WORLD MACHAL - Volunteers from overseas in the Israel Defense Forces

Scandinavian Machal

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NAMECOUNTRYSERVICEUNIT/DUTIES
Abramson, Arne AbrahamDenmarkAir ForcePilot
Arnloff, ErikDenmarkAir ForceNo. 1 Squadron - Pilot
Bash, DoraDenmarkUnclassifiedArrived on board Kedma 29th April. 1948
Berger, Hardy DanDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 76803
Bornstein, JonasDenmarkUnclassified
Burland, CarlDenmarkNavy
Christiensen, (Jorgen) Jokan [N/J]DenmarkAir Force69 Squadron - Air Gunner
Cincinnatus, MeirDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 24395
Demsitz, MenachemDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 50667
Feinberg, LouisDenmarkArmyAlexandroni
Feuerstein, KarlDenmarkArmyArtillery, Battalion 411
Fogel, AdelDenmarkUnclassifiedArrived on board Transylvania May 1st, 1948
Garodkin, EfraimDenmarkArmyGivati
Gringer, JacobDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 21164
Guttman, SophiaDenmarkUnclassifiedArrived on board Transylvania May 1st, 1948
Hedaa, Etlar (N/J)DenmarkAliyah BetHaganah
Israel, David VictorDenmarkArmy82nd Battalion - Tanks
Israel, Leo MoritzDenmarkUnclassified
Jensen, M.S.DenmarkUnclassified
Jorgen-Uv, Joram MagnesDenmarkPalmachYiftach
Katzenelson, Hirsch, ZviDenmarkAliyah BetExodus
Katzenstein, RuthDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 65912
Katz, Joseph (Dr.)DenmarkMedical Corps9th Brigade - Medical Officer
Knoll, WolfDenmarkArmyAlexandroni
Krotin, MartinDenmarkArmyGivati
Levano, Zeev WernerDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 91388
Levinson, BenjaminDenmarkUnclassified
Levitan, HeinzDenmarkUnclassified
Levitan, SammyDenmarkUnclassified
Madsen, AlfredDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 67643
Magnus, Jorgen YoramDenmarkArmySignals
Margenlis, JorgenDenmarkArmySignals
Melchoir, ArneDenmarkUnclassified
Melchior, BentDenmarkArmyGivati 51
Melchior, HildaDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 65914
Melchoir, MarcusDenmarkUnclassified
Moses, HeinzDenmarkUnclassified
Pundik, EliDenmarkUnclassified
Pundik, PDenmarkUnclassified
Pundik, HerbertDenmarkArmyAlexandroni 32
Rindom, Per [N/J]DenmarkArmyAlexandroni
Rosenswein, BenjaminDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 71216
Rubenstein, AdolphDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 53317
Rubin, DanielDenmarkArmyAlexandroni
Rubin, JudithDenmarkUnclassified
Schang, ChaimDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 17813
Sheftelowitz, DoraDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 73810
Simon, LenaDenmarkKibbutz
Silberberg, HermanDenmarkUnclassified
Simonson, JorgenDenmarkUnclassified
Solovej, HermanDenmarkArmyGolani
Sompolinsky, Freddy EphraimDenmarkArmyAlexandroni
Sompolinsky, IsaacDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 125649
Taub, MosheDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 79954
Tausz, PaulDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 78952
Vogel, IssieDenmarkUnclassified
Weiner, ErnstDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 73509
Weiss, AlfredDenmarkUnclassified
Wennick, BernardDenmarkArmyGivati
Yansen, MogensDenmarkUnclassifiedIDF No. 64666
Ancker, Kaj DavidFinlandAir ForceGround Crew
Anker, AvrahamFinlandNavyIsrael Navy Ship K20
Anker, JohnFinlandNavyIsrael Navy Ship K20
Anker, RaphaelFinlandNavyNavy Gunner INS K-16
Baran, Peggy (Pesche) (Leeds)FinlandAir ForceParachute Packer
Baran, IsraelFinlandNavyIsrael Navy Ship K20
Davidkin, MaryFinlandAir ForceParachute Packer
Davidkin, Wolf (Zev)FinlandArmyAlexandroni
