Military

Explore the fascinating world of celebrities who have served in the military. Discover their military backgrounds and intriguing stories.

Heinz Jost
Heinz Jost
Germany
Prominent party, state and military figure of Nazi Germany, SS Brigadefuhrer
Konstantin Viktorov
Konstantin Viktorov
Soviet military intelligence officer, senior lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang
China
Chinese military leader and chancellor of the state of Shu
Valerio Borgeze
Valerio Borgeze
Great Britain
Submariner, prince
Ibrahim Bey
Ibrahim Bey
Egypt
Mamluk leader, military commander and ruler of a united Egypt
Yakov Alekseev
Yakov Alekseev
Ukraine
Guards Sergeant of the Red Army, commander of a machine gun squad, Hero of the Soviet Union
Erich Barenfanger
Erich Barenfanger
Germany
German officer, participant in World War II, major general of the Wehrmacht
Ivan Anikeev
Ivan Anikeev
Russia
Soviet pilot
Boris Hlud
Boris Hlud
Ukraine
Fighter pilot
Alexander Zagrodsky
Alexander Zagrodsky
General Ensign of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic
Vsevolod Bessonov
Vsevolod Bessonov
Russia
Commander of the nuclear submarine "K-8"
Otto Ion
Otto Ion
Germany
German statesman, first president of the Federal Service for the Protection of the German Constitution.
Pavel Berestnev
Pavel Berestnev
Fighter pilot
Pedro Duque
Pedro Duque
Spain
The first Spanish astronaut.
Ivan Pidtykan
Ivan Pidtykan
Ukraine
Flight commander of the 123rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
Nikolaj Zherdev
Nikolaj Zherdev
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, commander of a fighter air brigade, Heroes of the Soviet-Japanese armed conflicts in the Far East
Hugo Eichhorn
Hugo Eichhorn
Germany
German military officer, SS Obersturmbannführer.
Andrey Kravchenko
Andrey Kravchenko
Ukraine
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General of Tank Forces
Herbert F. Christian
Herbert F. Christian
USA
American soldier
Fedor Radus
Fedor Radus
Ukraine
Bomber pilot
Hans Tsiten
Hans Tsiten
Germany
A famous Prussian general.
Jozef Hauke-Bosak
Jozef Hauke-Bosak
Poland
Polish general, rebel.
Alexander Chesmenskiy
Alexander Chesmenskiy
Russia
Major General
Anton Dostler
Anton Dostler
Germany
German officer, General of the Infantry during World War II
Walter Weiss
Walter Weiss
Germany
German officer, participant in the First and Second World Wars, Colonel General
Robert Curbeam
Robert Curbeam
USA
Astronaut
Kirill Meretskov
Kirill Meretskov
Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Heinrich Garbers
Heinrich Garbers
Germany
Naval officer, reserve lieutenant.
Georgiy Antiohiyskiy
Georgiy Antiohiyskiy
A Sicilian naval commander, "ammiratus ammiratorum" (literally "emir of emirs", traditionally translated as "admiral of admirals"), who conquered a number of cities on the coast of North Africa for Roger II and took part in the war against Byzantium.
Mukhtar Altynbaev
Mukhtar Altynbaev
Kazakhstan
Statesman and military figure of the Republic of Kazakhstan, army general
Artem Pasechnik
Artem Pasechnik
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Ivan Mihajlichenko
Ivan Mihajlichenko
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nina Minatva
Nina Minatva
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Abraham Buford
Abraham Buford
USA
Cavalryman of the Southern army
Archibald Butt
Archibald Butt
Atlantic Ocean, liner "Titanic"
Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher
USA
Heroine of the American Revolutionary War. In one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War - the Battle of Monmouth - American Molly Pitcher (real name Mary Ludwig HAYES) brought water to the fighting fighters.
Ismail Ebragimov
Ismail Ebragimov
Azerbaijan
Hero of Socialist Labor
Alexander Bakhtin
Alexander Bakhtin
Hero submariner, commander of the submarine "Panther"
Gagik Stepanyan
Gagik Stepanyan
Armenia
Armenian Fedayeen
Fransisko Coronado
Fransisko Coronado
Spain
Spanish conquistador.
Jean Kleber
Jean Kleber
France
Division general (10/17/1793).
Gilles De Rais
Gilles De Rais
France
French baron from the Montmorency-Laval family, associate of Joan of Arc, marshal and alchemist
Karl Ernst
Karl Ernst
Germany
SA Gruppenführer, commander of the storm troop in Berlin (1933)
Viktor Fedorov
Viktor Fedorov
Kazakhstan
Fighter pilot
Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar
Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar
USA
American female astronaut.
Leonid Ryzhiy
Leonid Ryzhiy
Ukraine
Squadron Commander of the 347th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Yasar Buyukanyt
Yasar Buyukanyt
Turkey
25th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey in 2006-2008. Azerbaijani by origin.
Ernest Joseph King
Ernest Joseph King
USA
American admiral who commanded the US Navy during World War II.
Jugderdemidiyn Gurragcha
Jugderdemidiyn Gurragcha
Mongolia
First cosmonaut of Mongolia
Grigoriy German
Grigoriy German
Ukraine
Fighter pilot