Defence/military Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and

Was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as the 147th Prime Minister from 18 July 1974 to 19 September 1975.

Is a ethnic Latvian Soviet Air Force colonel and Russian ultranationalist politician. He is the chai

Is a ethnic Latvian Soviet Air Force colonel and Russian ultranationalist politician. He is the chairman of Russian Center of Free Technologies[1], an organization intended to promote free software and open standards in Russia. He is a former member of th

Was an Estonian military commander (Colonel) during the Estonian War of Independence. In 1911 he gra

Was an Estonian military commander (Colonel) during the Estonian War of Independence. In 1911 he graduated from Vilnius Military Academy. Puskar participated in World War I, joining the Estonian national units in 1917.

Was a Soviet lieutenant during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Talalikhin Viktor Vasili

Was a Soviet lieutenant during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Talalikhin Viktor Vasilievich (????????? ?????? ??????????, in Russian). (1918-1941) He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1938, became a fighter pilot. He participated in So

Was a Finnish general.Received his military education in the Hamina Cadet School 1896-1901, in the M

Was a Finnish general.Received his military education in the Hamina Cadet School 1896-1901, in the Mihailov Artillery School in St Petersburg 1901-1903, and in St Petersburg Artillery Academy 1906-1909. He served in the Russian army during World War I. When the Finnish Civil War began he moved to Finland and was given the job of creating the artillery of general Mannerheim's White Army. After the war he also served as the Minister of Defence between 1923 and 1924. During the Continuation War he was a part of Mannerheim's inner circle. He was promoted to the rank of General of the artillery in 1941.

Was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the

Was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1922, the first de facto leader of the Soviet Union. He was named by Time Magazine as one of t

Was a Bulgarian officer. He led the Bulgarian forces during the successful defensive operation at Do

Was a Bulgarian officer. He led the Bulgarian forces during the successful defensive operation at Dojran during the First World War.