Shlomo Alton

Shlomo Alton was born in 1927 in İzmir

Shlomo Alton was born in İzmir, Turkey, in 1927 to Rachel and Avraham. He studied at an Alliance school and at a commerce school. In 1944 he came to the Land of Israel alone with Youth Aliyah.

He trained at Sde Nahum and later moved to Givat Brenner with a Palmach training group. In 1947 he took a squad commanders course and led a squad in Battalion 8 of the Negev Brigade. After officers course he led a platoon and later a reconnaissance company.

In the Sinai War he commanded Battalion 13, which fought in the Battle of Rafah. He later studied at the IDF Command and Staff College and spent 2 years at the war college in France. He married Aliza Dora in 1954, and they had 2 children.

In 1965 he became commander of the Golani Brigade, and in 1966 commander of the Officers' School. In the Six-Day War he served as operations officer of Southern Command. He was badly wounded in the Gaza Strip and died 17 days later, in 1967.