Defence/military Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Chief Marshal of the Armored troops of the USSR in 1975. He was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union in

Chief Marshal of the Armored troops of the USSR in 1975. He was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944. He was born in the family of an Armenian peasant, in the village of Chardakhlu near Yelizavetpol (later Kirovabad, now Ganja, Azerbaijan), then part

Was a Hungarian Jew, one of 37 Jews living in Palestine, now Israel, who were trained by the British

Was a Hungarian Jew, one of 37 Jews living in Palestine, now Israel, who were trained by the British army to parachute into Yugoslavia during the Second World War in order to help save the Jews of Hungary, who were about to be deported to the German death camp at Auschwitz.Szenes was arrested at the Hungarian border, imprisoned and tortured, but she refused to reveal details of her mission, and was eventually tried and executed by firing squad. She is regarded as a national heroine in Israel, where several streets and a kibbutz are named after her and her poetry is widely known.

Was a Generalfeldmarschall in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia and the Electorate of Saxony.Schön

Was a Generalfeldmarschall in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia and the Electorate of Saxony.Schöning was born at Tamsel near Küstrin in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He distinguished himself in the Turkish Wars and the Nine Years War against France, but was more famous for his quarrel with General von Barfus, and was eventually arrested for supposedly plotting to bring Saxony over to the French.

Was a Generalfeldmarschall in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia and the Electorate of Saxony.Schön

Was a Generalfeldmarschall in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia and the Electorate of Saxony.Schöning was born at Tamsel near Küstrin in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He distinguished himself in the Turkish Wars and the Nine Years War against France, but was more famous for his quarrel with General von Barfus, and was eventually arrested for supposedly plotting to bring Saxony over to the French.

Was an officer in the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic Wars.During the Waterloo Campaign of 1815,

Was an officer in the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic Wars.During the Waterloo Campaign of 1815, Lieutenant-General von Zieten commanded the Prussian I Corps. The corps fought a holding action against the French on 15 June, and was heavily engaged against the French the next day at the Battle of Ligny, and then again two days later on June 18 at the Battle of Waterloo.

Was a Field Marshal of Holy Roman Empire and the Electorate of Saxony, diplomat, and politician.Arni

Was a Field Marshal of Holy Roman Empire and the Electorate of Saxony, diplomat, and politician.Arnim was born in the Boitzenburger Land of Brandenburg. After studies at Frankfurt (Oder), Leipzig, and Rostock, he entered into service at the Prussian court at Königsberg in 1612, a post he had to leave the next year because of a duel. He served in the Swedish and Polish armies, before entering into the army of the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein in 1624.

Was a senior Nazi official, ending the war as Ministerialdirektor at the Propagandaministerium.Fritz

Was a senior Nazi official, ending the war as Ministerialdirektor at the Propagandaministerium.Fritzsche was born in Bochum (a city in the Ruhr Area) and served in the German army in 1917. Post-war he studied briefly at a number of universities before becoming a journalist for the Hugenberg Press and then involved in the new mass media of the radio, working for the German government. In September 1932 he was made head of the Drahtloser Dienst (the wireless news service). On May 1, 1933, he joined the NSDAP. Under Joseph Goebbels' Reich Ministry he continued to head the radio department before being promoted to the News Section at the Ministry. In mid-1938 he became deputy to Alfred Berndt at the German Press Division. Responsible for controlling German news, the agency was also called the Home or Domestic Press Division

Was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who participated in the Silesian Wars of Frederick the Great.In

Was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who participated in the Silesian Wars of Frederick the Great.In 1699, Lehwaldt began his military service when he entered the battalion "Weiße Grenadier-Garde" (Nr. 18). He participated in the War of the Spanish Succession since 1702 and experienced his trial by fire in the September siege of Venlo. In spring 1704, his battalion fought in the Battle of Blenheim, and Lehwaldt was promoted to Fähnrich on 16 September.

Was an Estonian military commander. Studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu between

Was an Estonian military commander. Studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu between 1932-33. Graduated from the Military Academy in 1935.

Was a female hero of the Algerian independence war (1954-62).She was born in El Asnamen, Algeria. He

Was a female hero of the Algerian independence war (1954-62).She was born in El Asnamen, Algeria. Her parents installed themselves in Algiers in 1947, where she followed her studies in the Lycée Pasteur (high-school). She adhered to the Scout Movement and discovered the Algerian people's misery by travelling.

Was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was one of the most powerful men

Was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany, competing with Hermann Göring, Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels. He used the Freundeskreis der Wirtschaft for personal advancement.[citation needed] As Reichsführer-SS he oversaw all police and security forces, including the Gestapo.

A military theorist and innovative General of the German Army during the Second World War

A military theorist and innovative General of the German Army during the Second World War

Was a German Generalfeldmarschall. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is w

Was a German Generalfeldmarschall. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is widely regarded as one of the great strategists of the latter half of the 1800s, and the creator of a new, more modern method, of directing armies in the field. He is often referred to as Moltke the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke, who commanded the German Army at the outbreak of World War I.