Fiedler, ReubenFinlandAir ForceTel Nof - Anti-Aircraft Gunner
Hurwisch, Mirjam (Mary)FinlandMedical CorpsNurse - Military Hospital No. 9
Jalowitsch, HirschFinlandNavyIDF No. 17923
Jardin, Moses LeibFinlandArmyAlexandroni
Kafka, Zachariah ShlomoFinlandArmySignal Corps and Anti-Aircraft Gunner
Keini, BertaFinlandAir ForceParachute Packer
Kersch, JosephFinlandArmyAlexandroni
Maimon, Shura (Shachne Alex)FinlandAir ForceAnti-Aircraft Gunner
Maislick, NatanFinlandUnclassifiedIDF No. 15864
Matso, HarryFinlandUnclassified
Millner, HarryFinlandNavyIsrael Navy Ship K20
Rabinowitsch, BorisFinlandArmyLogistics Unit
Rung, MarcusFinlandNavyIsrael Navy Ship K20
Salutskij, TheoFinlandNavyIsrael Navy Ship K20
Seigerkranz, Leo (Siggy)N/JFinlandAir ForceFerry Command - C-47 Pilot
Silberstein, Bjorn (Berel)FinlandNavyIsrael Navy Ship K20
Silberstein, WolfFinlandUnclassified
Strasch, MosesFinlandNavyIsrael Navy Ship K20
Wardi, JakobFinlandAir Force/NavyAnti-Aircraft Gunner
Wardi, MosesFinlandAir ForceAnti-Aircraft Gunner
Wardi, PeretzFinlandAir ForceAnti-Aircraft Gunner
Yarden, LeoFinlandUnclassifiedIDF No. 24858
Zabludowicz, ShlomoFinlandArmyLogistics Unit
Zevi, AvnerFinlandUnclassifiedIDF No. 122335
Bodd, Arne (Arye) DavidNorwayArmy72nd Battalion - Infantry
Friedman, ArnoldNorwayAir ForceRamat David
Gelbhauer, Herz HerbertNorwayArmyIDF No. 115470
Klein, KajNorwayPalmach9th Battalion - Hanegev
Meyer, BjornNorwayArmySarafand
Otteson, GunnarNorwayUnclassifiedIDF No. 64669
Paltiel, DavidNorwayAir ForceGround Crew St. Jean
Paltiel, EliseNorwayUnclassifiedIDF No. 76989
Paltiel, Kono MeirNorwayArmyIDF No. 76692
Paltiel, IsraelNorwayUnclassifiedIDF No. 91365
Abramsohn, Herman SamuelSwedenArmy79th Battalion - Armor
Anderson, Torwald [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Baruch, Hans WolfgangSwedenNavyIDF No. 53310
Beczkowski, IsraelSwedenUnclassified
Blade, ShmuelSwedenUnclassified
Bloch, ShlomoSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 18384
Bryant-Meissner, Rudolph [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Carlson, Thure [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Navigator
Christiensson, Ulf [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Eisenberg, YeheskielSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 53303
Ekstrand, Karl Gustav [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Wireless Operator
Ekstrom, Carl [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Flight Engineer
Elghorn, Rune [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Navigator
Elwing, Leif [N/J]*SwedenNavyIsrael Navy Ship Eilat
Fager, Arne [N/J]SwedenAir Force106 Squadron - Wireless Operator
Fast, LeonSwedenUnclassified
Fiszman, BerlSwedenUnclassified
Fleishmann, Arno SiegmundSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 53316
Gerstner, LeoSwedenArmyIDF No. 53307
Gluchowsky (Gentin), LennartSwedenAir ForceSt. Jean Ground Crew
Goldstein, AbrahamSwedenUnclassified
Goldwein, SolwegSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 76793
Grubner, YacovSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 76765
Grunbaum (Nee Abraham), EvaSwedenArmyIDF No. 73887
Grunfeld, BenjaminSwedenAir ForceBase 22 - Ground Crew
Gruskewitz, BellaSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 59596
Guttfreund, WolfSwedenUnclassified
Gutman, SamuelSwedenArmy72nd Battalion - Infantry
Isaacson, Carl GustavSwedenUnclassified
Kahlberg, Joseph HeinzSwedenArmy72nd Battalion - Infantry
Katzenstein, Hans *SwedenArmyCarmeli
Kessler, FritzSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 53172
Klein, TiborSwedenUnclassified
