Officer

Explore the lives of notable figures who have served as Officers, shaping history and society. Discover their achievements, influential roles, and contributions to public service.

Frederick William Benteen

US Army officer, participant in the Civil War and Indian Wars

Rafik Alydzhanov

Azerbaijani officer, National Hero of Azerbaijan

Jean-Armand Du Peyrer

Legendary captain of the royal musketeers

Hans Hermann Katte

Lieutenant of the Prussian army

German officer during World War II, division commander

Alexander Vaganov

Soviet serviceman, guard major, Hero of the Soviet Union

Richard Heron Anderson

A career US Army officer who fought in the Mexican War.

Nikolay Aksyutin

Soviet officer, participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union

Franz Griesbach

German infantry officer, participant in the First and Second World Wars

German officer, participant in World War II, major general

Captain (general (?)) of the English service in India and traveller. Travelled from Herat via Khiva to Russia. Founded the city of Abbottabad in Pakistan.

Obersturmführer of the Latvian SS Volunteer Legion.

Gutsunaev Kazbulat

Officer of the Russian army, participant in the First World War and the Civil War

Japanese naval officer during the Meiji era

William Walter Leake

American Civil War Confederate Army officer, Freemason, lawyer, county judge, and bank president.

Paul William Bucha

Vietnam War Veteran

Veniamin Albetkov

Soviet soldier and officer

Mark Bershadsky

Soviet officer of the Red Army, lieutenant

Akiyama Saneyuki

Japanese military figure, officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy

Officer of the Russian Army, Guards Major

Mercedes O. Cubria

American military man originally from Cuba

Erich Wurdemann

German submarine officer, captain-lieutenant

Dmitriy Amilahvari

Officer of the French army, lieutenant colonel of the Foreign Legion

Olga Ovcharenko

The first female officer of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, accused of beating soldiers

British soldier, colonial administrator and 1st Baron Dorchester.

Pavel Bazilevskiy

Lieutenant Colonel of the UPR Army.

German officer, participant in World War II, Oberführer

German officer, participant in World War II, Wehrmacht major, holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Lieutenant Colonel of Tank Forces.

A career officer in the US Army who fought in the Civil War and the Indian Wars.

German soldier in Russian service.

German tank ace of World War II

German tank ace of World War II

Eugeniy Erofeev

Russian officer, twice Knight of the Order of St. George

Valentin Vvedensky

Officer of the Russian Imperial Army

Sabyr Sarygozhin

Captain of the Russian Imperial Army

Ignat Artyomenko

Veteran of the Great Patriotic War

Friedrich Wiese

Lieutenant Colonel, infantryman, Hero of the Soviet Union

Heinz Gunther Guderian

German officer, participant in World War II, Knight's Cross recipient

Jose Fernando De Abascal

Spanish military officer and government official in America, Viceroy of Peru from 1806 to 1816

Karlis Sensbergs

Unterscharführer of the Latvian SS Volunteer Legion

Vasiliy Ahmad Aliyev

Azerbaijani police officer, National Hero of Azerbaijan.

Nikolay Gantimurov

Officer of the Russian Empire, participant in the defense of Port Arthur

Joy Bright Hancock

American soldier, veteran of both world wars, one of the first female officers in the American Navy.

Horst Grossmann

German officer, participant in the First and Second World Wars, infantry general

John Stoughton Dennis

Canadian surveyor, army officer and civil servant.