Military

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

Oskars Jekabs Dankers Oskars Jekabs Dankers
Latvia
Latvian general, officer of the Russian tsarist army
 Berthier Berthier
France
Prince and Duke of Neuchatel and Valangin, Prince of Wagram, Marshal of the Empire
Leonid Petrovskiy Leonid Petrovskiy
Ukraine
Soviet military leader
Vasily Gusev Vasily Gusev
Uzbekistan
Hero of the Soviet Union
Ernst-August Kostring Ernst-August Kostring
Germany
German diplomat and military commander, cavalry general.
Wilhelm Stuckart Wilhelm Stuckart
Germany
Statesman of the Third Reich
Douglas H. Wheelock Douglas H. Wheelock
USA
US astronaut candidate
Aba Dushambetov Aba Dushambetov
Senior Lieutenant, Company Commander of the 229th Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Helen Sharman Helen Sharman
Great Britain
The first and only British astronaut to fly in space as an official British representative
Alimzhan Erniyazov Alimzhan Erniyazov
Kazakhstan
Representative of the High Command of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Alexander Kluck Alexander Kluck
Germany
German military leader, Generaloberst
Tom Stafford Tom Stafford
USA
American astronaut
Semen Timoshenko Semen Timoshenko
Military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, participant in the Civil, Soviet-Finnish and Great Patriotic Wars
Nurlan Julamanov Nurlan Julamanov
Kazakhstan
Former representative of the high command of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lieutenant General
Andrey Vitruk Andrey Vitruk
Soviet military leader, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nadezda Troyan Nadezda Troyan
Belarus
Scout and nurse of the “Storm” partisan detachment, Hero of the Soviet Union.
George Orbeliani George Orbeliani
Russia
Prince, Russian general
Jan Lacis Jan Lacis
Soviet military figure, corps commander (1935)
Mark Edward Kelly Mark Edward Kelly
USA
American astronaut
Nikolay Naumchik Nikolay Naumchik
Ukraine
Fighter pilot
Werner Hartenstein Werner Hartenstein
Germany
German submariner from World War II
Karl Ferdinand Karl Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria from the Teschen branch
Claus Korth Claus Korth
Germany
German submarine officer, corvette captain
Lui Blerio Lui Blerio
France
French aircraft designer and pilot who was the first to cross the English Channel in an airplane (1909)
Georgy Todorov Georgy Todorov
Bulgaria
Bulgarian infantry general.
Sergey Krivonos Sergey Krivonos
Ukraine
General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Omar Torrijos Omar Torrijos
Panama
Statesman and military leader of Panama; Brigadier General (1969).
Richard Darre Richard Darre
Germany
Nazi ideologist, Minister of Food and Agriculture
Josef Mengele Josef Mengele
Brazil
German doctor, Nazi, who conducted experiments on prisoners of Auschwitz
Arthur Fleps Arthur Fleps
Austria
One of the leaders of the SS, SS Obergruppenführer
Heinrich Muller Heinrich Muller
Germany
Chief of the German Secret Police (Gestapo)
Jozef Hauke-Bosak Jozef Hauke-Bosak
Poland
Polish general, rebel.
Vladimir Djanibekov Vladimir Djanibekov
Uzbekistan
Pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Jan Rzepecki Jan Rzepecki
Poland
Officer of the Polish Army, qualified colonel, military historian
Ivan Sokolov Ivan Sokolov
Soviet military leader, colonel
William Maynard Gomm William Maynard Gomm
Great Britain
British military and statesman. After taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, he fought in most of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars. During the Hundred Days, he took part in the Battle of Quatre Bras and Waterloo. Commander of the troops at
Odilo Lotario Globocnik Odilo Lotario Globocnik
Germany
SS Gruppenführer and Police Lieutenant General
Franz Bentivegni Franz Bentivegni
Germany
One of the leaders of German military intelligence, head of military counterintelligence (Abwehr III); lieutenant general (1945).
Jack Churchill Jack Churchill
Great Britain
British soldier
Gnaeus Julius Agricola Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Italy
Roman general
Ivan Dzhambakurian-Orbeliani Ivan Dzhambakurian-Orbeliani
Georgia
Cavalry general, hero of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878.
Pierre Francois Marie Auguste Dejean Pierre Francois Marie Auguste Dejean
France
French lieutenant general, entomologist.
Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Tereshkova
Russia
First woman astronaut
Clavdia Klimova Clavdia Klimova
Soviet female partisan scout
Gerasim Kondratyev Gerasim Kondratyev
Dive
Colonel of the Sumy Cossack Regiment, who founded the city of Sumy
Akiyama Saneuki Akiyama Saneuki
Japan
Japanese naval commander.
Ivan Gonta Ivan Gonta
Dive
Centurion of the court Cossacks of the Polish magnates Potocki
Alessandro Farnese Alessandro Farnese
Spain
Spanish military leader and viceroy of the Netherlands (from 1578)
Nikolay Kirichenko Nikolay Kirichenko
Soviet military leader, lieutenant general
Gaius Trebonius Gaius Trebonius
Italy
Roman general, consul suffect 45 BC.

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