Berkovits, Daniel

Daniel, son of Tamar and Moshe, was born on December 10, 1951. In 1959, the family immigrated to Israel and settled in Kibbutz Nir David, where he joined the “Rakefet” group. , And then moved with his group to the Gilboa educational institution, Daniel was drafted into the IDF in early November 1970 and assigned to the Armored Corps. After completing his basic training, he completed a NCO course, a course for tank drivers and a tank commander course, where he was very mature, and he did not need power to command his soldiers, and his staff always had a pleasant atmosphere and commanders who knew his talents, They relied on him “blindly,” as Lt. Col. Yossi said during his service in the army: During the raid on Lebanon, he was one of the most outstanding fighters, and in an incident with the Syrians at the end of 1972 he destroyed two tanks. He was awarded a certificate of excellence in the event, and Danny Beck participated in the Yom Kippur War On October 14, 1973, he was killed and killed in the battle for the breakup of Tel Yosipun, where he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Dani sat on the Hoshenia axis. In the first attempt to break through the route, Danny and Shmulik, the deputy battalion commander, blocked a large Syrian armored column and destroyed about forty tanks. From this stage Danny became known as the Berkowitz Force and thus played a role that was above and beyond his original position. The Syrian force tried to encircle the Berkowitz force. Danny was promised reinforcements. The reinforcements found it difficult to find a way, and Berkovits reached it on the paths between the minefields and pulled her to him. At night, Danny destroyed two Syrian tanks alone, without the help of a gunner and with bad intentions. In the morning, the ammunition was over for the Berkowitz force, and he managed to make his way through the enemy tanks after collecting ammunition from damaged tanks. Three days later, Danny moved into a counterattack in the Tel Yosipun area. The force mounted an ambush and one of its members was thrown out of the tank. After the ambush was canceled, Danny went to look for his friend, and when he was exposed, he was wounded and killed. “Danny was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery of Kibbutz Nir David, leaving behind his parents and two sisters, who was promoted to the rank of sergeant.