Joseph Trumpeldor

Joseph Trumpeldor
Trumpeldor c. 1904–1905
Native name	יוֹסֵף טְרוּמְפֶּלְדוֹר
Birth name	Joseph Vladimirovich Trumpeldor
Born	(1880-11-21)November 21, 1880 Pyatigorsk, Russian Empire
Died	March 1, 1920(1920-03-01) (aged 39) Tel Hai, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Allegiance	Russian Empire British Empire Yishuv
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army British Army Haganah
Years of service	1902–1905 (Russian Army) 1915–1916 (British Army) 1919–1920 (Haganah) 1919–1920 (HaShomer)
Rank	Captain
Unit	27th Siberian Infantry Regiment (Russian Army) Zion Mule Corps (British Army) Haganah units (Yishuv)
Commands	Zion Mule Corps (Deputy Commander), Tel Hai (Commander)
Battles / wars	Russo-Japanese War Siege of Port Arthur (WIA) World War I Battle of Gallipoli (WIA) Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine Battle of Tel Hai †
Awards	Cross of St. George (4th and 3rd Class)
Memorials	Trumpeldor National Memorial, Tel Hai Statues and plaques commemorating his heroism across Israel
Spouse(s)	Fira (Esther) Rozov (former fiancée)
Other work	Leader of "Bnei Zion Captives in Japan" Formation of Zion Mule Corps Establishment of HeHalutz Advocacy for Jewish self-defense and Zionism

Joseph Vladimirovich (Volfovich) Trumpeldor (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף טְרוּמְפֶּלְדוֹר, IPA: [joˈsef tʁumpelˈdoʁ]; Russian: Иосиф Владимирович [Вольфович] Трумпельдор, IPA: [ɪˈosʲɪf trʊmpʲɪlʲˈdor]; November 21, 1880 – March 1, 1920) was a Russian Zionist activist who helped organize the Zion Mule Corps and bring Jewish immigrants to Palestine. He was killed while defending the settlement of Tel Hai in 1920 and subsequently became a Jewish national hero. According to a standard account, his last words were "It's nothing, it is good to die for our country".^[1]