Mickey Marcus
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For other people with the same name, see David Marcus (disambiguation).
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]
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Mickey Marcus | |
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Birth name | David Daniel Marcus |
Nickname(s) | "Mickey" |
Born | (1901-02-22)February 22, 1901 Manhattan, New York, US |
Died | June 10, 1948(1948-06-10) (aged 47) Abu Ghosh, Israel |
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Allegiance | United States of America Israel |
Service/ | United States Army Haganah Israel Defense Forces |
Years of service | 1924–1948 |
Rank | Colonel (USA) Aluf (IDF) |
Battles/wars | World War II
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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]