Event · Murder
Death in the battle for Kfar Etzion
The unnamed man fell in the final battle for Kfar Etzion on May 13, 1948.
Page 3811948-05-13HIGH confidence
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בפרוץ המאורעות התמסר לענייני בטחון. היה חבר בכיתת
הפל״ם של המשק, נתמנה למפקד אחת העמדות בכפר־עציון. נפל
בקרב האחרון על כפר־עציון ב־13 במאי 1948. ...Connected nodes