Mickey Marcus | |
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| Birth name | David Daniel Marcus |
| Nickname(s) | "Mickey" |
| Born | February 22, 1901 Manhattan, New York, US |
| Died | June 10, 1948 (aged 47) Abu Ghosh, Israel |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Israel |
| Service |  United States ArmyHaganah  Israel Defense Forces |
| 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]
- ^ a b Ossad, Steven L.: "Out of the Shadow and into the Light: Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus and U.S. Civil Affairs in World War II", pp.6-27, Winter, 2016, Army History, United States Army Center of Military History, retrieved May 2, 2020
- ^ a b Hockensmith, Bryan J., Managing Ed.: "Editor's Journal", p.2, Winter, 2016, Army History, United States Army Center of Military History, retrieved May 2, 2020
- ^ American Jewish Historical Society. "Mickey Marcus: Israel's American General". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29.
Ben Gurion named Mickey Marcus Lieutenant General, the first general in the army of Israel in nearly two thousand years.
- ^ Berkman, Ted (1962). Cast a Giant Shadow. Doubleday.. Berkman's biography is the only comprehensive biography of Marcus. It was the source for the movie by the same name.