Eisenberg, Dov

He was born on February 24, 2121 in Lodz, Poland. From his youth he was active and infused with love for the Land of Israel. In 1939, he fulfilled his dream and came to Israel on the illegal immigrant ship Parita (August 22, 1939), and was immediately sent to the Betar recruitment company in Akron, where he joined the Irgun And was trained to be a combat soldier. When the Second World War broke out he enlisted in the British Army, was stationed in the cavalry corps and sent to the front in Greece. In April 1941, his unit was captured by the Germans in Kalamata, Greece. He and his comrades were transferred to a detention camp in Witten, Silesia, where they were interned. Throughout his captivity, he did not fall in love with his spirit. He wanted to escape from his captors, and on the first chance he fled, he fled with another friend and the two hid in secret. Squads of German soldiers went out to search them and later caught them and led them back to the camp. On the way to the camp they met a German officer who ordered them to come with him to search for another escaped prisoner. As they marched in front of the officer, Hela pulled out a gun and shot them in the back. Dov’s friend was killed on the spot and Dov was critically wounded. He asked the Germans to take him to the Bloomsdorf hospital, but they did not obey his request and took him to a military camp. On June 28, 1944, Dov died of his wounds and was brought to eternal rest in the British military cemetery in Cracow, Poland, where he was awarded a commendation for excellent and impressive services. (CPioneercCorps), rank cPrivate