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Joseph Trumpeldor

1880 - 1920

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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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Trumpeldor is the 1,011th most popular military personnel (down from 870th in 2019), the 813th most popular biography from Russia (down from 727th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Russian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Joseph Trumpeldor ranks 1,011 out of 2,058. Before him are Erik Heinrichs, Gongsun Du, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Vasili Mitrokhin, Hannibal Gisco, and Alfredo Guzzoni. After him are Charlie Wilson, Vetranio, Andrew Parker Bowles, Jean-Étienne Championnet, Joachim Schepke, and Peter Tordenskjold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Joseph Trumpeldor ranks 89. Before him are Waldemar Bonsels, Osami Nagano, Johannes Aavik, Leonard Woolley, Sergei Natanovich Bernstein, and Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster. After him are Eric Lemming, Lytton Strachey, Eric Campbell, Lincoln Ellsworth, Ildebrando Pizzetti, and Albert W. Hull. Among people deceased in 1920, Joseph Trumpeldor ranks 47. Before him are Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, Alexius Meinong, Maria Bochkareva, Germanus V of Constantinople, Jacob Schiff, and Matthías Jochumsson. After him are Paul Adam, Nikolai Korotkov, Gyula Benczúr, Hermann von Struve, Hector Hodler, and Moritz Cantor.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Joseph Trumpeldor ranks 813 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Aksyonov (1935), Vyacheslav Zudov (1942), Walter Weiß (1890), Raimonds Vējonis (1966), Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1838), and Vasili Mitrokhin (1922). After him are Oleg Salenko (1969), Dmitry of Tver (1299), Alexander Izvolsky (1856), Edwin Klebs (1834), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962), and Vyacheslav von Plehve (1846).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Joseph Trumpeldor ranks 72. Before him are Ivan Panfilov (1893), Anatoly Stessel (1848), Maria Bochkareva (1889), Yakov Pavlov (1917), Walter Weiß (1890), and Vasili Mitrokhin (1922). After him are Aleksandr Dvornikov (1961), Pavel Rotmistrov (1901), Franz Moritz von Lacy (1725), Vasily Petrov (1917), Semyon Kurkotkin (1917), and Mikhail Katukov (1900).

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