Defence/military Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was an Austrian general during World War I who rose to the rank of field marshal in the Austro-Hunga

Was an Austrian general during World War I who rose to the rank of field marshal in the Austro-Hungarian Army. On October 30, 1941 he was promoted into a German general-fieldmarshal.

Was first a soldier, then a Chekist, but is remembered primarily for setting up Dalstroy, which inst

Was first a soldier, then a Chekist, but is remembered primarily for setting up Dalstroy, which instituted a system of Kolyma forced-labour camps in North-Eastern Siberia where hundreds of thousands prisoners died. It was considered to be the most brutal

Was a private in the United States Army during World War II and the only American soldier to be exec

Was a private in the United States Army during World War II and the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War.Slovik was born to a Polish-American family in Detroit, Michigan. As a minor, he was arrested several times; the first time, when he was twelve, occurred when he and some friends broke into a foundry to steal some brass. Between 1932 and 1937, he was caught for several incidents of petty theft, breaking and entering and disturbing the peace. In October 1937, he was sent to jail, but was paroled in September 1938. After stealing and crashing a car with two friends while drunk, he was sent back to jail in January 1939.

Was a German generalfeldmarschall noted for his victories in the Franco-Prussian War.Son of the pres

Was a German generalfeldmarschall noted for his victories in the Franco-Prussian War.Son of the president of the superior court of Magdeburg, he was born at Dresden, and brought up with his cousin, Otto von Manteuffel (1805-1882), the Prussian statesman, entered the guard cavalry at Berlin in 1827, and became an officer in 1828.

Was a fighter pilot of the Finnish Air Force, and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all ti

Was a fighter pilot of the Finnish Air Force, and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. This makes him the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, leading all Finnish pilots in score against Soviet aircraft in the Winter War (1939–1940) and in the Continuation War (1941–1944), with 94 confirmed aerial combat victories in 437 sorties.[1]

Was one of the greatest statesmen of modern Greece.[1][2][3] He played a significant role in the aut

Was one of the greatest statesmen of modern Greece.[1][2][3] He played a significant role in the autonomy of the Cretan State and later in the union of Crete with Greece. Also under his leadership, Greece doubled in area and population during the Balkan wars (1912–13) with the liberation of Macedonia, Epirus and brought Greece on the side of the Allies in the World War I.

Was a French SOE agent and member of French resistance.Plewman was born Eliane Browne-Bartroli in Ma

Was a French SOE agent and member of French resistance.Plewman was born Eliane Browne-Bartroli in Marseille. The daughter of an English father and Spanish mother, she was educated in England and in Spain. When she finished college she moved to Leicester t

Was an United States Army officer who was one of the first women to attain the rank of Brigadier Gen

Was an United States Army officer who was one of the first women to attain the rank of Brigadier General.On June 11, 1970, three years after Congress authorized the promotion of women to the rank of General, Army officers Anna Mae Hays and Hoisington became the first two women to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army. Hoisington also became the first Women's Army Corps (WAC) officer promoted to that rank. (Hays was with the Army Nurse Corps).

Was a pre-war Czechoslovakian army colonel who became a Nazi collaborator during World War II.Morave

Was a pre-war Czechoslovakian army colonel who became a Nazi collaborator during World War II.Moravec worked as a professor at the higher military school in pre-war Czechoslovakia. After the Munich agreement, he decided that the only hope for a peaceful life was to join the Third Reich. So he served as joint Minister of Education and National Enlightenment in the puppet government of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, which was reorganized by the Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich in January 1942.

Was a Prussian Field Marshal General, Minister of War and Minister of Finance.In 1705 he was appoint

Was a Prussian Field Marshal General, Minister of War and Minister of Finance.In 1705 he was appointed Commandant of the fortress Plassenburg. In 1714, he was promoted to Major General and returned to East Prussia. Then in 1728 he was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of all troops and fortifications in the Duchy of Prussia then again in 1736 to First Minister of War and of Finance.

German field marshal who oversaw the development of the Luftwaffe as part of the re-armament of Germ

German field marshal who oversaw the development of the Luftwaffe as part of the re-armament of Germany following World War I.

