Birth
25.03.1921
Hamburgo, Germany
Deceased
11.7.1945
Dachau, Germany
He studied in Hamburg until finishing secondary school. In 1941 he volunteered for the British Army and was assigned to the Water Transport Company. In 1943, he participated in the attack the Western Desert, from El Alamein to Tripoli. Walter was known for his commitment, energy, enthusiasm and responsibility, as well as for being a good and generous friend. At the end of the Second World War, he participated in She’erit HaPleita, as part of the group of Palestinian soldiers helping to rescue Jewish survivors from concentration camps. On July 11, 1945, on a rescue trip to Dachau, he was killed trying to retrieve the body of a Jewish soldier when passing a wooden bridge near the city. He was survived by his father. He was brought to rest in the cemetery in Udna, Italy.
Remember our fallen heroes
Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron is the national remembrance day for all military personnel who lost their lives in the fighting that led to the establishment of the State of Israel, for those who have subsequently died while on active duty in the Israeli Defence Forces and for those who have perished in terrorist attacks.
Over the years, the day of commemoration of those who fell fighting for Israel began to encompass those who have lost their lives since the beginning of the Zionist movement - those who perished in the underground fighting and the victims of terrorist actions. Today, "Yom Hazikaron - Day of Remembrance" commemorates all those who have fallen fighting for Israel and the victims of terrorist actions."