Uzi Narkiss | |
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 Narkiss in 1959 | |
| Native name | עוזי נרקיס |
| Born | January 6, 1925 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | December 17, 1997 (Aged 72) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Buried | Jerusalem, Israel (Mount Herzl) |
| Allegiance | Palmach,  Israel |
| Awards |  War of Independence Ribbon Sinai War Ribbon Six-Day War RibbonLegion of Honour |
Uzi Narkiss (Hebrew: עוזי נרקיס; January 6, 1925 – December 17, 1997) was an Israeli general. Narkiss was commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units in the Central Region during the 1967 Six-Day War. Narkiss appears in the famous photograph of Defense Minister Moshe Dayan flanked by Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin taken in the Old City of Jerusalem shortly after its capture from Jordanian forces.[1]
- ^ "Poster of Uzi Narkiss". Archived from the original on 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2006-04-20.