Gideon Schocken (Also spelled Gideon Shocken; Hebrew: גדעון שוקן; December 28, 1919 – November 24, 1981) was a Haganah fighter, major in the British Army during World War II, and aluf (major general) in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

During World War II, he volunteered for the British Army, later serving in the Jewish Brigade fighting in North Africa and Italy.

[4] He served as the head of staff of the Operations Directorate from 1953 until 1955, when he joined the Emergency Management division of the Office of the Prime Minister.

On February 15, 1956, Schocken was appointed head of Manpower Directorate of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces with the rank of aluf mishne.

After his military service, Schocken became the commissioner of the Israeli security forces under the office of the State Comptroller of Israel.