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Uri Weisler

Uri Weisler was an IDF platoon commander who received the Medal of Valor for his actions in the Battle of Rafah during the Six-Day War.

1943 to 1967Medal of Valor recipientThe Battle of Rafah, 1967The Ras al-Ish incidents

Born: 27 March 1943, Givat Brenner
Died: 8 July 1967
Occupation: soldier, military personnel
Rank: segen
Wars: Six-Day War

Uri Weisler was born in 1943 in Givat Brenner

Uri Weisler was born on March 27, 1943, in Kibbutz Givat Brenner, to Ilse and Zvi (Fritz). He grew up and was educated there. Before his army service he was a counselor in the HaMahanot HaOlim youth movement.

He joined the IDF in 1962 and served in the Shaked reconnaissance unit, first as a soldier and later as an officer. Before the Six-Day War he was called up with his reserve unit.

On June 5, 1967, his unit, part of Division 84, attacked Egyptian positions at Rafah. His half-track hit a mine and he was wounded, but he climbed back on and fired its machine gun for about half an hour while directing the evacuation of the wounded. He refused treatment and kept commanding his platoon until the fighting ended.

About a month later his unit was stationed on the Suez Canal, north of Qantara. On July 8, 1967, he was killed when an artillery shell hit his position during the Ras al-Ish incidents. He was first given a citation, later changed to the Medal of Valor, and left a wife and a son born after his death.

Uri Weisler's life in 4 milestones

1943
Born in Kibbutz Givat Brenner.
1962
Joined the IDF and served in the Shaked unit.
1967
Fought in the Battle of Rafah in the Six-Day War.
1967
Killed in the Ras al-Ish incidents on the Suez Canal.

Uri Weisler served in Armored Corps

He enlisted in 1962 and served in the Shaked reconnaissance unit as a soldier and then an officer, commanding a platoon at Rafah in the Six-Day War. He was killed on the Suez Canal in July 1967 and received the Medal of Valor.

Armored Corps