Military

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

Damyan Velchev Damyan Velchev
Bulgaria
Colonel General, Minister of War of Bulgaria
Siegfried Ruff Siegfried Ruff
Germany
German doctor
Benito Pablo Juares Benito Pablo Juares
Mexico
Mexican statesman and politician, national hero of Mexico
Winfield Scott Winfield Scott
USA
American military
Ernst-Robert Grawitz Ernst-Robert Grawitz
Germany
German doctor, SS-Obergruppenführer and SS general
Hans-Georg Hess Hans-Georg Hess
Germany
German submarine officer, Oberleutnant
Daniel Burbank Daniel Burbank
USA
Astronaut
Juan Senen Contreras Juan Senen Contreras
Spain
Spanish general.
Karlos Noriega Karlos Noriega
USA
US Naval Aviation Lieutenant Colonel, American astronaut.
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Thomas Jonathan Jackson
USA
General of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
Walter Franz Stahlecker Walter Franz Stahlecker
Germany
SS Brigadeführer, Major General of Police
Mehti Ganifa Gusejn-zade Mehti Ganifa Gusejn-zade
Azerbaijan
Yugoslav partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union
Jugderdemidiyn Gurragcha Jugderdemidiyn Gurragcha
Mongolia
First cosmonaut of Mongolia
Tom Stafford Tom Stafford
USA
American astronaut
Nguen Loan Nguen Loan
Vietnam
South Vietnamese Brigadier General, Chief of Police of South Vietnam.
Bernard Francis Fisher Bernard Francis Fisher
USA
US Air Force Colonel, Vietnam War veteran
Fred Akuffo Fred Akuffo
Ghana
Ghanaian political and military leader
Gebhard Leberecht Blucher Gebhard Leberecht Blucher
Germany
Prussian field marshal, participant in a number of Napoleonic wars
Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin
USA
Engineer, former US Air Force pilot and astronaut
Petr Lapshov Petr Lapshov
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yuriy Erohin Yuriy Erohin
Soviet scientist, military engineer, lieutenant general
Semen Konovalov Semen Konovalov
Soviet tank ace, participant in the Great Patriotic War
Jonas Zemaitis-Vytautas Jonas Zemaitis-Vytautas
Lithuania
Lithuanian Brigadier General
Fam Tuan Fam Tuan
Vietnam
The first Vietnamese astronaut
Pavel Doroshenko Pavel Doroshenko
Soviet attack aviation pilot, senior lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Sigmund Jahn Sigmund Jahn
Germany
The first cosmonaut of the GDR
Patrice Mac-Mahon Patrice Mac-Mahon
France
French military leader and politician, Marshal of France
Spartak Makovskiy Spartak Makovskiy
Kazakhstan
Squadron Leader, 43rd Fighter Wing
Virginia Hall Virginia Hall
USA
American Spy
Iulian Vlad Iulian Vlad
Romania
Romanian politician, army general
Jose Gervasio Artigas Jose Gervasio Artigas
Uruguay
National Hero of Uruguay
Felix Steiner Felix Steiner
Germany
German military leader, SS-Obergruppenführer, general of the SS troops
Italo Balbo Italo Balbo
Italy
Italian military and political figure, Air Marshal of Italy
Francis Grenfell Francis Grenfell
Great Britain
British military leader and statesman, field marshal
Dmitriy Gorlenko Dmitriy Gorlenko
Operator
Prilutsky Colonel
Creighton Abrams Creighton Abrams
USA
American Army General
Agustin Gamarra Agustin Gamarra
Peru
Peruvian military, statesman and political figure, Grand Marshal of Peru.
Huseyn Kuvrukogly Huseyn Kuvrukogly
Turkey
Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
Helmut Witte Helmut Witte
Germany
German submarine officer, captain of the 3rd rank.
Anatolij Alekseev Anatolij Alekseev
Poland
Test pilot 1st class, colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union
Raimonds Graube Raimonds Graube
Latvia
Commander of the National Armed Forces of Latvia
Ahmad Shah Massoud Ahmad Shah Massoud
Afghanistan
Field commander
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
USA
General of the Confederate Army
Nathan Forrest Nathan Forrest
USA
The best cavalryman in American history
Michail Bloomfield Michail Bloomfield
USA
American NASA astronaut,
Claus Fuchs Claus Fuchs
Germany
German theoretical physicist, Soviet intelligence officer.
Simon Bolivar Simon Bolivar
Venezuela
Fighter for the independence of the states of South America
Alexander Anoev Alexander Anoev
Russia
Major General.
Oswald Pohl Oswald Pohl
Germany
SS Obergruppenführer and General of the SS Troops (1942),
Spencer Stone Spencer Stone
USA
Military pilot, writer, actor

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