Military

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

Flavius Arbogastes
Flavius Arbogastes
Italy
Roman general
Oleg Kozlov
Oleg Kozlov
Tajikistan
Sniper, Hero of Russia
Andrey Vlasov
Andrey Vlasov
Russia
General
Remus Woyrsch
Remus Woyrsch
Germany
German Field Marshal (1917).
Fedor Akylishnin
Fedor Akylishnin
Russia
Commander of the 81st Guards Separate Sapper Battalion, Hero of the Soviet Union
Semen Aleshin
Semen Aleshin
Soviet military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, captain
Iohann Patkul
Iohann Patkul
Sweden
Spy
Anatoliy Orlov
Anatoliy Orlov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Dominic Antonelli
Dominic Antonelli
USA
Astronaut
Pierre Francois Joseph Durutte
Pierre Francois Joseph Durutte
France
Count, French general, hero of the Battle of Waterloo
Peter Schmidt
Peter Schmidt
Ukraine
Revolutionary, democrat, one of the leaders of the Sevastopol uprising of 1905
Petr Vovna
Petr Vovna
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
Jan Bar
Jan Bar
France
Corsair, squadron commander
Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig
Great Britain
1st Earl Haig, a British Army officer and commander during World War I, whose Somme offensive in France in the summer of 1916 resulted in significant Allied advances, but at the cost of many lives.
Mihail Shvarts
Mihail Shvarts
Russia
One of the participants in the Battle of Sinop and an outstanding defender of Sevastopol.
Michael Bysak
Michael Bysak
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union
Alexander Kovalev
Alexander Kovalev
Russia
Cabin boy of the Northern Fleet during the Great Patriotic War, pioneer hero
Huan Ponse de Leon
Huan Ponse de Leon
Spain
Spanish conquistador.
Evans Karlson
Evans Karlson
USA
American saboteur, brigadier general (1946).
Viktor Masich
Viktor Masich
Russia
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
Edward Augustus Inglefield
Edward Augustus Inglefield
Great Britain
British Vice Admiral
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
USA
General of the Confederate Army
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
Olga Sanfirova
Olga Sanfirova
Pilot, squadron commander of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Dan Shomron
Dan Shomron
Israel
Thirteenth Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
Petr Lapshev
Petr Lapshev
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Aleksander Romanchuk
Aleksander Romanchuk
Russian military leader
Leopoldo Castelli
Leopoldo Castelli
Argentina
Argentine General
Jacques-Pierre Abbatucci
Jacques-Pierre Abbatucci
France
Corsican, French divisional general.
Gustav Rodel
Gustav Rodel
Germany
German Luftwaffe fighter pilot
Ekaterina Zelenko
Ekaterina Zelenko
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union
Leonid Ryzhiy
Leonid Ryzhiy
Ukraine
Squadron Commander of the 347th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Feyzulla Mirza Qacar
Feyzulla Mirza Qacar
Commander of the Russian Imperial Army and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Major General
Afanasiy Gagarin
Afanasiy Gagarin
Japan
Prince, voivode in Pskov, Tomsk
Vladimir Grekov
Vladimir Grekov
Soviet military man, Colonel General
Anatoliy Gekker
Anatoliy Gekker
Georgia
Soviet military leader, corps commander
Philip Carteret
Philip Carteret
Great Britain
British officer, explorer and navigator.
Edmond Poup
Edmond Poup
USA
Spy
Salizhan Sharipov
Salizhan Sharipov
Kyrgyzstan
Astronaut
Charles Lightoller
Charles Lightoller
Great Britain
An English sailor who rose to the rank of commander
Alexander Kikhtenko
Alexander Kikhtenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian military leader and statesman, army general
Henry Hardinge
Henry Hardinge
Great Britain
British military and political figure, field marshal
Georgiy Makarov
Georgiy Makarov
Lieutenant General of Artillery
Philippe D'Anselme
Philippe D'Anselme
France
French Brigadier General
Philipp Agaltzov
Philipp Agaltzov
Russia
Commander of Long Range Aviation
Wu Peifu
Wu Peifu
China
Military ruler of central China whose reign was thwarted by the Northern Expedition.
Friedrich August Eberhard Wurttemberg
Friedrich August Eberhard Wurttemberg
Germany
German military leader
Theodor Krancke
Theodor Krancke
Germany
German admiral, participant in the First and Second World Wars.
Klod Nikolier
Klod Nikolier
Switzerland
Astronaut
Zuolin Zhang
Zuolin Zhang
China
Military and political figure in China.