World Wars & Contemporary Wars
421 famous people found
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Hubert GERMAIN
French politician who was a member of the French Resistance during World War II
1920 - 2021 -
Robert NIVELLE
French artillery officer who served in the Boxer Rebellion, and the First World War
1856 - 1924 -
Ollie NORTH
American political commentator and television host, military historian, New York Times best-selling author, and retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel
1943 -
Arnaud BELTRAME
Lieutenant colonel in the French Gendarmerie nationale
1973 - 2018 -
Philippe RONDOT
French general
1936 - 2017 -
François DARLAN
French Admiral and political figure
1881 - 1942 -
François LECOINTRE
French army general serving as Chief of the Defence Staff of the French Army
1962 -
Charles SURUGUE
Oldest French soldier to enlist in WWI
1839 - 1921 -
Pierre DE VILLIERS
French army general
1956 -
Alexander Haig Jr.
59th United States Secretary of State
1924 - 2010 -
Joseph DARNAND
French soldier, leader of the Vichy French collaborators with Nazi Germany and a Waffen-SS officer
1897 - 1945 -
Manfred VON RICHTHOFEN
German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I
1892 - 1918 -
David PETRAEUS
American former military officer and Director of the CIA
1952 -
Erwin ROMMEL
German Field Marshal of World War II
1891 - 1944 -
Paul VON HINDENBURG
German field marshal, statesman, and politician
1847 - 1934 -
Roland GARROS
French aviator and a fighter aircraft pilot during World War I
1888 - 1918 -
Honoré d'ESTIENNE d'ORVES
French Navy officer, reputed "first martyr of Free France" and one of the major heroes of the French Resistance
1901 - 1941 -
Chuck YEAGER
United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot
1923 - 2020 -
Grace HOPPER
American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral
1906 - 1992 -
Martha MCSALLY
American politician and former military pilot
1966