Defence/military Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a Polish veteran of World War II, member of the Home Army and a Polish senator.He took part in t

Was a Polish veteran of World War II, member of the Home Army and a Polish senator.He took part in the fighting during the Nazi invasion of Poland. He was captured and imprisoned as a prisoner of war, but he managed to escape and returned to Kobylnik where he resumed work at the school. Soon he became active in underground anti-Nazi resistance in the Radom Home Army (AK) where he was the commander of a station in Blotnica. He was the second in command of the section for diversion and sabotage of the Radom Inspectorate and the head of the 72nd Infantry Regiment of the AK.

Was a famous Russian vice-admiral, a highly accomplished and decorated commander of the Imperial Rus

Was a famous Russian vice-admiral, a highly accomplished and decorated commander of the Imperial Russian Navy, and a distinguished oceanographer, awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books.

Was a lawyer, politician, and militia general from the U.S. state of Missouri, an American Army gene

Was a lawyer, politician, and militia general from the U.S. state of Missouri, an American Army general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general during the American Civil War.

Was a British field marshal during the 18th century.During the time of the French and Indian War, Ho

Was a British field marshal during the 18th century.During the time of the French and Indian War, Hodgson served as the correspondent of William Wildman Barrington, who was the Secretary at War starting in 1755. A year later, Hodgson formed a new regiment, the 52nd (later 50th) of Foot, and the Royal West Kent Regiment. He was a Major General in 1761, and participated in the April 7 campaign to capture Bell Isle, off the coast of France, while commanding a force consisting mainly of the 67th Regiment of Foot.

Was Prime Minister of Thailand from 7 April 1992 until 24 May 1992.Suchinda, son of Juang and Sompon

Was Prime Minister of Thailand from 7 April 1992 until 24 May 1992.Suchinda, son of Juang and Sompong Kraprayoon, was born 6 August 1933 in the province of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and is of Chinese[1][2][3] and Mon descent.[4] He married Khunying Wannee Kraprayoon (Noonpakdee).

Was an Indonesian military leader, and the second President of Indonesia, holding the office from 19

Was an Indonesian military leader, and the second President of Indonesia, holding the office from 1967 to 1998. Suharto was born in a small village near Yogyakarta, during the era of Dutch colonial control. His ethnic Javanese peasant parents divorced not long after his birth, and he passed between several foster parents for much of his childhood. After a brief and an unsuccessful stint as a village bank clerk, Suharto joined the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army in 1940.

Was a military strategist who lived during the Warring States Period in ancient China. Born in Qi, h

Was a military strategist who lived during the Warring States Period in ancient China. Born in Qi, he was a member of a local Sun family famed for producing military strategists. He is considered a descendant of Sun Tzu, and may have helped edit The Art of War. He also wrote his own military treatise, the Sun Bin Bing Fa, that was recently rediscovered after being lost for almost 2000 years.

Is an Indonesian retired military general and the sixth President of Indonesia. Yudhoyono won the pr

Is an Indonesian retired military general and the sixth President of Indonesia. Yudhoyono won the presidency in September 2004 in the second round of the Indonesian presidential election, in which he defeated incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He was sworn into office on October 20, 2004, together with Jusuf Kalla as Vice President.

Was a World War II Allied secret agent.After an assessment for fluency in the French language and a

Was a World War II Allied secret agent.After an assessment for fluency in the French language and a series of interviews, she was inducted into SOE. She received intensive training in night and daylight navigation, escape and evasion, both Allied and Germ