Military

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

Thieu Van Nguyen
Thieu Van Nguyen
Vietnam
Military leader and one of the presidents of South Vietnam.
Jay Clark Buckey Jr.
Jay Clark Buckey Jr.
USA
American physician, astronaut, politician.
Claude Pajol
Claude Pajol
France
Count, baron, division general.
Petr Anju
Petr Anju
Russia
Admiral, Arctic explorer
Augustin Daniel Belliard
Augustin Daniel Belliard
France
French general, associate of Napoleon
David D. McKiernan
David D. McKiernan
USA
Commander of the International Security Assistance Force
Ronald Mackay
Ronald Mackay
Great Britain
Veteran of the Battle of Britain
Wilfred Dunderdale
Wilfred Dunderdale
Great Britain
A British spy and intelligence officer who was likely the real-life inspiration for James Bond
Oskar Potiorek
Oskar Potiorek
Austria
Austro-Hungarian military leader, Feldzeugmeister (1909).
Lord Raglan
Lord Raglan
Great Britain
British Field Marshal
Pavel Kotzebu
Pavel Kotzebu
Germany
General of Infantry of the Russian Imperial Army
Stanley McChrystal
Stanley McChrystal
USA
Commander of Coalition Forces in Afghanistan
Victor Lebedev
Victor Lebedev
Soviet military leader, Guards Major General of Tank Troops
David Dzhabidze
David Dzhabidze
Georgia
Fighter pilot
Georgiy Ivanov
Georgiy Ivanov
Bulgaria
The first Bulgarian cosmonaut
Laszlo Almasy
Laszlo Almasy
Hungary
Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, desert explorer, aviator, spy
Etien Nansuti
Etien Nansuti
France
Count, division general.
Viktor Hasin
Viktor Hasin
Ukraine
Fighter pilot
Kurt Gildisch
Kurt Gildisch
Germany
Third commander of Adolf Hitler's personal guard
Alfred Mason Gray Jr.
Alfred Mason Gray Jr.
USA
Retired Marine Corps General
Benito Pablo Juares
Benito Pablo Juares
Mexico
Mexican statesman and politician, national hero of Mexico
Koichi Wakata
Koichi Wakata
Japan
Astronaut
Pavel Voronin
Pavel Voronin
Soviet military leader, major general of the engineering aviation service
James Stanislaus Bell
James Stanislaus Bell
Great Britain
British intelligence officer, participant in the Caucasian War on the side of the highlanders
Jerald Vindzorskiy
Jerald Vindzorskiy
Great Britain
Anglo-Norman knight, an active participant in the Norman conquest of South Wales at the end of the 11th - beginning of the 12th century.
Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla
Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla
Mexico
Leader of the Mexican people's struggle for independence, national hero of Mexico
Ezra Danin
Ezra Danin
Israel
Israeli intelligence officer and diplomat
Martin Borman
Martin Borman
Germany
Hitler's deputy in the Nazi party, second in command of the "Third Reich"
Vasiliy Obolenskiy
Vasiliy Obolenskiy
Russia
Russian commander during the Napoleonic Wars.
Anatoly Artemenko
Anatoly Artemenko
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union, retired aviation major general
Ivan Bojko
Ivan Bojko
Ukraine
Tank regiment commander, Hero of the Soviet Union
Frank Buckles
Frank Buckles
USA
Veteran
Samuil Bogorad
Samuil Bogorad
Russia
Soviet submariner, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Reinhard Gehlen
Reinhard Gehlen
Germany
German military leader, major general
Oliver Fisher Winchester
Oliver Fisher Winchester
USA
American entrepreneur and politician.
Sahib Geray
Sahib Geray
Ukraine
Khan of Crimea in 1532-1551, Khan of Kazan in 1521-1524. Son of Mengli I Geray.
James Adamson
James Adamson
USA
US astronaut
Abd Al-Cadir
Abd Al-Cadir
Algeria
National hero of the Algerian people, commander, orator and poet
Sergey Brovtsev
Sergey Brovtsev
Test pilot, colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Barakov
Nikolay Barakov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Anders Lagercrona
Anders Lagercrona
Sweden
Swedish Major General
Johan Kristoffer During
Johan Kristoffer During
Sweden
Swedish field marshal and politician.
Aleksandr Gruzdin
Aleksandr Gruzdin
Latvia
Transport air division pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Thomas Harrison
Thomas Harrison
USA
American cavalryman of the Confederate Army
Wincenty Krasinski
Wincenty Krasinski
France
Count, Polish, French and Russian general, participant in the Napoleonic Wars.
Alfred Saalwachter
Alfred Saalwachter
Germany
German naval figure, General Admiral
Sergej Luganskij
Sergej Luganskij
Kazakhstan
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yakov Alekseev
Yakov Alekseev
Ukraine
Guards Sergeant of the Red Army, commander of a machine gun squad, Hero of the Soviet Union
Francois Nicolas Benoit Haxo
Francois Nicolas Benoit Haxo
France
Baron, military engineer
Vladimir Smirnov
Vladimir Smirnov
Russia
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War