Mordechai Gur

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Mordechai Gur was an Israeli general and later Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, best known for leading the paratroopers who entered the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War.

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instanceOf Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
Israeli general
human
military officer
politician
allegiance Israel
appointedAsChiefOfStaff 1974
birthName Mordechai Gur
burialPlace Jerusalem
Mount Herzl
causeOfDeath cancer
conflict 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Six-Day War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
countryOfCitizenship Israel
Mandatory Palestine
dateOfBirth 1930-05-06
dateOfDeath 1995-07-16
endOfTermAsChiefOfStaff 1978
ethnicGroup Jewish
knessetSession 10th Knesset
11th Knesset
12th Knesset
languageSpoken Hebrew
memberOf Knesset
militaryBranch Israel Defense Forces
militaryRank Lieutenant General
Rav Aluf
name Mordechai Gur
notableFor announcing the capture of the Temple Mount in 1967
leading the paratroopers who entered the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War
occupation military commander
politician
soldier
placeOfBirth Jerusalem
Mandatory Palestine
placeOfDeath Israel
Tel Aviv
politicalParty Israeli Labor Party
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
Commander of the IDF Paratroopers Brigade
Commander of the Northern Command (IDF)
Commander of the Southern Command (IDF)
Deputy Minister of Defense of Israel
Member of the Knesset
religion Judaism
residence Israel
serviceEnd 1978
serviceStart 1948
spouse Yaffa Gur

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