Military

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

Wilhelm Bittrich
Wilhelm Bittrich
Germany
SS-Obergruppenführer, General of the SS Troops
Ivan Vertelko
Ivan Vertelko
Russia
Colonel General
Alexander Marinesko
Alexander Marinesko
The legendary submariner was Hitler's personal enemy
Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg
USA
General of the Confederate Army
Karl Ferdinand
Karl Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria from the Teschen branch
Ivan Bijan
Ivan Bijan
Ukraine
Soviet military man, Ukrainian political figure, retired colonel general.
Juozas Vitas
Juozas Vitas
One of the leaders of the anti-fascist underground in Lithuania, Hero of the Soviet Union
Petr Kolomiec
Petr Kolomiec
Ukraine
Fighter pilot
Yury Onufrienko
Yury Onufrienko
Russia
Hero of the Russian Federation
Akashi Motojiro
Akashi Motojiro
Japan
Japanese general, Governor-General of Taiwan in 1918-1919
Viktor Petrov
Viktor Petrov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Joachim Goldbach
Joachim Goldbach
Germany
Military figure of the GDR, Colonel General
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
USA
American General
Alexandr Zuev
Alexandr Zuev
USA
Former USSR Air Force captain
Eugeniy Alehnovich
Eugeniy Alehnovich
Poland
Commander of the attack aviation squadron, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Zagoruyko
Vladimir Zagoruyko
Ukraine
Intelligence officer, member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Nikola Zhekov
Nikola Zhekov
Bulgaria
Bulgarian military leader, infantry general
Leonid Goreglyad
Leonid Goreglyad
Turkmenistan
Fighter pilot
Yuriy Koptev
Yuriy Koptev
Russia
Design engineer
Adrien De Gerlache
Adrien De Gerlache
Belgium
Belgian polar explorer
Vasiliy Sinchuk
Vasiliy Sinchuk
Kazakhstan
Fighter pilot
Yakov Serebryanskiy
Yakov Serebryanskiy
Russia
Colonel of State Security (1945).
Vasilij Senko
Vasilij Senko
Ukraine
Pilot-navigator, Hero of the Soviet Union
Willem Joseph Ghent
Willem Joseph Ghent
Netherlands
Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch Navy. He served in the Dutch Navy from 1648. In 1666, he took part in the Dutch Navy's raid at the mouth of the Thames River. In 1672, he died during the Battle of Solebay. Baron van Gent was the first commander of the special
Ivan Gnezdilov
Ivan Gnezdilov
Latvia
Fighter pilot
Semen Kozak
Semen Kozak
Ukraine
Commander of the Guards Rifle Corps, Hero of the Soviet Union
Andosh Juno
Andosh Juno
France
Commander
Safar Abiyev
Safar Abiyev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani military and statesman, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Sergey Demenkov
Sergey Demenkov
Ukraine
Fighter pilot
Antonio Oscar Fragoso Carmona
Antonio Oscar Fragoso Carmona
Portugal
Portuguese military and political figure, Marshal of Portugal
Artem Pasechnik
Artem Pasechnik
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Betty Gillies
Betty Gillies
USA
One of the first American pilots
Mark Shattlvort
Mark Shattlvort
South Africa
The second space tourist, the first African citizen in space.
Herbert Ernst Backe
Herbert Ernst Backe
Germany
Statesman of the Third Reich
Ambrose Everett Burnside
Ambrose Everett Burnside
USA
Union Army General
Rem Abzalov
Rem Abzalov
Uzbekistan
Participant of the Soviet-Finnish and Great Patriotic Wars, commander of a rifle company of the 116th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 40th Guards Rifle Division of the 4th Guards Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front
Otto Armster
Otto Armster
Germany
German military intelligence officer, colonel
Vladimir Djanibekov
Vladimir Djanibekov
Uzbekistan
Pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Sinclair
Vladimir Sinclair
General of the Russian and Ukrainian armies.
Karl Einem
Karl Einem
Germany
German Colonel General
Claude Pajol
Claude Pajol
France
Count, baron, division general.
Petr Anju
Petr Anju
Russia
Admiral, Arctic explorer
David D. McKiernan
David D. McKiernan
USA
Commander of the International Security Assistance Force
Oskar Potiorek
Oskar Potiorek
Austria
Austro-Hungarian military leader, Feldzeugmeister (1909).
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
Etien Nansuti
Etien Nansuti
France
Count, division general.
Viktor Hasin
Viktor Hasin
Ukraine
Fighter pilot
Alfred Mason Gray Jr.
Alfred Mason Gray Jr.
USA
Retired Marine Corps General