Gideon Schocken

Gideon Schocken
Gideon Schocken
	Gideon Shocken, January 5, 1959
Native name	גדעון שוקן
Born	December 28, 1919; Weimar Republic
Died	November 24, 1981 (aged 61); Israel
Allegiance	United Kingdom; Israel;
Branch	British Army; Haganah; Israel Defense Forces;
Years of service	1936–1961
Rank	Aluf
Commands	Major in the British Army, World War II; Deputy Head of the Manpower Directorate, February 1949 – 1954; Head of staff of the Operations Directorate in 1953 - 1955; Head of the Manpower Directorate, February 1956 – April 1961;
Battles / wars	World War II; 1948 Arab–Israeli War;
Spouse(s)	Deborah Schocken
Other work	Manager of Schocken Books Publishing in New York; Commissioner of the Israeli security forces; Member of the Board of directors of Bank Leumi;
Father	Salman Schocken
Relatives	Gershom Schocken (brother); Amos Schocken (nephew)

Gideon Schocken (also spelled Shocken; Hebrew: גדעון שוקן; December 28, 1919 – November 24, 1981) was a German-born Haganah fighter, major in the British Army during World War II, and aluf (major general) in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He served as the head of the Manpower Directorate from February 1956 to April 1961.