page_title: Ben-Zion Leitner
hierarchical_section_title: Ben-Zion Leitner
caption_attribution_description: English: RAV TURAI BEN ZION LEITNER, 22 YEAR OLD, RECEIVED MEDAL OF VALOUR FOR CHARGING ENEMY BUNKER WHICH HAD CHECKED THE ISRAELI ADVANCE AT IRAQ SUIDAN.
context_page_description: Ben-Zion Leitner was an Israeli soldier, who received the nation's highest military decoration, the Hero of Israel citation, for heroism during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
  He led an assault that resulted in the blowing up of a bunker at a police position in Iraq Suweidan which resulted in half of his face becoming paralysed.
  He was a native of Odessa
context_section_description: Ben-Zion Leitner (c. 1927 – March 25, 2012) was an Israeli soldier, who received the nation's highest military decoration, the Hero of Israel citation (now the Medal of Valor), for heroism during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
  He led an assault that resulted in the blowing up of a bunker at a police position in Iraq Suweidan which resulted in half of his face becoming paralysed.
  He was a native of Odessa
caption: Leitner circa 1949
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