Mickey Marcus

For other people with the same name, see David Marcus (disambiguation).

Mickey Marcus
Born	David Daniel Marcus (1901-02-22)February 22, 1901 Manhattan, New York, US
Died	June 10, 1948(1948-06-10) (aged 47) Abu Ghosh, Israel
Burial place	West Point Cemetery West Point, New York
Military career
Allegiance	United States of America Israel
Branch	United States Army Haganah Israel Defense Forces
Service years	1924–1948
Rank	Colonel (USA) Aluf (IDF)
Nickname	"Mickey"
Conflicts	World War II Operation Overlord Normandy Landings Battle of Berlin 1948 Arab–Israeli War Siege of Jerusalem (1948) Battle of Latrun (1948) Operation Bin Nun Bet Operation Yoram †
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Bronze Star Medal Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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, including the organization of the war-crimes trials in Germany and in Japan.

He assisted Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, one of the well-known Israeli Machal soldiers, becoming Israel's first modern general (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 war.