Was a British field marshal and Governor-general of India.He was born at Wrotham in Kent. After atte

Was a British field marshal and Governor-general of India.He was born at Wrotham in Kent. After attending Eton College, Sevenoaks School & Durham School, he entered the British Army in 1799 as an ensign in the Queen's Rangers, a corps then stationed in Upper Canada. His first active service was at the Battle of Vimiera, where he was wounded; and at Corunna he was by the side of Sir John Moore when the latter was fatally wounded.

Was Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Considered by his c

Was Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Considered by his contemporaries the greatest artillery tactician and strategist of the war, he was a master of the science of gunnery and rewrote the manual on the organization and use of artillery in early modern armies. His courage and tactics affected the outcome of some of the most significant battles in the war.

Also known as "Jumbo" Wilson, saw active service in the Second Boer War and First World War, and bec

Also known as "Jumbo" Wilson, saw active service in the Second Boer War and First World War, and became a senior British general in the Middle East and Mediterranean during the Second World War. Described as "sound but not spectacular"[5] he enjoyed the confidence of Winston Churchill.[6]

Was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the h

Was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against d'Erlon's column during the Battle of Waterloo.

Was a Prussian general.Eichhorn was born in Breslau in the Province of Silesia. A veteran of the Fra

Was a Prussian general.Eichhorn was born in Breslau in the Province of Silesia. A veteran of the Franco-Prussian War, he had risen through the ranks of the Prussian Army, commanding the 9th Division from 1901 to 1904 and the XVIII Army Corps from 1904 to 1912.

Was a German politician, military leader and a leading member of the Nazi Party. Among many offices,

Was a German politician, military leader and a leading member of the Nazi Party. Among many offices, he was Hitler's designated successor and commander of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). With twenty-two confirmed kills as a fighter pilot, he was a veteran of the First World War and recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite ("The Blue Max"). He was the last commander of "The Red Baron" Manfred von Richthofen's famous Jagdgeschwader 1 air squadron.

Was a French and Argentine sailor and corsair who fought for Argentina, Chile, and Peru. During his

Was a French and Argentine sailor and corsair who fought for Argentina, Chile, and Peru. During his first campaign as an Argentine corsair he attacked the Spanish colonies of Chile and Peru, under the command of the Argentine-Irish Admiral William Brown. He was the first Argentine to circumnavigate the world. During his voyage around the world he blockaded the port of Manila, recovered, in Hawaii, an Argentine privateer which had been seized by mutineers, occupied Monterey, California, raising the Argentine flag there and claiming for that country, for a short time, a small portion of the future State of California. After raiding Monterey, he raided Mission San Juan Capistrano in Southern California. Toward the end of the voyage he raided the Spanish ports in Central America.[2][3] Therefore, in his second homeland he is remembered as a hero and patriot; several places are named in his honour.

Was a Finnish general who led troops in the Winter War, Continuation War and Lapland War. He also sa

Was a Finnish general who led troops in the Winter War, Continuation War and Lapland War. He also saw action as a part of the Finnish volunteer "jägerbattalion 27" fighting on the German side in World War I.The son of a newspaper editor, Siilasvuo had studied law, and been involved with politics in the Ministry of Education. He was an officer in the Jaeger Battalion in Germany during the Great War, and later became a battalion commander during the Finnish Civil War. He was opinionated, but a cunning military commander.

Was a British Field Marshal, a diplomat, and a statesman.Kitchener was born in Listowel, County Kerr

Was a British Field Marshal, a diplomat, and a statesman.Kitchener was born in Listowel, County Kerry in Ireland, son of Lt. Col. Henry Horatio Kitchener (1805 – 1894) and Frances Anne Chevallier-Cole (d. 1864; daughter of Rev John Chevallier and his third wife, Elizabeth, née Cole). The family were English, not Anglo-Irish: his father had only recently bought land in Ireland.

Was a British Field Marshal, a diplomat, and a statesman.In 1874, at age 24, Kitchener was assigned

Was a British Field Marshal, a diplomat, and a statesman.In 1874, at age 24, Kitchener was assigned by the Palestine Exploration Fund to a mapping-survey of the Holy Land, replacing Charles Tyrwhitt-Drake, who had died of malaria.[2] Kitchener, then an officer in the Royal Engineers, joined fellow Royal Engineer Claude R. Conder and between 1874 and 1877, they surveyed what is today Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, returning to England only briefly in 1875 after an attack by locals in the Galilee, at Safed.

Was a British flag officer famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars. He served in the Roy

Was a British flag officer famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars. He served in the Royal Navy for most of his life and won a number of significant victories, most notably at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which he lost his life.

Was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo Period, who served the Date clan of Sendai han, and was famou

Was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo Period, who served the Date clan of Sendai han, and was famous for his role in the Boshin War. He was also known as Naohide ?? and Buichiro ???.The Hosoya family claimed descent from Hosoya Jinbei, a man of Yamashiro, who took his name from Hosoya village in Date district. For generations they served the Date clan as senior guardsmen, with a stipend of 50 koku. Hosoya's date of birth is uncertain; some believe he was born in 1840, while others say 1845. Hosoya lost his father and mother at a young age, ending up in the care of his grandfather, Sanjuro. During his youth, he studied sword, spear, archery, gunnery, and bugyo (believed to be a form of aikido). His first job, as per his grandfather's wishes,