Fawzi al-Qawuqji
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Fawzi al-Qawuqji was an Arab nationalist military figure in the interwar period. He served briefly in Palestine in 1936 fighting the British Mandatory suppression of the Palestinian Revolt. A politica
Fawzi al-Qawuqji in 1936
Fawzi al-Qawuqji (3rd from the right) in 1936.
An Otter armored car captured by the Haganah from the ALA (Arab Liberation Army- Kaukji's army) on 1948. The car still carries the ALA emblem, a dagger stabbing a Star of David.
Fawzi al-Quawuqji 24 May 1948
Arab Liberation Army
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The Arab Liberation Army, was an army of volunteers from Arab countries led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji. It fought on the Arab side in the 1948 Palestine war. It was set up by the Arab League as a counter to
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
…political decision by the British enabled him to flee the country in 1937. He was a colonel in the Nazi Wehrmacht during World War II and served as the Arab Liberation Army (ALA) field commander during the 1948 Palestine War. Fawzi al-Qawuqji was born in 1890 into a Turkmen family in the city of Tripoli, which was then…
ALA on parade, 1948
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