Wallach, Aryeh

Son of Esther and Moshe, was born on September 13, 1924 in the city of Kukli, Volhynia (then – Poland). In January 1926 the family immigrated to Israel and settled in Tel Aviv. His good Lev, his concern, and his help to others were already evident in his childhood. After graduating from the elementary school and the mechanical department at the Max Payne vocational school and membership in Hanoar Haoved, he took part in training in the Palmach and participated in training and in dedicated agricultural work in Ein Harod, Afikim, Yagur, etc. Aryeh completed courses, To the rank of commander-in-chief and successfully guided new recruits. During the revolt, he participated in the explosions, in action against the dissident undergrounds, the Etzel and Lehi, and in bringing illegal immigrants to the shore. With his nucleus, he went to an independent farm in the “Maginim” group in Herzliya, but when he was assigned the task, he took responsibility for the work and security of the place. In his demands for order and seriousness in work and in guarding, he was firm without concessions, and often used the force of his throat to hoarseness to influence his comrades, who would finally accept his “tyranny” because his actions and way of life were exemplary. Aryeh was transferred with some of the group to Ein Zeitim, where he fulfilled his duty as commander of the area on behalf of the Haganah and under the responsibility of the agriculture and the security forces under very difficult conditions. He played an organizational and command role in the conquest and rebuilding of the city on the 11th of Adar, after the British army conquered it as an illegal defense point and sent all its members to prison. The decision of the UN General Assembly to divide the country into two states immediately came to service in the Givati ​​Brigade. Arie participated in the defense of Tel Aviv, retaliatory actions, purge the villages surrounding the city and the south and made sure that his men would not send a hand in looting. However, he was diligently extreme in their goodness in ways that were kosher to the point of giving up what he deserved. In the distribution of clothing, he allowed them to choose their needs first, even though he was a commander, and finally settled for clothes that were not according to his size. Therefore his subordinates were called “the most beloved commander” and were willing to follow him without hesitation. After months of hard work and perseverance, accompanied by caravans, standing firmly against Arab gangs and the British army and breaking through to Jerusalem, he went home on vacation, and although he could stay home for Passover, he returned to service before the holiday and told his mother, To stay at home and enjoy all the good, while the Jews of Jerusalem suffer hunger and deprivation? ” On the night of June 2-3, 1948, he was sent to a battalion training course in Netanya, but when the Egyptian army increased its danger he could no longer “evade the home front.” When he was not allowed to return to the front, In the course of Operation Philistine, the Givati ​​forces attacked the Egyptian alignment near the Ashdod Bridge (the “Ad Halom” bridge today), but the attack failed, but forced the Egyptians to prepare for the attack. (May 3, 1948.) He was brought to rest at the military cemetery in the village of Warburg, and his commander said: “Even in his death he was a hero.” Flo was promoted to lieutenant.