Tauber, Daniel

Daniel, son of Ofra and Egon, was born in Tel Aviv on October 21, 1950.Daniel was drafted into the ” In mid-November 1968 and was assigned to the Armored Corps. Three years later, at the time of his release, Danny volunteered for career army service. Although he planned to go to study building engineering after the completion of compulsory service, his commanders in the army talked about his Lev and influenced him to serve in the career. He served and served until the end of October 1972. During his army service, he completed many courses: tank course, tank artillery course, tank driver course, tank course, tank commanders course, officers’ course and armor officer course. “I met Danny in an officers’ course and was always serious,” said his friend, Doron. He would sit and work, tirelessly, without a trace of contempt. Danny said to me: ‘Do you want to work with me? please. But in my own way. ‘ He did not rest until he completed his work. He believed in his ability to move things. The course calls would come prepared, with a list in hand. And he was the only speaker. Danny was a good officer. He demanded a lot of his soldiers but never demanded what he could not have done himself. Was very careful about his appearance and demanded a good performance from his soldiers as well. He was handsome, demanding, but well-behaved. When his department received a punishment, Danny participated in it voluntarily. After he refused to respond to his commanders’ pleas to continue to serve in the unit, Danny began to work as a security man at the Lod airport and at the same time studied mathematics at Tel Aviv University He was able to instill mathematical love in his students, who were not trained in the profession, and the backward students came to him in masses, and the Yom Kippur War found him in Jerusalem with his girlfriend Racheli. Before he received a summons, Danny went up to the Golan Heights to ask if they might need him Where he was transferred to the southern front and took part in the bravery battles against the Egyptians in a battle that took place on October 14, 1973. Against the Third Army, who tried to break into the Mitla, a missile hit his tank and Danny fell. Danny’s tank crew: “On the fifth day of Sukkot, we woke up in the morning to the sound of the shelling. Danny jumped into the tank and ordered to move quickly. As they were driving, one of the crew members saw a shrapnel in Danny’s back. We asked him to leave, but he was convinced that the injury was slight and that he must continue fighting. We moved on. We had to secure the company from the north. Danny climbed into a high position, risking himself, to secure the company. A missile hit him and he fell. “On August 25,1974.) Danny was brought to eternal rest in the military section of the Kiryat Shaul cemetery. Survived by father, mother and sister.