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Michael Goldman

Michael Goldman was an Israeli Armored Corps officer who was killed in the Yom Kippur War and received the Medal of Courage for evacuating wounded soldiers under fire.

1952 to 1973Medal of Courage recipientEvacuating wounded at Mafreket outpostYom Kippur War tank officer

Born: 10 September 1952, Gqeberha
Died: 7 October 1973, Sinai Peninsula
Occupation: soldier
Education: IDF Junior Command Preparatory Boarding School
Rank: segen

Michael Goldman was born in 1952 in Gqeberha

Michael Goldman was born on 10 September 1952 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to Naomi and Haim. His family moved to Israel in 1953 and settled in Tiberias. He went to a state elementary school there and later studied at the military boarding school next to the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa.

He joined the IDF in November 1970. Because of asthma he first served in the Intelligence Corps, then moved to the Armored Corps. There he took a paratrooper course and finished officer training with honors, and was posted to Brigade 460.

In the Yom Kippur War he commanded a tank platoon in Battalion 198 on the Egyptian front. On 7 October 1973 his platoon fought near the Mafreket outpost on the Suez Canal. He entered the surrounded outpost twice to evacuate wounded soldiers and was killed on his third attempt.

After his death he was promoted to lieutenant and awarded the Medal of Courage.

Michael Goldman's life in 5 milestones

1952
Born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
1953
Moved with his family to Israel and settled in Tiberias.
1970
Joined the IDF.
1973
Killed near the Mafreket outpost while evacuating wounded soldiers.
1973
Awarded the Medal of Courage after his death.

Michael Goldman served in Armored Corps

Goldman served in the Intelligence Corps and then the Armored Corps, commanding a tank platoon in Battalion 198 of Brigade 460. He was killed in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and promoted to lieutenant after his death.

Armored Corps