Fawzi al-Qawuqji Military person

Fawzi al-Qawuqji (Arabic: فوزي القاوقجي‎; 1890–1977) was Arab nationalism's leading military figure in the interwar period, based in Germany, and allied to Nazi Germany during World War II, who served as the Arab Liberation Army (ALA) field commander during the 1948 Palestine War.

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Alias (AKA)	فوزي القاوقجي (Arabic)
Birth date	January 19, 1890
Birth place	Ottoman Empire , Tripoli Lebanon
Date of death	June 05, 1977
Place of death	Ras al-Einl

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allegiance	* * Arab Kingdom of Syria * Arab League * French Mandate of Syria * Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz * Palestinian Revolt * Syrian rebels
military operations	1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine Great Syrian Revolt 1948 Palestine war World War II Battle of Mishmar HaEmek 1925 Hama uprising Operation Hiram World War I Special Staff F 1941 Iraqi coup d'état Anglo-Iraqi War
military branch	Arab Liberation Army
service start	1912
service end	1948