Monument to the French Commando Traditional Cache
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Monument to the French Commando
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The geocache is under a large rock, beneath a tree, about halfway between the Monument to the French Commando and the Monument to the Negev Brigade. In 1948, with the removal of British immigration restrictions, thousands of Jews moved to Israel or came to volunteer in the War of Independence. However, most had no military experience and could not speak Hebrew. A Christian French officer from the French Legion also arrived as a volunteer and offered to put together a unit of French-speakers; he trained them and led them as they played an important role in battles in the south of the country against the Egyptian forces. The Monument to the French Commando was built to honor the French Commandos who fought and died for Israel. The Monument to the Negev Brigade is a monument designed by Dani Karavan in memory of the members of the Palmach Negev Brigade who fell fighting on Israel's side during the 1948 Arab Israeli War. It is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Beer Sheba from the east and constitutes a recognized symbol of the Negev and Beer Sheba. The monument was built between 1963 and 1968 at a time when Israel was making many physical memorials to those who fought and died in its wars. It is made of raw concrete consisting of eighteen separate elements covering 10,000 square meters. These elements are symbolic and connected to Palmach and to the War of Independence.
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