Military

Explore the fascinating world of celebrities who have served in the military. Discover their military backgrounds and intriguing stories.

Karl Einem
Karl Einem
Germany
German Colonel General
Rodolfo Graziani
Rodolfo Graziani
Italy
Italian military and statesman, Marshal of Italy
Petr Fedorenko
Petr Fedorenko
Russia
Russian general
John Denton Pinkstone French
John Denton Pinkstone French
Great Britain
British field marshal
Arseniy Vorozheikin
Arseniy Vorozheikin
Russia
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
James Logan Jones
James Logan Jones
USA
American military officer, retired full (four-star) general of the United States Marine Corps.
Aleksandr Bolbas
Aleksandr Bolbas
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union, retired colonel
Yacov Bibikov
Yacov Bibikov
Soviet military leader, engineer, aviation lieutenant general
Ellen Baker
Ellen Baker
USA
American female astronaut and physician
Marcel Chevalier
Marcel Chevalier
France
The Last State Executioner of France
Arthur Currie
Arthur Currie
Canada
Outstanding Canadian military figure, General
Reg Snowling
Reg Snowling
Great Britain
British tanker, hero of World War II
Norman Shwarzkopf
Norman Shwarzkopf
USA
American military leader
Hans-Georg Hess
Hans-Georg Hess
Germany
German submarine officer, Oberleutnant
Alfred Jodl
Alfred Jodl
Germany
Nazi criminal
Armando Diaz
Armando Diaz
Italy
Military figure of Italy
Jose Abelardo Quinones Gonzales
Jose Abelardo Quinones Gonzales
Peru
Military pilot, national hero of Peru.
Hiro Onoda
Hiro Onoda
Japan
Japanese officer fought against the Americans in the jungle
Esprit Victor Elisabeth Boniface Castellane
Esprit Victor Elisabeth Boniface Castellane
France
French Marshal.
Simo Hayha
Simo Hayha
Finland
Most prolific sniper of World War II
Ratko Mladic
Ratko Mladic
Serbia
Former Bosnian Serb military leader
Augustin Daniel Belliard
Augustin Daniel Belliard
France
French general, associate of Napoleon
Grigoriy German
Grigoriy German
Ukraine
Fighter pilot
Hans Rudel
Hans Rudel
Germany
The most famous and successful pilot of the Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber during the Second World War.
Gennadij Velichko
Gennadij Velichko
Belarus
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Germany
Head of the Main Directorate of Reich Security of the SS
Nikolay Lunin
Nikolay Lunin
Submariner, captain of the 2nd rank, commander of the K-21
Henry Crerar
Henry Crerar
Canada
Canadian general and leading leader of the Canadian Armed Forces in World War II.
Natan Stratievskiy
Natan Stratievskiy
Ukraine
Chief of Communications of the 96th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment
John Kirby
John Kirby
USA
Rear Admiral of the United States Navy
Fransua Kellerman
Fransua Kellerman
France
Marshal of France (1804), Duke of Valmy (1808).
David Randolph Scott
David Randolph Scott
USA
NASA astronaut
Gerar Durok
Gerar Durok
France
Duke of Friuli.
Evgeniya Rydneva
Evgeniya Rydneva
Ukraine
Navigator of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Valeriy Sablin
Valeriy Sablin
Captain
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
USA
American General
Evdokia Zavaliy
Evdokia Zavaliy
Ukraine
Legendary Marine Commander
Robert Olejnik
Robert Olejnik
Germany
German World War II flying ace
Karl-Heinz Euling
Karl-Heinz Euling
Germany
German military officer who held the rank of SS Hauptsturmführer during World War II
Stephanie Hohenlohe
Stephanie Hohenlohe
Switzerland
Member of a famous princely family, Nazi intelligence agent, Hitler spy
Carl Brashear
Carl Brashear
USA
American military diver
Ivan Lihobabin
Ivan Lihobabin
Fighter pilot
Leonid Beda
Leonid Beda
Russia
Fighter-bomber pilot, lieutenant general of aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Pilipenko
Ivan Pilipenko
Ukraine
Squadron Commander of the 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Friedrich Bulow
Friedrich Bulow
Germany
Prussian infantry general (since 1814).
Kitbuqa
Kitbuqa
Mongolia
Mongol warlord
Benito Pablo Juares
Benito Pablo Juares
Mexico
Mexican statesman and politician, national hero of Mexico
James Brooke
James Brooke
Great Britain
The first Raja of Sarawak from 1841 to 1868 from the White Rajah dynasty.
Li Sin
Li Sin
China
Korean naval commander, famous for his victories over the Japanese navy in the Imjin War during the Joseon Dynasty.
Heinz Felfe
Heinz Felfe
Germany
German citizen, Soviet intelligence officer