Alpert, Meir

Meir, son of Fruma and Zvi, was born on June 13, 1948, in the city of Leon, France, where he immigrated to Israel in 1949 with his family, the family of refugees from the Holocaust, who traveled in Poland and Austria. He moved to the Katznelson High School in Kfar Saba and completed his studies at the Ort vocational school in the city, in the field of electrical appliances. He was drafted into the IDF in mid-July 1967 and assigned to the armored corps. After training and after completing his course for tank commanders, in a course for officers of the Operations Branch and in a course for armored corps officers, he was appointed commander of the tank division, and he was always the spirit of the department, and he was always able to inspire good and friendly spirit among his men. The sense of distress, even in the most difficult situations. “In one of his letters he wrote:” The conclusion is that we can only rely on us; It may sound a bit pathetic, but I feel it in every screw that I strengthen in the tank, with every machine gun I test and fit. “After completing his regular service he began studying law studies at the end of the first year of school. He was about to set up a photography lab in his home, but he did not have the privilege of educating her, and he also liked to read and travel, and even planned to do a great trip abroad to study the world. He had an excellent sense of humor, and his jokes, imitations and antics were among his friends. He was loyal to his parents and devoted husband to his wife and distinguished himself with integrity and respect for others.In the Yom Kippur War, Meir took part in the braking battles against the Egyptians on the Sinai front, on October 21, 1973, Was killed in a battle near the Chinese Farm in the central sector, which was the last battle that took place in this sector, and his tank was hit by the Egyptians and he was killed, Father, mother, brother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to captain.