Shknes, Zeev (Vladimir)
Son of-Orna and Avraham was born on October 28, 1925, in Berlin, Germany, during World War II, during his youth aliya to Eretz Israel, where he studied in the Gymnasium in Turkey, and in 1941, And in a short period of time he became one of the main employees of the “Pels” book, and was given the opportunity to study with the knowledge of literature, which attracted a great deal of attention, but because of the difficult economic conditions he was in, he could not pay attention to music. “And dedicated himself to sports, especially soccer. When he joined the army, he served in the Givati Brigade and participated in one class battles with his brother. During Operation “Maccabi” for the breakthrough to Jerusalem, on May 12, 1948, a force from the “Givati” Brigade left a number of armored vehicles to transfer ammunition to Harel forces in the eastern sector. The force encountered British armored vehicles near Deir Ayyub and absorbed casualties. A reinforcements force was sent to his aid and after retreating, the forces seized the Latrun detention camp, intending to use it as a base for the conquest of Latrun. The next morning, the force suffered a heavy bombardment of the Kaukji’s “Rescue Army” guns stationed in Latrun. The force suffered casualties and was forced to retreat. In this battle, on Wednesday, May 13, 1948, he was hit by a shell and brought to rest in the Nachlat Yitzhak military cemetery.
