Fine, Amos

Bקמ Miriam and Zvi was born on July 31, 1922, in Nahalal father’s farm, loved agriculture and worked in many sectors of the economy, and especially excelled as an expert and talented drummer. “- Work in the Ordnance Division (DIP). From 1940 he began to work as an assistant to the “chief storekeeper in the central warehouse” for weapons, and he set up “Slikim” and treated them after a hard day’s work and was not tired in his job He was the head of the Department of Infantry in Nahalal and at the age of 19 he was drafted into the Nutras and all the time Instructed in various locations in sabotage and mining courses. After leaving the DIP, he completed a naval training course and joined the infantry. With the outbreak of the War of Independence he participated in the battles of Tirat Zvi, Mishmar HaEmek, Megiddo-Lagoon, Yosef-Beck and others. He was appointed a sabotage officer of the “Dror” battalion in the Golani Brigade and was responsible for the search and sabotage of the entire eastern and western valley. He was loved by his subordinates because he knew how to instill in them a spirit of enthusiasm and devotion, and he was handsome, demanding, and well-behaved, and his men trusted him. Amos was a man of arms and weapons in the full sense of this title. On 31 May 1948, after 36 hours of difficult battle in the vicinity of Lejun, he left, despite his great fatigue, to lay a huge mine under the bridge to prevent enemy forces from reaching the area. When his commander tried to delay him by remarking on his fatigue, Amos answered that others were tired and not better than them. He managed to keep his friends away, laid down the mine, but at the same time he exploded and Amos fell into a trap. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Nahalal. He left behind a wife, Miriam, and a six-week-old baby. After his death he was promoted to First Lieutenant (lieutenant). The IDF established a museum for sabotage and mining, which bears the name of the late Amos Fine. In his name, the “Amos”