Defence/military Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, G

Was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, Greene was a militia private, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. Many places in the United States are named for him.

Was an anarcho-communist revolutionary who refused to join the Bolsheviks after the October Revoluti

Was an anarcho-communist revolutionary who refused to join the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution. A commander of the peasant Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine, Makhno led a guerrilla campaign during the Russian Civil War. He supported the Bolsheviks, the Ukrainian Directory, the Bolsheviks again, and then turned to organizing the Free Territory of Ukraine, an anarchist society, committed to resisting state authority, whether capitalist or state Communist.

Was a Marshal of France.Nicolas Charles Oudinot was the son of Nicolas Oudinot and Marie Anne Adam,

Was a Marshal of France.Nicolas Charles Oudinot was the son of Nicolas Oudinot and Marie Anne Adam, the only one of their nine children to live to adulthood. His father was brewer, farmer and distiller of brandy in Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine. He soon decided on a military career, and served in the regiment of Medoc from 1784 to 1787, when, having no hope of promotion on account of his non-noble birth, he retired with the rank of sergeant.

Was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804. He was one of only six offi

Was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804. He was one of only six officers in French history to receive the distinction of Marshal General of France. He also served as Prime Minister of France three times.

Was a Soviet military commander during World War II.Vatutin was born in Voronezh Province (now in Ku

Was a Soviet military commander during World War II.Vatutin was born in Voronezh Province (now in Kursk Province), into a Russian peasant family. Commissioned in 1920 to the Red Army, he fought against the Ukrainian peasant partisans of Nestor Makhno. The following year, he became a member of the Communist party, and served diligently in junior command positions.

Was a Bolshevik revolutionary and intellectual, and later a Soviet politician. Bukharin was born in

Was a Bolshevik revolutionary and intellectual, and later a Soviet politician. Bukharin was born in Moscow to two primary school teachers. His political life began at the age of sixteen when, together with his lifelong friend Ilya Ehrenburg, he participat

Was a Russian revolutionary, the main explosive expert for Narodnaya Volya (the People's Will), and

Was a Russian revolutionary, the main explosive expert for Narodnaya Volya (the People's Will), and a rocket pioneer. He was the paternal uncle of revolutionary Victor Serge.

Was a senior figure in the NKVD (the Soviet secret police) during the period of the Great Purge. His

Was a senior figure in the NKVD (the Soviet secret police) during the period of the Great Purge. His reign is sometimes known as the "Yezhovschina" (or "Yezhovshchina", Russian: ????????, the "Yezhov era").

Was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician. According to Vyacheslav Molotov (see Ch

Was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician. According to Vyacheslav Molotov (see Chuev, Felix (ed), Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics, 1993, Dee Ivan Inc), Krestinsky's family had converted from Judaism to Eastern Orthodoxy.

Was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Liberation War. He was killed in an engagement

Was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Liberation War. He was killed in an engagement with the Pakistan Army while providing fire for covering the extrication of fellow soldiers at Goalhati in Jessore district on September 5 1971. Nur Mohammad died saving his compatriots and inflicting heavy casualties on his enemy. He was awarded Bir Sreshtho, the highest state insignia of Bangladesh for his bravery and the highest sacrifice.