Avraham Avigdorov

Avraham Avigdorov
Avraham Avigdorov, 17 July 1949
Native name
אברהם אביגדורוב
BornJuly 2, 1929
Mitzpa, Mandatory Palestine
DiedSeptember 4, 2012 (aged 83)
Haifa, Israel
AllegianceYishuv,  Israel
BranchPalmach
Service years1947–1948
RankPrivate
Conflicts1947–1949 Palestine war
AwardsMedal of Valor
Hero of Israel

Avraham Avigdorov (Hebrew: אברהם אביגדורוב; July 2, 1929 – September 4, 2012) was an Israeli soldier and recipient of the Hero of Israel award (today the Medal of Valor), the highest Israeli military decoration. Avigdorov received the award for destroying two Bren machine gun positions on March 17, 1948, during the civil war phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war.

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