Dlugi, Daniel (Danny)
Son of Chava and Zvi, was born on 26.5.1926 in Tel Aviv and began studying at the city’s education school. He completed his studies in Kiryat Ata (Holon), then studied regrets at the Max Payne School and went to work in his profession. From the age of 11 he was a member of the Haganah and completed courses for commanders and commanders. He liked his friends and friends as a friend, as a guide and commander, and every class asked him to be its commander. The duty and the good of his subordinates preceded him for his personal comfort. His ability to get to know him in all situations makes him feel safe. Tasks that required more knowledge and responsibility preferred to be carried out on his own and go head-to-head despite the danger. At the beginning of the War of Independence he served as a fighter and commander in the Givati Brigade and participated in the defense of Holon, in explosions and sabotage in Tel Arish and in the defense of Bat Yam. In particular, he did more to blow up the “Red House” in Tel a-Rish, where the Spandau machine gun on whose roof is a death stone in Holon. It was an “impossible” task, and Danny proved bravely that action for the homeland was not impossible. For a while he took part in operations in Jerusalem and in Hartuv and his comrades, and his subordinates told him about the courage and wisdom that was revealed in him when the brigade moved to the south and fought against Hatzor, Nitzanim, Ashdod, Migdal and Gat. – A brief respite and returned to the battles in the Negev, and its unit was clinging to hill 69, east of the coastal road, to block the movement of the Egyptians there, and the force was captured on 8 June 1948. On June 10, 1948, The outpost, and then infantry forces attacked it with armored vehicles. The enemy fire caused the casualties, the collapse of the positions and the damage to the weapons. Under pressure from the enemy, the force retreated from the outpost, and in retaliation in the open area, additional fighters were injured. In this battle fell. Only when the captives returned from Egyptian captivity did they learn that Danny had fallen in that battle on Tuesday June 10, 1948. He was later laid to rest in the Nahalat Yitzhak Military Cemetery.