Served as Adolf Hitler's chauffeur from 1934. He was member #2803 of the Allgemeine-SS.He served as

Served as Adolf Hitler's chauffeur from 1934. He was member #2803 of the Allgemeine-SS.He served as chauffeur for Josef Terboven until 29 February 1932, when, based on Terboven's recommendation, he was tasked as a reserve driver for Hitler's personal entourage. In 1934, he replaced Julius Schreck and Emil Maurice as Hitler's primary chauffeur, valet and bodyguard. That same year he was present at the arrest of Ernst Röhm.

Was the 9th General of The Salvation Army (1969-1974).Born in Stockholm to Officers David and Betty

Was the 9th General of The Salvation Army (1969-1974).Born in Stockholm to Officers David and Betty Wickberg]], he was constantly moving around the world to follow his parents' appointments. As a teenager, he once beat the national Swiss chess champion. He soon began working as a clerk at the Salvation Army Headquarters in Switzerland while also working as a translator and Swedish teacher. Erik became a Soldier of the Salvation Army in 1924 at Berne II Corps, being sworn in by Captain Otto Brekke.

The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, was the fifth son and eighth child of King George III of the

The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, was the fifth son and eighth child of King George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.Ernest had a short military career, during which he received disfiguring wounds to the face. After the Napoleonic Wars ended, he married against the wishes of his mother, Queen Charlotte (his father was by then mad).

Was a German field marshal during World War II.He was born in Essen-Steele, Germany, and was educate

Was a German field marshal during World War II.He was born in Essen-Steele, Germany, and was educated at the Groß Lichterfelde Cadet Academy. Busch entered the Prussian Army in 1904 and served on the Western Front during World War I. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite in 1918. After the war, Busch remained in the army and was appointed Inspector of Transport Troops in 1925.

Was a famous Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence. n 1900 he graduate

Was a famous Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence. n 1900 he graduated from the Vilnius Military Academy. In the Russo-Japanese war he achieved the rank of Lieutenant. In World War I he became Polkovnik (Colonel).

Was a Finnish Major General.Lagus was one of the Finnish Jaeger troops trained in the volunteer Roya

Was a Finnish Major General.Lagus was one of the Finnish Jaeger troops trained in the volunteer Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion. During the Winter War he was in charge of the supplies of the troops fighting in Karelian Isthmus.In the Continuation War he was first the commander of Jääkäriprikaati (Jaeger Brigade) and later Panssaridivisioona (Armoured Division). He was the first soldier to be awarded the Mannerheim Cross on July 22, 1941.

German Field Marshal of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also be

German Field Marshal of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname "The Desert Fox" (W

Was an Argentine soldier who fought in the Argentine War of Independence and in the civil wars of hi

Was an Argentine soldier who fought in the Argentine War of Independence and in the civil wars of his country.Díaz Vélez entered the army in his youth, in the Frontier Blandengues Regiment. He combined his military functions with commerce, where he made some money. He collaborated with Santiago de Liniers in the fight against the British invasions and then he became part of the Patricios Regiment. During the revolution of 1 January 1809 he fought next to the loyalists of Liniers and was wounded. That action obtained for him the rank of lieutenant colonel.

The longtime companion of Adolf Hitler and briefly his wife.

The longtime companion of Adolf Hitler and briefly his wife.

Was the 13th General of the Salvation Army.Born in Australia she became a Salvation Army Officer fro

Was the 13th General of the Salvation Army.Born in Australia she became a Salvation Army Officer from the Fortitude Valley corps in Queensland in 1951. She served at the Howard Institute in Zimbabwe from 1952 to 1967, was Principal of the Usher Institute from 1967 to 1970, and served at the International College for Officers, at The Cedars, Sydenham Hill London, from 1970 to 1975, first as Assistant Principal, then as Principal.

Was a Soviet military air navigator, a Hero of the Soviet Union, a member of the Moscow branch of th

Was a Soviet military air navigator, a Hero of the Soviet Union, a member of the Moscow branch of the Astronomical-Geodesical Society of the USSR, and head of the Solar Department. She was Ukrainian, born into the family of an office worker. She had completed three years as a student in the Faculty of mechanics and mathematics of Moscow State University prior to October 1941, when she volunteered for Soviet Army. She graduated from Navigator School and from May 1942 she fought at the front of the Great Patriotic War. There she served in the rank of Guards Senior Lieutenant as a navigator in the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment, which later was redesignated the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Regiment (325th Night Bomber Aviation Division, 6th Air Army, 2nd Byelorussian Front). Member of CPSU since 1943.