Klein, HerbertSwedenUnclassified
Kohnke, Richard [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Krokstadt, Bertil [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Kutas, MeirSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 55063
Lejbing, Arne [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Wireless Operator
Leib, AlvinSwedenNavyUnclassified
Leif, EliezerSwedenArmyGolani
Levin, RolandSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 77092
Liljeberg, Ake [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Lindquist, Jarl [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Flight Engineer
Loeb, AlexanderSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 59871
Lubelski, LeonSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 64560
Lubelski, LilianaSwedenUnclassified
Mahr, MaxSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 53314
Marjasin, Sigvard MauriceSwedenArmyIDF No. 76405
Melberg, Lennart [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Nilsson, Gunnar [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Noskansky, GeorgeSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 135678
Persow, Herman (Moses)SwedenArmy79th Battalion - Armor
Reimann, Jens [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Pilot
Rosenthal, FrankSwedenArmy/Navy72nd Battalion - Infantry & Wedgewood
Safir, MaxSwedenArmyGivati
Schlanger, AliceSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 66555
Schuldiner, MaxSwedenArmy72nd Battalion - Infantry
Schuldinger, Britta (Mrs.)SwedenUnclassified
Schwartz, Magda PninaSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 79935
Schwartzenberg, WalterSwedenUnclassified
Sederowski, HermanSwedenArmyArtillery
Senderowitz, HermanSwedenUnclassified
Silberstein, SamuelSwedenUnclassified
Schwartzbrodt, DavidSwedenUnclassified
Schwartzenberg, WalterSwedenUnclassified
Skutin, Arne (Leonard)SwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 29459
Slucki, IsraelSwedenUnclassified
Strenger, ErnstSwedenArmy8th Brigade
Stutzinsky, Philip RolfSwedenArmyCarmeli 1 - Nesher
Tarabis (Tarshin), DoritSwedenKibbutzGal-Ed
Tarnovsky, KlausSwedenUnclassified
Tartakower, ArieSwedenunclassified
Thurberg, Bengt (Junior) [N/J]SwedenAir ForceATC - Wireless Operator
Tixell (Tikotzinsky), LeoSwedenArmy/Air ForceAlexandroni -34th Armored Brigade/Chatzor
Tugenhart, CarlSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 53315
Vogelhut, ManfredSwedenUnclassifiedIDF No. 53313
Wassover, JacobSwedenUnclassified
Weinberger, StephaniaSwedenUnclassified
Wiorek, Bertil/BaruchSwedenNavy/ArmyGunner and Infantry
Wiorek, DavidSwedenNavyGunner on board Stonit
Yaari, AryeSwedenMedical CorpsNorthern Command - Medic
Ben-Chaim, ?ScandinaviaUnclassified
Sieber, HymanScandinaviaUnclassified
Zuskind, ZeevScandinaviaUnclassified

Totals

  • Denmark – 59
  • Finland – 32
  • Norway – 10
  • Sweden – 81
  • Scandinavia – 3
    Total 185
  • Denmark
    Air Force – 3
    Aliyah Bet – 2
    Army – 15
    Kibbutz – 1
    Medical Corps – 1
    Navy – 1
    Palmach – 1
    Unclassified – 36
    Total 60
  • Finland
    Air Force – 10
    Army – 7
    Medical Corps – 1
    Navy – 9
    Unclassified – 5
    Total 32
  • Norway
    Air Force – 2
    Army – 4
    Unclassified – 3
    Total 9
  • Sweden
    Air Force – 19
    Army – 17
    Medical Corps – 1
    Navy – 5
    Unclassified – 38
    Kibbutz – 1
    Total 81
  • Scandinavia
    Unclassified – 3
  • Women
    Denmark – 7
    Finland – 4
    Norway – 1
    Sweden – 8
    Total 20
  • Non-Jews
    Denmark – 3
    Finland – 1
    Sweden – 18
    Total 22