Joseph Trumpeldor (b. December 1, 1880, d. March 1, 1920, Hebrew: יוסף טרומפלדור‎, Russian: Иосиф Трумпельдор),Cross of St. George was an early Zionist activist, notable for helping organize the Zion Mule Corps and bringing Jewish immigrants to PalPyatigorsk, Russia. His father, Wulf Trumpeldor, served as a cantonist in the Caucasus War, lost an arm, and as a "useful Jew", was allowed to settle outside the Pale of Settlement. Originally in training as a dentist, Joseph Trumpeldor volunteered for the Russian army in 1902. During the Russo-Japanese War, he participated in the siege of Port Arthur, where he lost his left arm and was captured. He subsequently received four decorations for bravery including the Cross of St. George, which made him the most decorated Jewish soldier in Russia. In 1906 he became the first Jew in the army to receive an officer's commission..

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