Colonel

Discover the renowned individuals who have held the esteemed rank of Colonel. Explore their exceptional achievements, accomplishments, and contributions to various fields. Our list includes icons from entertainment, politics, music, and more, showcasing the diverse backgrounds and impact of these celebrity Colonels.

Yakov Serebryanskiy

Colonel of State Security (1945).

James Helms Kasler

US Air Force Colonel, veteran of three wars, Korean War ace

Soviet military leader, colonel

Pavel Polubotok

Colonel and acting hetman of Little Russia

Colonel of the Serbian Air Defense Forces. Known as the man who shot down the F-117 stealth aircraft

Soviet and Ukrainian serviceman, reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Colonel, Director of the Algerian National Security Service from 1995 to 2010

One of the leaders of the unrecognized DPR is from Russia.

Georg Boeselager

German officer, colonel

Nikolaj Hanenko

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim

German officer and agent of the resistance forces

Baron (12.12.1912), Austro-Hungarian Colonel General (1.11.1917).

Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel, Candidate of Military Sciences, Associate Professor.

Alexander Alekseev

Soviet artillery officer, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel

Dragutin Gavrilovich

Serbian and Yugoslav military leader, colonel

Michael Kovalev

Commander of the 183rd Tank Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union

Michail Klimenko

Soviet military figure, colonel

Bernard Francis Fisher

US Air Force Colonel, Vietnam War veteran

Ignatiy Galagan

Chigirinsky (1709-1714) and Prilutsky colonel

Illiodor Goronovich

Colonel of the Bulgarian Army

Itzhak Ben-Shoham

Colonel of the Israel Defense Forces

Valentine Yurin

Soviet military figure, colonel

Gerasim Kondratyev

Colonel of the Sumy Cossack Regiment, who founded the city of Sumy

Francisco Caamano

Dominican military (colonel) and politician

Cossack Colonel

Lieutenant who took Paulus prisoner

German military intelligence officer, colonel

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

Colonel General of the German Army

Vasiliy Krotiuk

Commander of the 705th Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel

Igor Gerasimenko

Ukrainian serviceman, paratrooper, colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, deputy

Officer of the Polish Army, qualified colonel, military historian

Colonel of the US Army, military historian, publisher of The Journal of Slavic Military Studies.

Alexander Dmitriev

Hero of the Soviet Union, Guards Lieutenant Colonel

Azad-bek Vezirov

Russian and Azerbaijani military figure, colonel

Sirin-beck Kesamanskiy

Azerbaijani military figure, participant in the First World War

Mikhail Rodionov

Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union

Kurry Treffenberg

Swedish lieutenant, later colonel.

Henrik Dobzhanskiy

Polish officer, athlete. Hero of the First and Second World Wars.

Colonel of the Latvian army

Dmitriy Gorlenko

Prilutsky Colonel

Irza-bek Hajibeklinsky

Azerbaijani military figure, colonel.

Nikolay Martynchuk

Colonel of the 435th Regiment

Armenian serviceman, colonel

Mikhail Denisov

Soviet statesman

Sergey Matsilev