Mickey Marcus | |
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Birth name | David Daniel Marcus |
Nickname(s) | "Mickey" |
Born | Manhattan, New York, US | February 22, 1901
Died | June 10, 1948 Abu Ghosh, Israel | (aged 47)
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Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() Haganah ![]() |
Years of service | 1924–1948 |
Rank | Colonel (USA) Aluf (IDF) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus (February 22, 1901 – June 10, 1948) was a United States Army colonel, later Israel's first General, who was a principal architect of the U.S. military's World War II civil affairs policies,[1][2] including the organization of the war crimes trials in Germany and in Japan.[1]
He assisted Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, one of the well known Israeli Machal soldiers, becoming Israel's first modern general[2][3] (Hebrew: Aluf). He was killed by friendly fire. He was portrayed by Kirk Douglas in the 1966 Hollywood movie Cast a Giant Shadow, which focused on his role in the Israeli war.[4]
Ben Gurion named Mickey Marcus Lieutenant General, the first general in the army of Israel in nearly two thousand years.
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