כרמי Carmi, Israel

Birth Name כרמי Carmi, Israel
Birth Name כרמי, ישראל
Call Name ישראל
Gender male
Age at Death 92 years, 1 month, 6 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth December 14, 1915   Israel Carmi grew up in Danzig

 
Aliyah 1934    

 
Residence   קיבוץ גבעת השלושה kibbutz Givat haShloshah, דרום השרון, המרכז, ישראל  

 
Military Service June, 1938 פלוגות הלילה המיוחדות Special Night Squads SNS British Commander, Gen. Haining, gave permission to create the Special Night Squads, armed groups formed of British and Haganah volunteers

 
Military Service 1935 הבריגדה היהודית Jewish Brigade The Jewish Brigade was part of the British Eighth Army

Event Note

Israel Carmi served in Special Interrogation Group or Special Identification Group (SIG), a sub-group of D Squadron 1st Special Service Regiment.

 

Event Note

Israel Carmi created the Tilhas Tizig Gesheften (TTG) from the Arabic tilhas tizi and Yiddish gesheften, forming the Hebrew slang for "kiss my ass business, Brigade, while acting as a senior representative of the Haganah.
He engaged in vengeance operations against those responsible for the Shoah, executing Germans, Austrians, and Italians, who were identified as having been active members of the SS or having assisted in the deportation or extermination of Jews.

Event Note

The Jewish Brigade engaged in rescue activities, passing through roadblocks, military checkpoints, and international borders, with large groups Jews in their care.
They were also involved, using false TTG paperwork, in the acquisition of small arms and military equipment for the Haganah in Palestine.

Event Note

Ken Sanitt, an artillery sergeant who served for 4 years in north Africa, Mesopotamia and at Monte Cassino, transferred into the Jewish Brigade,

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Military Action   גדוד הנוקם haNokam הנוקמים haNokamim  

 
Military Action   Tilhas Tizig Gesheften TTG Tilhas Teezee Gesheften (TTG) e was created by Israel Carmi, while an officer in the Jewish Brigade and a senior representative of the Haganah

 
Military Service   פלמ"ח פלוגות מחץ Palmach, הגנה  

 
Boat   SS Stafford  

 
Military Service   חטיבת הנגב HaNegev Brigade, צה"ל  

Event Note

Israel Carmi served as the Commander of the 9th Battalion.

Event Note

Palmach Information Center cites:
The 9th Battalion 9 גדוד
12th Negev Brigade חטיבת הנגב
Battalion’s commander: Israel Carmi
Technical Officer: David 'Doki' Sela
Intelligence Officer: Bezalel Zadikov
Commanders, Jeep Companies:
* Yoske Ribkind Yariv
* Micha Perlson Peri
Commanders, Zahlam half truck company: Simcha Shiloi
Base camp: Dafo territory near kibbutz Ruhama

 

 
Death January 20, 2008    

 
Military Service   פו"ש פלוגות השדה FOSH Plugot HaSadeh FOSH פו"ש members were picked by Yitzhak Sadeh, Commander of the Jewish Settlement Police משטרת היישובים העבריים

 

Source References

  1. The Brigade: and Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WW II
    1. Page: 10
  2. בנתיבי ההעפלה והקליטה: 1950-1938

Pedigree

    1. כרמי Carmi, Israel