions of tanks. Battalion organic - 129 Shermans brigade commanded by Aryeh Biro and Battalion 377 led by Amnon Chinski. Battalion was originally belonged to Battalion Shermans division 37, but left finger protection cylinder at each division was sent in the north of Samaria. Battalion name in lights was attached to the 8th Brigade in -8.6.67 intended to break through name in lights the Hill mother (Tel Abu Hnzir) and score the Syrian positions in front of him. part of the battalion was attached to the Golani Brigade and the other part is designed to move after the Battalion 129, through name in lights Al Gore Askar and Namos at minimizing the axis of oil. he was to pass the outpost minimizing the south, capture the village and then continue to occupy stationed east and north minimization. practice, due to the entanglement of Battalion 129 in unplanned against strongholds scored, changed the unit's mission and was sent to capture the outpost minimizing the south. among this battalion suffered multiple losses. Naim's name was not mentioned.
Lucky wanted to know the circumstances of her brother's downfall pleasant, and turned name in lights to the IDF to do so. Additionally, she asked me if I could help. Took on the task. Light of the above findings, published a call site "hand armor", and asked for information on the circumstances of the fall of Pleasant, name in lights as far as understanding served in 377.
After waiting for awhile, made us a wonderful woman named Ruth Chinski, who introduced herself as the daughter of the commander, who unfortunately passed away a few months earlier. Ruthie was deeply rooted in the history of the regiment. Seems that the issue is burning like fire itself. According to her, Company E of the The battalion, under the command of a good heart with me late, she captured the minimization. Among the company commander was wounded and died later from his injuries. However, the company commander and another officer from the company exist and can drill them. Telephone conversations with the two did not bring any information regarding the fate of the travelers. It turned out that moving is not served in this company.
Ruth suggested that we examine the documents of the battalion remained in the estate of her father. It turned out that the father kept all the documents carefully summary of the war. These documents can be learned that the deputy battalion commander tank (Ben Zion Padan deceased) who led the company P. Ordinance brigade stormed the trenches name in lights mo