Military

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

Ignatiy Galagan
Ignatiy Galagan
Chigirinsky (1709-1714) and Prilutsky colonel
Vladimir Kvachkov
Vladimir Kvachkov
Russia
Retired GRU Colonel
Anton Haus
Anton Haus
Hungary
Baron, Austro-Hungarian Grand Admiral (1916).
Fedor Harchenko
Fedor Harchenko
Ukraine
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
Petr Voloh
Petr Voloh
Soviet military leader, participant in the Great Patriotic War
Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Joseph Brevard Kershaw
USA
Lawyer, judge and general of the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
Mihail Shishenko
Mihail Shishenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Yury Votincev
Yury Votincev
Uzbekistan
Hero of Socialist Labor, Colonel General
James Doolittle
James Doolittle
USA
American pilot, Hero of the USA, Major General
Mihail Guryanov
Mihail Guryanov
Commissar of the partisan detachment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt
Sweden
Swedish general, participant in the Great Northern War
Auguste Dubail
Auguste Dubail
France
French military leader, divisional general
Talgat Esetov
Talgat Esetov
Kazakhstan
Director of the Border Academy, Major General
Roland Garros
Roland Garros
France
French pilot during World War I
Franz Sigel
Franz Sigel
Germany
German officer
Rosa Shanina
Rosa Shanina
Russia
Soviet lone sniper of the Great Patriotic War (more than 54 killed enemies, including 12 in the battle for Vilnius).
George Cockburn
George Cockburn
Great Britain
English military and statesman, admiral of the fleet
Vadim Sukharevsky
Vadim Sukharevsky
Ukraine
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since February 2024, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
Germany
German officer and agent of the resistance forces
Sergey Kamenev
Sergey Kamenev
Ukraine
Military leader, 1st rank army commander
Vasiliy Chuikov
Vasiliy Chuikov
Military figure
Frank De Winne
Frank De Winne
Belgium
Brigadier General of the Belgian Air Component and ESA astronaut
Ali Shamhani
Ali Shamhani
Iran
Iranian military commander, rear admiral
Bulat Dzhanasaev
Bulat Dzhanasaev
Kazakhstan
Lieutenant General, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Wend Wietersheim
Wend Wietersheim
Germany
Participant of the First and Second World Wars, Lieutenant General
Yakov Uharin
Yakov Uharin
Russia
Russian admiral, participant in the Crimean War
Saduk Abdujabbarov
Saduk Abdujabbarov
Kazakhstan
Hero of the Soviet Union, participant in the Great Patriotic War.
Yoav Galant
Yoav Galant
Israel
Major General of the Israel Defense Forces
Jean-Louis Brigitte Espagne
Jean-Louis Brigitte Espagne
France
Division General
El Cid Campeador
El Cid Campeador
Spain
National hero of Spain, military and political figure of the Reconquista
Kuzma Novoselov
Kuzma Novoselov
Russia
Fighter pilot
Vasiliy Macievich
Vasiliy Macievich
Ukraine
Fighter pilot
Herbert Otto Gille
Herbert Otto Gille
Germany
German military leader, SS-Obergruppenführer and Waffen-SS general
Kashagan Dzhamangaraev
Kashagan Dzhamangaraev
Kazakhstan
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Wolfgang Reinhold
Wolfgang Reinhold
Germany
GDR military leader
Fran McKee
Fran McKee
USA
First woman to be promoted to rear admiral in the US Navy
Serafima Amosova
Serafima Amosova
Russia
Pilot, participant of the Great Patriotic War
Scott Edward Parazynski
Scott Edward Parazynski
USA
Cosmonav
Franklin Chang-Diaz
Franklin Chang-Diaz
USA
Astronaut
Prospero Colonn
Prospero Colonn
Italy
Italian condottiere, military leader in the service of the Pope
Walter Kruger
Walter Kruger
Germany
Participant of the First and Second World Wars, general of tank troops
Timofey Hrukin
Timofey Hrukin
Russia
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General of Aviation
Takeo Kurita
Takeo Kurita
Japan
Japanese naval figure, vice admiral (1.5.1942)
Jacob Devers
Jacob Devers
USA
General of the US Army.
Vladimir Rogozin
Vladimir Rogozin
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Francois Sebastien Charles Joseph Clerfayt
Francois Sebastien Charles Joseph Clerfayt
Austria
Austrian field marshal, of Walloon origin.
Samuel Hazai
Samuel Hazai
Austria
Baron (12.12.1912), Austro-Hungarian Colonel General (1.11.1917).
Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld
Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld
Austria
Austrian Feldzeigmeister
Francois-Etienne de Damas
Francois-Etienne de Damas
France
French general, participant in the Napoleonic Wars
Mahmut Gareev
Mahmut Gareev
Russia
Soviet and Russian military leader, military leader, retired army general