Defence/military Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Czech military commander and politician.Immediately after his capture, Geidl switched sides an

Was a Czech military commander and politician.Immediately after his capture, Geidl switched sides and was commissioned as a captain in the Montenegrin Army. Having some experience as an apothecary he pretended to be a physician.[1] Following the collapse of the Montenegrin Army in 1916, Gajda escaped into Russia where he joined a Serbian battalion as a physician.

Was a Kenyan freedom fighter and a politician. In Kenya, he is considered as a national hero.The fir

Was a Kenyan freedom fighter and a politician. In Kenya, he is considered as a national hero.The first parliamentary election were held on independence in 1963 and Achieng Oneko won the Nakuru Town Constituency seat [4]. Jomo Kenyatta became the first pre

Was a United States Navy admiral in World War II.Spruance commanded US naval forces during two of th

Was a United States Navy admiral in World War II.Spruance commanded US naval forces during two of the most significant naval battles in the Pacific theater, the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Battle of Midway was the first major victory for the United States over Japan and is seen by many as the turning point of the Pacific war. The Battle of the Philippine Sea was also a significant victory for the US.

Is a French engineer, and was a member of the French Alongside Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie he to

Is a French engineer, and was a member of the French Alongside Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie he took part in the Lyon region in the creation of the South Liberation Movement which unite with Combat and FTP former Secret Army for the resistance to Nazi o

Is a professional MMA fighter and Muay Thai kickboxer. He has fought for the Lithuanian branch of RI

Is a professional MMA fighter and Muay Thai kickboxer. He has fought for the Lithuanian branch of RINGS, ZST, and K-1 World MAX. His last match was a loss against Masato. He has not fought in close to a year, possibly due to a chronic back injury.

Is a retired general who served as dictatorial President of Argentina from July 1, 1982 to December

Is a retired general who served as dictatorial President of Argentina from July 1, 1982 to December 10, 1983. As of 2009, he is under house arrest (due his age) for crimes during the Dirty War. [1]Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone Ramayón was born in the western Buenos Aires suburb of Morón in 1928. Enlisting in the Argentine Army in 1947, he enrolled at the prestigious National War College and was stationed in Spain. Bignone returned to Argentina to be named head of the VI Infantry Regiment in 1964. An August 1975 reshuffling of the Armed Forces High Command by President Isabel Perón resulted in the appointment of General Jorge Videla to the post of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. A quiet career military officer, Videla brought with him a number of protégés, among them Brigadier General Bignone, whom Videla named Secretary of the Joint Chiefs.

Was a British military officer and statesman.Born in Westminster, Middlesex, Boyle inherited the tit

Was a British military officer and statesman.Born in Westminster, Middlesex, Boyle inherited the title of Viscount Shannon from his paternal grandfather, Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon, in 1699. On July 7, 1702, he married Mary Sackville, who died twelve years later, bearing no children.

Was Chair of the Military Committee of NATO 1993-96, a post he had held after stepping down as Chief

Was Chair of the Military Committee of NATO 1993-96, a post he had held after stepping down as Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) in 1992. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

A British military officer in India and a naturalist.He joined the army in India in 1848 and was pos

A British military officer in India and a naturalist.He joined the army in India in 1848 and was posted to the 42nd Madras Native Infantry[1] In 1857 he was selected on account of his devotion to botany and natural history as an assistant to Dr Hugh Cleghorn. The first conservator of the newly formed forest department of the Madras presidency. He succeeded him in 1859 and remained Chief Conservator until 1882. He become a member of the University of Madras in 1880. He made many floral studies in India and Ceylon including Trees of the Madras Presidency in 1863 and Handbook of the ferns of British India, Ceylon and Malaya Peninsula in 1892. He also studied reptiles, amphibians and molluscs. His collection of specimens were presented to the British Museum at difficult times and some were also left with the Indian Museum at Calcutta.

Was a British military officer and nobleman. He became a field marshal in the British Army on Novemb

Was a British military officer and nobleman. He became a field marshal in the British Army on November 29, 1757, less than a year before his death. He married once, and had one child, Louisa Molesworth. He was colonel of the 5th Regiment of Dragoons, 27th Regiment of Foot, and 9th Regiment of Dragoons.

A British Army general who commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of World War II

A British Army general who commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of World War II

Was a British soldier and politician.Temple was born to a Whig family in the family estate of Stowe,

Was a British soldier and politician.Temple was born to a Whig family in the family estate of Stowe, located in Buckinghamshire. After attending Eton College and Cambridge University, Temple entered the military; however, at the age of 21, he inherited his father's baronetcy.

