Captain Shiloh Rauchberger fought valiantly, sacrificing his life to save his soldiers
Shiloh Rauchberger from the township of Eli in Judea and Samaria, was a 23-year-old
commander in the Golani Infantry 51 st battalion. With the onslaught of the rocket barrage on
the morning of October 7, before the siren sounded, he wakes up his soldiers and instructs
them to enter the base shelter, which was in the mess hall. When all the soldiers were
already in the hall, they started hearing shouts in Arabic and firing from small firearms, and
realized that the base has been invaded by terrorists. Unfortunately, hurrying to safety, the
soldiers didn’t take their guns. They blocked the entrance to the hall with a refrigerator and
together with two other soldiers, Shiloh defends the main entrance while another officer is
posted at the back entrance. They wage a four-hour battle against the terrorists. Shiloh is
wounded but continues fighting and commanding his soldiers. Thanks to his determined
action alongside his courageous soldiers, the post did not fall and the terrorists were kept
engaged in the fighting and could not participate in the invasion and slaughter of the civilian
communities in the heart of Israel’s territory. Shiloh died of his wounds and posthumously
received the rank of Captain. May he rest in peace.
