Joseph Trumpeldor

Joseph Trumpeldor
Joseph Trumpeldor in the uniform of a British Army officer but without visible badges, c. World War One
Birth name	Joseph Vladimirovich Trumpeldor
Born	21 November 1880 Pyatigorsk, Russian Empire
Died	1 March 1920(1920-03-01) (aged 39) Tel Hai, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Battles/wars	Russo-Japanese War Port Arthur (WIA) World War I Battle of Gallipoli (WIA) Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine Battle of Tel Hai †
Awards	Cross of St. George

Joseph Vladimirovich (Volfovich) Trumpeldor (Russian: Иосиф Владимирович [Вольфович] Трумпельдор, IPA: [ɪˈosʲɪf trʊmpʲɪlʲˈdor]; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף טְרוּמְפֶּלְדוֹר, IPA: [joˈsef tʁumpelˈdoʁ]; 21 November 1880 – 1 March 1920) was an early Zionist activist who helped to organize the Zion Mule Corps and bring Jewish immigrants to Palestine. Trumpeldor died 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] but that he ever said these words has been challenged.^{[by whom?]}