Wogmeister, Yitzchak

Yitzhak, Itchu, son of Tsippora and Yaakov, a Holocaust survivor, was born on June 14, 1947, in Szczecin, Poland, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1950. He studied at the Geulim elementary school in Kiryat Bialik, and later continued his studies at the Kiryat Haim high school. Itchu was a disciplined boy and loved socializing. After immigrating to Israel with his family, he adapted quickly to the new environment. From childhood he had excelled in his kindness. His willingness to help anyone and to share whatever they have often led him to quarrel with his parents, for not thinking at all about himself and all his energy and time he devotes to his friends. After two years of high school, he began studying in Haifa for an evening course for clerks, but did not finish. Itcho liked painting very much and in his free time he would sit and fill pages, tear them up and draw again, until the painting satisfied him completely. Many of his paintings, including works that he did not complete, remained in the drawers of his desk. Itcho enjoyed life and was a symbol of the joy of youth. He liked to play tricks, he was known as a mischif boy and all his friends loved him for his gaiety. By nature he was optimistic, and he had an excellent sense of humor. However, he could take seriously the things that required seriousness and maturity. was drafted into the IDF in mid-May 1965 and assigned to the Armored Corps, Who requested. After completing basic training, and after completing his course in the tank course “Centurion”, he was placed as a tank gunner “Centurion” in Armored Corps. After completing his tank commanders course, he was assigned as a noncommissioned tank commander and later transferred to an anti-tank unit, was appointed as a 90-mm anti-tank NCO and assigned to another battalion. As an anti-tank NCO, he participated in the Six Day War and fought in the central region of Sinai. After completing compulsory service, Yitzchak remained in the army on permanent terms for another six months and contributed his part to building the line of outposts on the banks of the Suez Canal. After completing his regular service, Itcho worked at Solel Boneh in the Haifa Bay and from 1971 worked as a diesel mechanic at the Israel Railways Diesel Institute. In 1971 he married and established a home in Israel. In reserve duty, he was assigned as a tank non-commissioned officer in the Armored Corps, and according to his commanding officer, Itcho was a disciplined and devoted soldier who was prepared to carry out any task that was imposed on him. befor the yom kipur war he returnd from reservs in the Golan Heights and told about the tension there, but added that the IDF is ready and prepared. When the war broke out, he was called to return to his unit, which was held for the braking battles against the Syrians, and participated in fierce armor battles in the El-Al area. On October 8, 1973, when he was one kilometer from El-Al to Ramat Magshimim, his tank was hit by a missile and Yitzhak was hit and killed. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. He left behind a pregnant wife and a daughter (his second daughter was born after he fell), parents and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant.