Famous Officers Biography, Family, Children

Witold Pilecki

Nazi-era Polish Army Officer

Witold Pilecki was a Polish army officer, intelligence agent, social worker, and community leader of the ‘Nazi’ era. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, personal life, career, and achievements.

Born: 13 May 1901/ Polish

Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott was an American military and political leader, who served as a general in the ‘United States Army’ from 1814 to 1861.

Born: 13 June 1786/ American

Wilm Hosenfeld

Wilm Hosenfeld was a German Army officer who served as a captain during the Second World War. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements, and fun facts about him.

Born: 02 May 1895/ German

William McMaster Murdoch

First Officer of RMS Titanic

William McMaster Murdoch, RNR, was a Scottish sailor, who was the First Officer on board the ill-fated RMS Titanic. Check out this biography to know more about his childhood, family life and death.

Born: 28 February 1873/ Scottish

Wilhelm Keitel

German Commanding Officer

Wilhelm Keitel was one of the highest-ranking officials in Hitler’s ‘Nazi’ regime, during the Second World War. This biography profiles his childhood, family, personal life, career, war crimes, etc.

Born: 22 September 1882/ German

Wilhelm Burgdorf

Nazi Military officer

Wilhelm Burgdorf was a highly decorated army officer in ‘Nazi’ Germany, known for his staunch loyalty to Adolf Hitler.

Born: 15 February 1895/ German

Walter Model

Walter Model was a German military officer who rose to become field marshal during World War II. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 24 January 1891/ German

Virgil Earp

Virgil Earp was an American war veteran and lawman and was most famous for his role in the ‘Gunfight at the O.K. Corral’ against the ‘Cowboys.’ Check out this biography to know about his family, personal life, and achievements.

Born: 18 July 1843/ American

Vasili Arkhipov

Vasili Arkhipov was a Soviet Navy officer who is credited for 'saving the world' from a nuclear war by casting the decisive vote that prevented a Soviet nuclear strike on U.S. aircraft carrier. Know more about him in this brief biography.

Born: 30 January 1926/ Russian

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese politician who served as the general of the ‘Vietnam People's Army.’

Born: 25 August 1911/ Vietnamese

Tony Mendez

CIA Officer

Tony Mendez was a former American technical operations officer in CIA who helped rescue six American diplomats from Iran in 1980. Check out this biography to know more about his life.

Born: 15 November 1940/ American

Thomas Blood

Thomas Blood was a notorious rogue known for his audacious attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, crimes & timeline.

Born: 1618 AD/ British

Ted Sarandos

Chief Content Officer for Netflix

Ted Sarandos is the Chief Content Officer for Netflix. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 30 July 1964/ American

Stanley A McChrystal

Retired Armed Force Officer

Stanley A McChrystal is a former ‘United States Army’ general, also known as the founder of the ‘McChrystal Group.’ Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.

Born: 14 August 1954/ American

Robert Clive

Robert Clive was the first British governor of Bengal and one of the chief British officers who helped establish British power in the Indian subcontinent. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life history, achievements, and timeline.

Born: 25 September 1725/ British

Rick Rescorla

Rick Rescorla was a United States Army officer as well as private security officer of British origin. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and other facts about his life.

Born: 27 May 1939/ British

Richard A. Jewell

Richard Jewell was a police officer and security guard from America. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 17 December 1962/ American

Otto Skorzeny

Otto Skorzeny was an Austrian-born ‘Nazi’ commander who served during World War II. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.

Born: 12 June 1908/ Austrian

Mustafa Tlass

Mustafa Tlass is a Syrian army officer and politician who served as Syria’s Minister of Defense from 1972 to 2004. This biography of Mustafa Tlass provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline

Born: 11 May 1932/ Syrian

Michael Wittmann

Michael Wittmann was a German military officer who served during the Second World War. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 22 April 1914/ German

Matthew C. Perry

Matthew C. Perry was the commander of the East India Squadron from 1852 to 1854. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 10 April 1794/ American

Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald is the accused assassin of the 35th US President John F. Kennedy. Explore this biography to learn more about his childhood, work, life and timeline.

Born: 18 October 1939/ American

Lawrence Oates

British Officer

Lawrence Oates was a British army officer, best remembered for his act of self-sacrifice during the 'Terra Nova Expedition.'

Born: 17 March 1880/ British

Konstantin Rokossovsky

Soviet Officer

Konstantin Rokossovsky was a prominent Russian military general during World War II. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements, etc.

Born: 21 December 1896/ Polish

Kliment Voroshilov

Kliment Voroshilov was an important military and political figure in Soviet Russia. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 04 February 1881/ Russian

Karl Dönitz

Karl Dönitz was a German admiral and played an important role in World War II. This biography profiles his childhood, early life, family, naval career, capture, imprisonment, and other facts.

Born: 16 September 1891/ German

Joseph E. Johnston

Joseph E. Johnston was an American military officer who had served as a ‘Confederate’ general during the American Civil War (1861 to 1865).

Born: 03 February 1807/ American

Sepp Dietrich

Josef 'Sepp' Dietrich was a member of the Nazi Party who served as a Schutzstaffel commander. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 28 May 1892/ German

John J. Pershing

US Army Officer During WW I

John J. Pershing, the –General of the Armies,“ was an American army officer who had served as the commander. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.

Born: 13 September 1860/ American

John French, 1st Earl Of Ypres

British Army Officer

John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, was a leading officer of the British Army. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, achievements, timeline, etc.

Born: 28 September 1852/ British

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