Various signs
The ultimate street signs, historical sites and house numbers
× Want to add signs? There is an app! Get it on Google Play Download on the App Store

Sign: Negba - A monument to an Egyptian tank against which they fought in the War of Independence


Address:
Negba, Israel
City:
Country:
Shape:
Material:
Placement:
Click here for a map that contains other items in the area

On the sign:
הטנק שלפניך - "לוֹקוּסט" - ניתן כשי לילדי נגבה ע"י צה"ל.

הוריהם עמדו בגבורה מול הצבא המצרי בתש"ח, פגעו בטנקים אחדים ב"פיאט" (רובה נ.ט.) ולקחו שלל, טנק מצרי, שהועבר לשימושו של צה"ל.

בוצע ע"י משרד הביטחון
היחידה להנצחת החייל במסגרת ארועי השישים למדינת ישראל
Photography:
Add comments, corrections, or missing information. After clicking the "Submit" button you will be taken to a page where you will be required to specify your name and email address.
Please note, you do not need to specify details about the item, these details will be automatically added


Comments:
The tank and the monument next to it were photographed by the same photographer that day Click for a larger image

The tank is a M22 Locust tank, a tank made in the United States and sold to the Egyptian army after World War II. The tanks were sold with disabled cannons, so most of their weapons were machine guns.

Translation of the text on the sign:
The tank in front of you - "Locust" - was given as a gift to the children of Negev by the IDF.

Their parents bravely stood up to the Egyptian army in 1948, hit several tanks in a "Fiat" (anti-tank rifle) and took loot, an Egyptian tank, which was transferred to the IDF for use.

Performed by the Ministry of Defense
The unit for commemorating the soldier as part of the events of the sixtieth anniversary of the State of Israel

Learn about:





The ultimate street signs, historical sites and house numbers

Initiating the site - Eli Zvuluny - Programming and building the site Possible Worlds Ltd. Possible Worlds Ltd. © 2019-2024

© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - The site and its content are copyright protected. The full copyrights of the site's content belong to Eli Zvuluny. All images in the site (unless another photographer is mentioned) were taken by Eli Zvuluny that has the full copyrights on them. The use of any images or other materials included herein, in whole or part, for any purpose is expressly prohibited without the written permission of Eli Zvuluny. .