Military

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

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
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.
Oliver Fisher Winchester
Oliver Fisher Winchester
USA
American entrepreneur and politician.
James Adamson
James Adamson
USA
US astronaut
Abd Al-Cadir
Abd Al-Cadir
Algeria
National hero of the Algerian people, commander, orator and poet
Nikolay Barakov
Nikolay Barakov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Anders Lagercrona
Anders Lagercrona
Sweden
Swedish Major General
Aleksandr Gruzdin
Aleksandr Gruzdin
Latvia
Transport air division pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Alfred Saalwachter
Alfred Saalwachter
Germany
German naval figure, General Admiral
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
John Hunter
John Hunter
Great Britain
British naval officer, vice admiral, explorer, naturalist and colonial administrator
Didier Beguin
Didier Beguin
France
French pilot, participant in World War II
Hiyaz Dospanova
Hiyaz Dospanova
Kazakhstan
Kazakh pilot, navigator-gunner
Paavo Talvela
Paavo Talvela
Finland
Finnish military leader, infantry general (1966).
Kirill Vertyakov
Kirill Vertyakov
Rifle squad leader, junior sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Mineichi Koga
Mineichi Koga
Japan
Japanese naval and statesman
Michael Starikov
Michael Starikov
Ukraine
WWII participant, infantryman
Franz Galder
Franz Galder
Germany
Chief of the fascist General Staff
George Howard
George Howard
Great Britain
British military leader, politician, field marshal
Mark Lewis Polansky
Mark Lewis Polansky
USA
NASA astronaut
Mike Fink
Mike Fink
USA
One of the main scouts of the Wild West.
Stepan Labuzhsky
Stepan Labuzhsky
Poland
Sapper of the control company, Hero of the Soviet Union
Takidziro Onishi
Takidziro Onishi
Japan
Japanese naval figure
Vladimir Horoshilov
Vladimir Horoshilov
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, major general of aviation, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Ivan Dremov
Ivan Dremov
Hero of the Soviet Union
John Stoughton Dennis
John Stoughton Dennis
Canada
Canadian surveyor, army officer and civil servant.
Evgeniya Rydneva
Evgeniya Rydneva
Ukraine
Navigator of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Kurt Becher
Kurt Becher
Germany
Commissioner of German concentration camps and head of the economic department of the SS in Hungary during the German occupation in 1944
Pavel Bogatov
Pavel Bogatov
Russia
Lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Avraam-Markus Klinberg
Avraam-Markus Klinberg
Israel
Number one spy in Israeli history
Grigoriy Vasilyev
Grigoriy Vasilyev
Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant Colonel
Alexander Alexandrov
Alexander Alexandrov
Russia
Astronaut
Konstantin Astafurov
Konstantin Astafurov
Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory, participant of the Great Patriotic War
Waldemar Gazen
Waldemar Gazen
Germany
German officer, participant in World War II, Wehrmacht major, holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
Etien Makdonald
Etien Makdonald
France
Marshal of France
Wilhelm Sushon
Wilhelm Sushon
Germany
German rear admiral of the First World War.
Grigoriy Chernykh
Grigoriy Chernykh
Soviet military figure, major general
Semen Osadchiy
Semen Osadchiy
Spain
Commander of a tank platoon of the Spanish Republican troops, lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Roberta Lynn Bondar
Roberta Lynn Bondar
Canada
First Canadian female astronaut and first neurologist in space.
Alexander Kaporin
Alexander Kaporin
Kazakhstan
Gunner of the 286th Artillery Regiment