Uzi Narkiss

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Uzi Narkiss was an Israeli general best known for commanding the forces that captured East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War in 1967.

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instanceOf Israeli general
human
associatedWith Old City of Jerusalem
Western Wall
awardReceived Israel Security Prize
burialPlace Mount Herzl
conflict 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Six-Day War
countryOfCitizenship Israel
dateOfBirth 1925-01-06
dateOfDeath 1997-12-17
education École de Guerre (French War College)
linked to: École de Guerre
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Narkiss
givenName Uzi
imageDepicts Uzi Narkiss with Rabbi Shlomo Goren and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan at the Western Wall in 1967
languageSpoken English
French
Hebrew
militaryBranch Israel Defense Forces
militaryRank general
name Uzi Narkiss
nationality Israeli
notableEvent oversaw Israeli entry into the Old City of Jerusalem in June 1967
notableFor commanding Israeli forces that captured East Jerusalem in the Six-Day War
notableWork memoirs about the Six-Day War
numberOfChildren 3
occupation military officer
participatedIn planning of Operation Focus (Six-Day War air campaign)
placeOfBirth Jerusalem
placeOfDeath Jerusalem
positionHeld director of the Jewish Agency’s Department of Immigration and Absorption
head of the IDF Central Command
head of the IDF Operations Directorate
religion Judaism
residence Jerusalem
role commander of Central Command of the Israel Defense Forces
servedIn Haganah
Palmach
spouse Miriam Narkiss

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