Joseph Trumpeldor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Trumpeldor

Russian World War I Veteran

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1880

Place of Birth: Pyatigorsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 01-Mar-1920

Profession: dentist, military officer, opinion journalist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Joseph Vladimirovich (Volfovich) Trumpeldor (November 21, 1880 – March 1, 1920, Hebrew: ?????? ???????????????????? (?????????????) ????????????????? ['josef t?umpel'do?], Russian: ????? ???????????? (?????????) ??????????? ['j?s??f tr?mp??l?'dor]), 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 Zionist national hero.
According to a standard account, his last words were: "It does not matter, it is good to die for our country" but that he ever said these words has been challenged.