Diskin, Eliyahu

Son of Yaakov and Shulamit. Born in Tel Aviv on January 7, 1927. Fifth generation in Israel on the side of his father and mother: Among his forefathers on his father’s side – R. Yisrael Beck, Rabbi Yisrael Dov Frumkin (author of “Havatzelet”), Mordechai and R. Binyamin Diskin (one of the founders of Petach-Tikva) and his grandfather on his mother’s side – Rabbi Ya’akov Zilberstein, one of the first Hebrew speakers in Jerusalem, who was known in the city as Rabbi Yaakov Lashon Kodesh He was an active member of Maccabi and of the Haganah, and at the end of the year he became a clerk in a car parts company, and at the same time continued his activities in the Haganah. After the UN’s decision he joined the “Hayat” (“Givati”) battalions and headed the “cedar class” of Maccabi Tel Aviv members. He went to positions on the southern front of Tel Aviv and the surrounding area and took part in punitive actions. At the beginning of 1948, he moved to the Negev together with his class and worked in guarding, securing transportation and the water line, and in other activities. He participated in various operations of the 54th Battalion of the Givati ​​Brigade, such as the breakthrough to Jerusalem, actions against the Arab Legion based in Sarafand, the evacuation of children and women from Kfar Menachem, battles with the Legion in Latrun, He was courageous and valiant, and he was mentioned several times in the orders of the day. He was promoted to the rank of platoon commander and later became 1st lieutenant, and he acted with special bravery against the Egyptian column that advanced to Ashdod.At the end of the truce he headed for the conquest of the village of Iraq Suidan from the Egyptians and on the last machine gun position, 1948), was injured in the leg. For about two months he lay in the hospital and carried his pain in silence and in good spirits. But with the start of his recovery, the “Ten Plagues” operation was launched against the Egyptian army, and he returned to his battalion and his wounds were not completely healed. Was appointed commander of the Givati ​​Brigade, Shimon Avidan, and participated in planning the assault to expel the Egyptian invader. After the expulsion of the Egyptians, he was transferred with the brigade commander to serve in the General Staff, and was appointed commander of the IDF’s first war room, but a few months later, on May 27, 1949, The patients, after a week of serious illness, came upon him as a result of his wounds in the campaign and the fissures left in his ears, and was brought to rest in the Nachlat Yitzhak military cemetery.