Was a Northern Irish soldier, solicitor, rugby union international, amateur boxer and polar explorer

Was a Northern Irish soldier, solicitor, rugby union international, amateur boxer and polar explorer.Paddy" Mayne was born in the County Down market town of Newtownards, the second youngest of seven children. The Mayne family were prominent landowners, and owned several retail businesses in the town. He was named Robert Blair after a second cousin, who at the time of his birth was a British Army officer serving in World War I. The family home, Mount Pleasant, is situated on the hills above Newtownards.

Was a British soldier.Napier was the son of Major Charles Frederick Napier, who was wounded at the s

Was a British soldier.Napier was the son of Major Charles Frederick Napier, who was wounded at the storming of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara) in Java on (26 August 1810) and died some months later. Robert was born in Ceylon on 6 December 1810.

Was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and among the most celebrated generals in Amer

Was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and among the most celebrated generals in American history. Lee was the son of Major General Henry Lee III "Light Horse Harry" (1756–1818), Governor of Virginia, and his second wife, Anne Hill Carter (1773–1829). He was a descendant of Sir Thomas More and of King Robert II of Scotland through the Earls of Crawford.

Was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero.Looking for excitement in the post-war worl

Was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero.Looking for excitement in the post-war world, Benoist joined the de Marçay car company as a test driver. He then moved on to Salmson and was very successful in cyclecar races before being signed to

Was a German Field Marshal, pilot, army officer, and the last commander of the German Air Force unti

Was a German Field Marshal, pilot, army officer, and the last commander of the German Air Force until its recreation in 1956.While flying two-seaters in FFA 3b as an artillery spotter observer. Greim claimed his first aerial victory ; a Farman, on 10 October, 1915. He also served with FAA 204 over the Somme. After taking pilot training Greim joined FA 46b in February 1917.

Was a military officer who briefly served as president of Argentina from March 29 to December 11, 19

Was a military officer who briefly served as president of Argentina from March 29 to December 11, 1981 during a period of military rule.Viola appointed Lorenzo Sigaut as finance minister, and it became clear that Sigaut (and his protegé Domingo Cavallo) were looking for ways to reverse some of the economic policies of Videla's minister José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz. Notably, Sigaut abandoned the sliding exchange rate mechanism and devalued the peso, after boasting that "they who gamble on the dollar, will lose". Argentines braced for a recession after the excesses of the plata dulce ("sweet money") years, which destabilized Viola's position.

Was a Latvian soldier and politician. A founder of the National Soldiers' Union as a Latvian Riflema

Was a Latvian soldier and politician. A founder of the National Soldiers' Union as a Latvian Rifleman in World War I, Dambitis formally became the first soldier in the Latvian Army by placing volunteer units under the command of the People's Council of La

Was a Soviet military commander in World War II and Defense Minister of the Soviet Union in the late

Was a Soviet military commander in World War II and Defense Minister of the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and 1960s. He contributed to the major defeat of Nazi Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad and, during the post-war era, made a pivotal contribution

Was an officer in the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito) who led military expeditions in Africa bef

Was an officer in the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito) who led military expeditions in Africa before and during World War II.Rodolfo Graziani was born in Filettino (near the town of Frosinone) in the Province of Frosinone in the Kingdom of Italy. He served in World War I and became the youngest colonel in the Italian Royal Army.

He is an Armenian professional MMA fighter. He was on Spike TV's hit reality show The Ultimate Fight

He is an Armenian professional MMA fighter. He was on Spike TV's hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, as a part of Team Serra, but he broke his elbow in the evaluation period and had to leave without ever fighting. Despite no

Is a former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor and later Golden Globe-nominated actor, often playing

Is a former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor and later Golden Globe-nominated actor, often playing the roles of authority figures, such as Gunnery Sergeant Hartmann in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning and Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Was an SS-Obersturmbannführer and from May 4, 1940 to November 1943 was the first commandant of Aus

Was an SS-Obersturmbannführer and from May 4, 1940 to November 1943 was the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, where the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum estimates more than a million people were killed.

Better known as Shaheed Mohammad Ruhul Amin, was an engineering officer in the Bangladesh Navy who w

Better known as Shaheed Mohammad Ruhul Amin, was an engineering officer in the Bangladesh Navy who was posthumously awarded the nation's highest bravery award for his service during the Liberation War.Bir Shrestho Ruhul Amin was born in 1934 at Bagpanchra village under Begumganj upazilla of Noakhali district. His father was Mohammad Azhar Patwari and mother was Zulekha Khatun. He was the eldest son of the family. Ruhul Amin finished his primary education from local schools and passed his matriculation from Sunaimuri High School in 1949. Soon afterwards, he joined the Pakistan Navy and went to Karachi for training. He took his training at the Pakistani Naval Base at Manora Island and later finished his professional training from the PNS Karsaz at Karachi. He joined the Pakistan navy in 1953 as junior mechanical engineer, and was elevated to the post of officer in 1965 [1].