Berger, Shlomo

Son of Yulia and Peretz, was born on 28.6.1923 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. He was educated in a Hebrew school and in 1939 he obtained the consent of his parents to immigrate to Israel. Upon his arrival, he received training for immigrant youth in one of the kibbutzim. In June 1941 he joined the war against the Germans. Served in a transport unit in the British Army, which was later attached to the Jewish Brigade, on the fronts of the Western Desert and in Italy, and reached the rank of corporal. As one of the best Hebrew soldiers, he also fulfilled his duty by helping the surviving remnant with urgent aid and organizing the illegal immigration. After his discharge from the army in 1946, he was entitled, as a driver, to become a member of a transportation cooperative, but for lack of money he was unable to exercise his right. He worked as a painter in Holon and was an active member of the Haganah in Tel Aviv and his parents immigrated to Israel after the Second World War, and in the winter of 1948 began his service in the defense of Holon and Bat Yam and accompanied convoys on the security road. He was later transferred to the Givati ​​Brigade, where he served as a lieutenant colonel and was promoted to the rank of sergeant, according to the testimony of the commander of his platoon (and later his company) who was well versed in the subjects he was entrusted with. He successfully trained them for military skill and understanding of their role. When an English-speaking officer was placed at the head of his platoon, he became the commander and people of the department, and the operations of the platoon testified that he had fulfilled his duties successfully. Shlomo participated in all battles of his battalion in the south of the country. In the “Yoav” operation to break into the Negev, his company attacked Hill 113, the main outpost in the Egyptian alignment of the junction of the road to the Negev. In this battle he fell on the 17th of Tishrei, 5709 (October 17, 1948). He was laid to rest at the Warburg military cemetery.