He was transferred to Palestine in 1947 . He was awarded the Military Cross in 1948 for his service defending the Arab population in Jaffa from the advancing Yishuv forces , in the weeks after the Deir Yassin massacre . Most of the Arabs in Jaffa left with the British forces when they withdrew on 10 May 1948 . He returned with his regiment to Germany , where he served as second-in-command
Deir Yassin massacre
Deir Yassin massacre
Derek Cooper