Platonov, Wolf

Son of Batsheva and Nicolai, he was born on February 1, 1961, in the city of Gagarin in the Soviet Union. Wolf began studying in his hometown and when the family immigrated to Israel in 1977, he graduated from the high school in Alonei Yitzhak. Wolf was drafted into the IDF in early November 1979, and after basic training he was assigned to an anti-aircraft unit in the Israel Air Force. His commanders, who insisted on his high qualifications, sent him to an officer’s course, which he successfully completed, but when it was time for him to complete the army, he gave up the course and preferred to return to his previous unit. When the war broke out, he joined a unit that went to Lebanon. Although it was not his original unit, he was well integrated into it and fought with it until the outskirts of Beirut. On the 12th of Av 5742 (1.8.1982), Corporal Wolf fell in combat in Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. He left parents, two sisters and a brother. In a letter of condolence to the family, the defense minister wrote “He was calm and intelligent, acted honestly, meticulously and meticulously. He loved the country and was a courageous and courageous fighter.” His commander wrote to the family “We appreciated and respected your son for the quiet and reason with which he acted, for his integrity and his precision.” A monument in memory of Wolf and his friends who fell with him was established near the abandoned Arab village of Sela in the Golan Heights. In the booklet “Minshar Kalu” on behalf of the IAF headquarters, Wolf and his friends are commemorated.