Tzurie Sagi
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"A legend from the generation of giants of the IDF, you will be greatly missed": Brig. Gen. Tzurie Sagi laid to rest
Hundreds accompanied on his final journey the man who was one of the central and most famous figures in the Paratroopers Brigade and passed away at the age of 92. Above all, he was known as the military advisor to the Kurdish rebels in Iraq. His friends spoke of a brave officer: "You were like a tree in the field - a legend from the generation of giants of the IDF." His family eulogized: "He loved...
A legend in khaki: Brig. Gen. (res.) Tzurie Sagi, who established the Kurdish rebel army, has passed away
Brig. Gen. (res.) Tzurie Sagi died today at the age of 92. During his 32 years in the IDF, he fought in the Battle of the Mitla, commanded the Paratrooper Reconnaissance Unit and the 890th Battalion, and participated in the Yom Kippur War. He will be remembered primarily for his secret mission in the 1960s: training the Kurdish underground and developing the combat doctrine that destroyed an...