A recording has surfaced of Lt. Col. Dor Gdalya Ben-Shimun, the 52nd Battalion commander killed in southern Lebanon, singing the battalion anthem with his troops moments before entering Lebanon. The clip, shared by N12, captures him reciting: 'With head held high we will return from our mission after bloody battles, as victors we will raise our flag.'
A recording resurfaced Sunday evening showing Lt. Col. Dor Gdalya Ben-Shimun, the 52nd Battalion commander killed in action earlier this week in southern Lebanon, singing his unit's anthem with soldiers moments before crossing into Lebanese territory. The clip, disseminated by N12 journalist Nitzan Shapira, shows the commander reciting the battalion's battle hymn: 'With head held high we will return from our mission after bloody battles, as victors we will raise our flag.'
As The Zioneer has reported, Ben-Shimun — a commander in the 401st Armored Brigade — fell during a high-intensity engagement with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon last week, along with three other soldiers from the battalion. The recording does not add new operational details but offers a final, intimate glimpse of the commander's battlefield demeanor. The battalion's deputy commander subsequently issued a morale letter emphasizing continuity.
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