Ordnance Corps Memorial, Military memorial in Netanya, Israel.
The Ordnance Corps Memorial in Netanya stands at the corner of Sderot Ben-Gurion and Simcha Ehrlich Street, near the beach and next to Yad Lebanim and Goldmintz Houses. It features a large assembly plaza, a metal wall engraved with the names of about 750 fallen soldiers, and sculptures made from weapon and armored vehicle parts. Architects Ruth and Zalman Einav designed the site, with sculptures by George Ungar, Tuvia Margalit, Dina Merhav, Dan Rappaport, and Ehud Shchori.
The memorial was built in 1990 at the corner of Sderot Ben-Gurion and Simcha Erlich Street in Netanya, next to Yad Labanim House, for the fallen of the Ordnance Corps, today the Technology and Maintenance Corps. In 2009 a corps remembrance centre was added, with tribunes on its roof facing the plaza, the square was repaved and some sculptures were moved. On Israel's 1995 Memorial Day a postage stamp showing the monument, designed by Ofir Merav, was issued.
The site hosts memorial ceremonies and course-graduation ceremonies of the Technology and Maintenance Corps. On Israel's Memorial Day 1995 a postage stamp showing the monument, designed by Ofir Merav, was issued. The name wall carries the verse "Behold, I will bring spirit into you, and you shall live" (Ezekiel 37:5).
The site is located in an easily accessible area of Netanya with several transportation options nearby. Visitors should take time to read the inscriptions and explore the surroundings with respect.
The main sculpture is built from artillery barrels arranged like a tripod or tent, and its base quotes a poem by Moshe Tabenkin. In 1995, on Israel's Memorial Day, a postage stamp featuring the monument was issued, designed by Ofir Merav.
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