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Uziel Gal (Gotthard Glas) was born on 15 December, 1923 in Weimar, Germany, is an Israeli firearm designer. Discover Uziel Gal's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Gotthard Glas
Occupation Weapon designer, IDF Colonel
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 15 December, 1923
Birthday 15 December
Birthplace Weimar, Germany
Date of death 7 September, 2002
Died Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality Germany

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1923

Uziel "Uzi" Gal (עוזיאל "עוזי" גל, born Gotthard Glas; 15 December 1923 – 7 September 2002) was a German-born Israeli firearm designer who invented the Uzi submachine gun.

Gal was born in Weimar, Germany to Miele and Erich Glas.

1933

When the Nazis came to power in 1933, he first moved to the United Kingdom and later in 1936 to Kibbutz Yagur in the British Mandate of Palestine, where he changed his name to Uziel Gal.

1943

In 1943, he was arrested for illegally carrying a gun and was sentenced to six years in prison.

1946

However, he was pardoned and released in 1946 (serving less than half of his sentence).

1948

Gal began designing the Uzi submachine gun shortly after the founding of Israel and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

1951

In 1951, it was officially adopted by the Israel Defense Forces and was called the Uzi after its creator.

Gal did not want the weapon to be named after him but his request was denied.

1955

In 1955, he was decorated with the Tzalash haRamatkal and in 1958, Gal was the first person to receive the Israel Security Award, presented to him by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion for his work on the Uzi.

1975

Gal retired from the IDF in 1975, and moved to the United States the following year.

He settled in Philadelphia so that his daughter, Tamar, who had serious brain damage, could receive extended medical treatment there.

1980

In the early 1980s, Gal assisted in the creation of the Ruger MP9 submachine gun.

2002

Gal continued his work as a firearms designer in the United States until his death from cancer in 2002.

His body was flown back to Yagur for burial.