Zalman flock in 1969-70
On February 27, 1969, a platoon commander in the 13th Battalion, Zalman Chan, ordered a patrol in the southern Golan Heights. The patrol, which included a number of Zhalams from the 13th Battalion, encountered an ambush by terrorists and in the first barrage of fire a Zhalam was hit and three of his men were injured. Sergeant Major Zalman Chan, who marched at the head of the patrol, immediately jumped on the first zahalam. He ordered his driver to turn around and charged at the terrorists, who would also assist in covering fire beyond the Yarmouch, while operating the machine gun in the Zahalam. When a technical malfunction occurred in the Zahalam, he jumped out of it and continued to shoot at the terrorists with an Uzi anti-tank missile. The battle with the terrorists killed one of them and captured the rest, until reinforcements arrived. The reinforcements killed five terrorists and captured another terrorist. For this act, he was awarded: the Nissan exemplary decoration 5733 April 1973, David Elazar, rabbi, chief of the general staff at the outbreak of the Sixth War In those days, Lt. Col. Moshe Klein was the commander of the force that moved in ZhLMVs to capture Tel Pachar. He went out at the head of a line of ZhLMVs and a significant part of the force was damaged before reaching the target. After clearing several positions, he went to the top of the hill to coordinate his forces, was hit by the enemy's cluster and fell. In this action he showed devotion to the goal and an exemplary personal example. It was on the fifth day of the battles, Sunday in Sion 5777 (9.6.1967). His behavior influenced his soldiers, who continued the battle and captured the target in several separate axes. After the command of the battalion was mostly damaged in a daring and bloody battle, the objective was captured. His courage and leadership reminded us of his bravery in the battle in Operation Kadesh and this time he was even praised for his devotion to the cause and personal example.
