Dawid Moryc Apfelbaum

Dawid Moryc Apfelbaum (some sources give Mieczysław or Mordechaj as his second name, and Appelbaum as his surname)- (born. ? - 1943 Warsaw) – was an officer in the Polish Army and the commander of the Żydowski Związek Wojskowy (Jewish Military Union), ŻZW, during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

In 1939 was the lieutenant in the Polish Army. He was a defender of Warsaw in the "September Campaign" - German invasion of Poland. After Poland's defeat together with many other Jews in Polish Army as well as Polish-Jewish political leaders (Józef Celmajster, Henryk Lifszyc, Kałmen Mendelson, Paweł Frenkel, Leon Rodl and Dawid Wdowiński) he, founded the Żydowski Związek Wojskowy (Jewish Military Union), ŻZW). In structures ŻZW he was the chief of the department of communication with Korpus Bezpieczeństwa and Armia Krajowa on "arian" site of Warsaw. Together with Paweł Frenkel he was a leader of war department in ŻZW.

During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising he was commander of squad who partake on greatest fight in uprising on Muranowski street. Killed in the first days of uprising. After his death command of AK was promoted him to the rank of major in the Polish Army.

Now in Warsaw district of Wola one of the city sqares was named Mieczysław Apfelbaum name.