Mickey Marcus

David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus (February 22, 1901 – June 10, 1948) was a United States Armycolonel, 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.