Military

Explore notable people associated with Military: military careers, key missions, historical events and the consequences of their decisions.

Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff
Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff
Netherlands
Dutch general, cartographer, Minister of War of Holland.
Nicolae Cambrea
Nicolae Cambrea
Romania
Romanian general, participant in World War II.
Cuthbert Collingwood
Cuthbert Collingwood
Great Britain
British Vice Admiral
Stephanie Hohenlohe
Stephanie Hohenlohe
Switzerland
Member of a famous princely family, Nazi intelligence agent, Hitler spy
Evgeniy Hrunov
Evgeniy Hrunov
Russia
Astronaut
Feofan Vasilyev
Feofan Vasilyev
Squad commander of the 91st separate engineering battalion, Hero of the Soviet Union
Ettore Fieramoska
Ettore Fieramoska
Italy
Italian condottiere.
Mikhail Komissarov
Mikhail Komissarov
USA
Major General of Artillery
Michail Bloomfield
Michail Bloomfield
USA
American NASA astronaut,
Josef Bursik
Josef Bursik
Czech
Major General of the Czechoslovak People's Army (1990).
Vladimir Zagoruyko
Vladimir Zagoruyko
Ukraine
Intelligence officer, member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Yoseph Pilsudskiy
Yoseph Pilsudskiy
Poland
Polish Marshal
William Parry
William Parry
Great Britain
English rear admiral and Arctic explorer
Ludwig Kubler
Ludwig Kubler
Germany
German military leader, general of the mountain troops
Rovshan Javadov
Rovshan Javadov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani military leader, colonel
Nikolaj Vlasenko
Nikolaj Vlasenko
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Matvey Palen
Matvey Palen
Estonia
General of the Cavalry
Vasilij Grechishnikov
Vasilij Grechishnikov
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Johann Hotze
Johann Hotze
Switzerland
Baron, Austrian military leader.
Walter Rauff
Walter Rauff
Germany
SS-Standartenführer, served in the SD and then in the RSHA
Vasiliy Ahmad Aliyev
Vasiliy Ahmad Aliyev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani police officer, National Hero of Azerbaijan.
Hans Karl von Winterfeldt
Hans Karl von Winterfeldt
Germany
Prussian general, closest adviser and friend of Frederick II
Aleksej Denisov
Aleksej Denisov
Russia
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
Hans Rudel
Hans Rudel
Germany
The most famous and successful pilot of the Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber during the Second World War.
Igor Girkin
Igor Girkin
Russia
One of the leaders of the unrecognized DPR is from Russia.
Michael Starikov
Michael Starikov
Ukraine
WWII participant, infantryman
 Berthier
Berthier
France
Prince and Duke of Neuchatel and Valangin, Prince of Wagram, Marshal of the Empire
Jean Antoine Verdier
Jean Antoine Verdier
France
French divisional general
Dmitriy Emelyanov
Dmitriy Emelyanov
Hero of the Soviet Union since 1943
Nikolaj Braginec
Nikolaj Braginec
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Semen Vladimirov
Semen Vladimirov
Designer and inventor of Russian weapons.
Vasiliy Lazarev
Vasiliy Lazarev
Russia
Astronaut
Adam Bistrom
Adam Bistrom
Russia
Lieutenant General. Commanded the Life Guards Pavlovsky Regiment.
Vasiliy Golubev
Vasiliy Golubev
Russia
Soviet fighter pilot. Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General of Aviation
John Pope
John Pope
USA
Union Army General
Franklin Buchanan
Franklin Buchanan
USA
US naval officer, admiral, participant in the American Civil War
David Grigoryan
David Grigoryan
Armenian serviceman, soldier of the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh, hero of Artsakh
Aleksej Mazurenko
Aleksej Mazurenko
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, major general of aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Jacob Devers
Jacob Devers
USA
General of the US Army.
 Jean Ier de Bourbon
Jean Ier de Bourbon
Great Britain
Duke de Bourbon from 1410
Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Germany
German military leader, general.
Flavio Baracchini
Flavio Baracchini
Italy
Italian combat pilot during World War I
Ignaz Hardegg
Ignaz Hardegg
Count, Austrian general of cavalry (1831).
Antonina Eliseenko
Antonina Eliseenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Oleg Zobov
Oleg Zobov
Officer of the Russian Army, Guards Major
Andrash Hadik
Andrash Hadik
Austria
Austrian field marshal, hero of the Seven Years' War.
Thomas Cochrane
Thomas Cochrane
Great Britain
British admiral and politician, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Kirill Vertyakov
Kirill Vertyakov
Rifle squad leader, junior sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Inna Mudretsova
Inna Mudretsova
Russia
Soviet sniper during World War II.
Alexey Zheltov
Alexey Zheltov
Soviet military leader, Colonel General