Fawzi al-Qawuqji

Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
	Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Native name	فوزي القاوقجي
Born	19 January 1890; Tripoli, Ottoman Empire
Died	5 June 1977 (aged 87); Beirut, Lebanon
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire; Arab Kingdom of Syria; French Mandate of Syria; Syrian rebels; Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz; Palestinian Defense Society; Nazi Germany; Arab Liberation Army;
Service/branch	Arab Liberation Army
Years of service	1912–1948
Rank	German Army Colonel (WWII)
Commands held	Arab Liberation Army 1948–1949
Battles/wars	First World War Mesopotamian Campaign; Battle of Beersheba; ; Franco-Syrian War; Great Syrian Revolt 1925 Hama uprising; ; Ikhwan Revolt; 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine; World War II 1941 Iraqi coup d'état; Anglo-Iraqi War; Syrian Campaign; Special Staff F; 1948 Palestine war Battle of Mishmar HaEmek; Operation Hiram; ;
Awards	Iron Cross, Second Class

Fawzi al-Qawuqji (sometimes spelled Fauzi el-Kaukji - Arabic: فوزي القاوقجي;‎ 19 January 1890 – 5 June 1977) was a leading Lebanese-born Arab nationalist military figure in the interwar period. The British military were impressed by his military acumen when he served briefly in Palestine in 1936 fighting the British Mandatory suppression of the Palestinian Revolt. A political decision by the British enabled him to flee the country in 1937. He was based in Nazi Germany during World War II, and served as the Arab Liberation Army (ALA) field commander during the 1948 Palestine War.

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