Mickey Marcus

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Mickey Marcus was a U.S.-born military officer and lawyer who became Israel’s first modern general and played a key role in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

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instanceOf Israeli general
United States Army officer
brigadier general
human
lawyer
military officer
allegiance Israel
United States of America
birthName David Daniel Marcus
burialPlace West Point Cemetery
causeOfDeath friendly fire
conflict Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War

World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfService Israel
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1901-02-22
dateOfDeath 1948-06-10
educatedAt Brooklyn Law School
United States Military Academy
employer Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army)
surface form: United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
ethnicGroup Jewish
givenName David
honor posthumous promotion to Aluf (brigadier general) in Israel
languageSpoken English
legalOccupation assistant U.S. attorney in New York
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
colonel
nickname Mickey
notableAchievement first modern general of the Israel Defense Forces
notableFor role in organizing Israel’s defense forces in 1948
service as an American officer in World War II
notableWork planning of the Burma Road to Jerusalem
occupation government official
lawyer
military officer
participatedIn drafting of surrender terms for Italy in World War II
planning for the Nuremberg trials
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
placeOfDeath near Abu Ghosh, Mandatory Palestine
positionHeld advisor to the Haganah
military governor in occupied Germany
religion Judaism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
spouse Emma Marcus

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