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From Bavaria to the Land of Israel Uziel Gal did not always bear that name.
Uziel Gal was born in Weimar, Germany and forced to flee the country when the Nazis took over....
Uziel Gal
Israeli firearm designer
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Born | Gotthard Glas ()December 15, Weimar, Germany |
Died | September 7, () (aged78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Nationality | Israeli, German |
Occupation(s) | Weapon designer, IDF Colonel |
Knownfor | Designing the Uzi submachine gun |
Uziel "Uzi" Gal (Hebrew: עוזיאל "עוזי" גל, born Gotthard Glas; 15 December 7 September ) was a German-born Israeli firearm designer who invented and became the eponym of the Uzisubmachine gun.
Biography
Gal was born in Weimar, Germany to Miele and Erich Glas. When the Nazis came to power in , he first moved to the United Kingdom and later in to KibbutzYagur in the British Mandate of Palestine, where he changed his name to Uziel Gal.
In , he was arrested for illegally carrying a gun and was sentenced to six years in prison. However, he was pardoned and released in (serving less than half of his sentence).[1]
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