Defence/military Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuh

Was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings in Owari province.[1][2] Nobunaga lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a third of Japanese daimyo before his death in 1582.

Was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a

Was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was one of the commanders of the New Model Army which defeated the royalists in the English Civil War. After the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England, conquered Ireland and Scotland, and ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658.

Was commander of the Indonesian Air Force from 1962 until 1966. He was a left-wing figure in Indones

Was commander of the Indonesian Air Force from 1962 until 1966. He was a left-wing figure in Indonesia during the Sukarno era. Omar Dhani enrolled in the Air Force Academy in August 1950, and rose through the ranks to become Minister of the Air Force/Air Force Commander in January 1962. His support for Sukarno, and his apparent support for the 30 September Movement in 1965 was his undoing. Shortly after the downfall of President Sukarno, he was arrested and sent to prison by the new government led by Suharto.

Was from the tribe of Mnifa, born in a small village called Janzour located in the eastern part of B

Was from the tribe of Mnifa, born in a small village called Janzour located in the eastern part of Barqa He was the leader of the resistance movement against the Italian colonization of Libya for more than twenty years. In 1912, following the Italian capture of Libya from the Turks the previous year, Omar Mukhtar organized and devised strategies for the Libyan resistance against the Italian colonization.

Was one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II and a

Was one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II and a General of the Army in the United States Army. He was the last surviving five-star commissioned officer of the United States. He was the first officer assigned to the post of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Was the commander of 1st Latvian Independent Battalion, also known as "Kalpaks Battalion". Kalpaks w

Was the commander of 1st Latvian Independent Battalion, also known as "Kalpaks Battalion". Kalpaks was born to a farming family. Having decided to become a soldier he completed Irkutsk military school and then commenced service with the 183rd Pultusk Infa

Was a follower of the Mahdi in Sudan, from Hadendoa tribe, Beja people. His birthplace is unknown; b

Was a follower of the Mahdi in Sudan, from Hadendoa tribe, Beja people. His birthplace is unknown; both Suakin and Rouen, France were said to be the town where he was born. When he was called Osman Ali, Osman Digna lived in Alexandria, Egypt, where he dealt in the selling of slaves. After the English forced him to quit his business, he took part in the revolt of Ahmed 'Urabi. After the failure of that movement at the Battle of Tel al-Kebir (September 13, 1882), he attached himself to the cause of the Mahdi.

Was an Ottoman Turkish field marshal and the hero of the Siege of Pleven in 1877.Osman pasa was born

Was an Ottoman Turkish field marshal and the hero of the Siege of Pleven in 1877.Osman pasa was born into a prominent family (Yagciogullari) of the city of Tokat in Central Anatolia. His father was a civil worker. Soon after Osman's birth, his father was appointed to a position in the Ottoman capital, and the family moved to Constantinople, where Osman did his studies.

Was a commander of the Ukrainian Cossacks. He held the position of ataman in the early stages of the

Was a commander of the Ukrainian Cossacks. He held the position of ataman in the early stages of the development of the cossacks, and is sometimes referred to as a hetman. Some sources as well as oral tradition claim that Dashkevych lived past the age of

Was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence.

Was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence.