נחמיאס Nehmias Nachmias, Yosef 'Yoske' 'Yossi'
Birth Name | נחמיאס Nehmias Nachmias, Yosef 'Yoske' 'Yossi' |
Birth Name | נחמיאס, יוסף 'יוסי' |
Birth Name | 'יוסקה' |
Call Name | 'Yoske' |
Call Name | יוסף |
Call Name | 'יוסקה' |
Gender | male |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth |
Event Note Martin Fletcher cites: Yoske Nechmias was "sixth-generation Jerusalem,ten brothers ans sisters, two in the Palmach and three in the Irgun." |
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Military Service | אצ"ל ארגון צבאי לאומי ITzL Irgun Tzvi Leumi |
Event Note Yosef Nachmias served in the British military during World War II, and exploited his knowledge of British Army procedures and his command of English to liberate weapons and rescue captured comrades. In 1946, Yosef Nechmias was arrested by the British and sentenced to be shot as a traitor by the army firing squad, but his sentence was reduced to 15 years' jail. |
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Military Service | British Army, Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence MoD |
Event Note Martin Fletcher cites: "Yoske (Nechmias) had forged his birth certificate and joined the British army at age fourteen, fighting in Syria, Lebanon and Egypt until he was wounded in Cyprus in 1944." Beginning in 1944, Yosef Nechmias led a double life, as a British soldier and a fighter in ITzL אצ"ל, attacking British "occupation" targets. |
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Military Action | April, 1948 | יפו يَافَا Yafo, תל אביב-יפו, גוש דן, ישראל | ITzL אצ"ל was set to take over Jaffa |
Event Note
Yosef Nachmias, who served in ITzL , and commanded 80 men, cites: "The Irgun decided to liberate Jaffa and cut the arms that were sending death into Tel Aviv," "forces moved from house to house, hammering holes in the walls to enter", “We handed Jaffa to the new state on a platter of silver and blood,”
ITzL אצ"ל fighters battled with snipers positioned at the top of the Hassan Bek Mosque מסגד חסן בק مسجد حسن بك, at the edge of Tel Aviv תל אביב.
The British forces withdrew at the close of the Palestine Mandate. |
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Military Action | May 4, 1947 | הפריצה לכלא עכו Akko Prison Break, כלא עכו, עכו, הצפון, ישראל | ITzL אצ"ל fighters led the prison escpae |
Event Note Martin Flectcher cites: Yosef Nechmias was "among the only group ever to escape from thecenturies-old fortess-prison." |
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Boat | June 22, 1948 | אלטלנה USS LST-138 Altalena | ITzL אצ"ל was confronted by Palmach forces as Altalena came close to shore |
Event Note
Hillel Daleski. was a Haganah recruit who had been in Palestine for only two months, when he was ordered to fire the artillery cannon that destroyed Altalena. Yaakov Meridor was arrested for 10 days.
Yosef Nachmias, a company commander on board Altalena אלטלנה, cites: Menachem Begin, on the shore, said:
Yosef Nachmias served in the ITzL אצ"ל company sent to unload the cargo aboard Altalena אלטלנה. Yael Sherez, age 16 years old, was a Palmach fighter, who followed orders and shot at Altalena. Boris Senior was ordered to bomb Altalena, but was enraged by the prospect and intended to drop the bombs elsewhere, but the mission was cancelled.
Hilary Dilesky, who had arrived in Israel only two months earlier, commanded the battery that was chosen to fire the first shot. |
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Web Links
Type | Link/ Description | |
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1 | Web Search | The Altalena Affair - Brother Against Brother, In the words of Yoske Nachmias |
Source References
Pedigree
- נחמיאס Nehmias Nachmias, Yosef 'Yoske' 'Yossi'