Cinner, Yochanan (Hans)

Son of Melita and Karl, was born on August 19, 1920, in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1940. In Israel he worked as a carpenter in the Henko knitting factory. After the Second World War, his parents decided to return to Vienna and tried to influence him to return with them, but he preferred to leave his parents in order to stay in Israel. In February 1948 he volunteered for the army even though he did not have to enlist under the order of the institutions. He listened to his conscience and served in the Givati ​​Brigade. He fought as a translator and took part in many operations of the brigade. Was the oldest in his company. His role as a soldier was filled with quiet and responsibility. He was inclined to humor, but he was serious about serious things. Was a man of thought and this quality was expressed in every act he did, big and small. He made an effort to acquire the Hebrew language for himself, and always, even in battles, carried a Hebrew hotel in his backpack. In preparation for the resumption of the fighting at the end of the first truce, the “An-Peer” operation was planned to break through the Negev. However, the Egyptians violated the truce and attacked and attacked it on the night of July 7-8, 1948, seized several outposts, and disrupted the plan. As part of the operation, our forces attacked the night of July 8-9, and the Givati ​​forces occupied the Ibdis outpost, northeast of the Negev. In the following days, the Egyptians carried out heavy and repeated attacks on the fort with armor, artillery and aircraft. Givati ​​fighters, with stubborn defense, repulsed the attacks. When one of the attacks was repulsed, Yohanan was wounded in the shoulder and brought to the collection station. Yochanan died in severe agony on Wednesday, July 11, 1948. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Petah Tikva