____________________________________________ 7 IICC Perspectives Sinai Peninsula. We arrived and joined its shifts. That was the end of our active infantry duty, and we continued our more familiar work as soldiers in Unit 848 (today Unit 8200). Beyond telling my own personal story, I feel I have to relate to the professional military lessons we learned from our traumatic experience: 1. During a war any soldier can find himself in a difficult combat situation. Therefore, soldiers being trained as radio operators, signal traffic analysts (NCOs and officers), or any other role, must have infantry training. Every soldier and officer in the noncombatant units has to have some kind of infantry training. 2. The 848 Unit's presence on the Suez Canal line, only a few yards from the enemy, was important, valuable in and of itself, and a source of pride. 3. A very good, thorough and well-based cover story should be provided for every soldier and officer who is sent on a mission where they might find themselves on the front line. 4. Every team sent to a mission in the field, especially if the area could be dangerous, should be provided with encrypted communications equipment to report to the unit and receive instructions in real time. 5. At the beginning of the war, I immediately burned recorded tapes and logs which I was lucky enough to be able to access. Existing procedures have to relate to intelligence equipment and materials (destruction, burning, etc.) Kobi Lapid, The tank 33 soldiers evacuated from "Purkan" stronghold, are hung like a "cluster of grapes" on the tank of the 184-battalion commander, Ltc. Shaul Shalev, on their unbelievable rescue. Unfortunately, Ltc. Shalev was killed in battle, shortly afterwards. (Picture courtesy of the painter)
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