World War II

World War II

World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

World War Ii People (First 49 people) - Page 1

Dmitry Yazov

Dmitry Yazov

Former Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union

Carwood Lipton

Carwood Lipton

Commissioned officer

Edward Heffron

Edward Heffron

Journalist

Ronald Speirs

Ronald Speirs

Officer

Lynn Compton

Lynn Compton

American jurist

Richard Winters

Richard Winters

Officer

Herbert Sobel

Herbert Sobel

Commissioned officer

Lewis Nixon III

Lewis Nixon III

Officer

Gerry Fitt

Gerry Fitt

Politician

Yang Kyoungjong

Yang Kyoungjong

Soldier

Alvin York

Alvin York

Soldier

Hiroo Onoda

Hiroo Onoda

Japanese officer

Wilhelm Adam

Wilhelm Adam

German military officer

Karl Strecker

Karl Strecker

General

Raymond A. Spruance

Raymond A. Spruance

Former United States Ambassador to the Philippines

William Halsey Jr.

William Halsey Jr.

American admiral

Isoroku Yamamoto

Isoroku Yamamoto

Admiral

Chūichi Nagumo

Chūichi Nagumo

Admiral

Robert Leckie

Robert Leckie

Author

Courtney Hodges

Courtney Hodges

Senior officer

Roy Farran

Roy Farran

Soldier

Edwin Bramall

Edwin Bramall

Baron Bramall

Joe E. Mann

Joe E. Mann

Soldier

Harrison C. Summers

Harrison C. Summers

Soldier

Leif J. Sverdrup

Leif J. Sverdrup

American civil engineer

Peter Danckwerts

Peter Danckwerts

Chemical engineer

Daniel Inouye

Daniel Inouye

Former President pro tempore of the United States Senate

Prem Tinsulanonda

Prem Tinsulanonda

Former Regent of Thailand

Edwin A. Doss

Edwin A. Doss

American fighter pilot

John Henry Balch

John Henry Balch

Commanding officer

Heinz Kessler

Heinz Kessler


Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte

Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte

German general

Clay Shaw

Clay Shaw

Former United States Representative

Edwin Walker

Edwin Walker

General

Kanji Ishiwara

Kanji Ishiwara

Military personnel

Seishirō Itagaki

Seishirō Itagaki

Former Minister of War of the Japanese Empire

Hasso von Manteuffel

Hasso von Manteuffel

General

Ferdinand Schörner

Ferdinand Schörner

German commander

Ludwig Crüwell

Ludwig Crüwell

German general

Paul B. Johnson Jr.

Paul B. Johnson Jr.

American attorney

Maxime Weygand

Maxime Weygand

Former Chief of Staff of the French Army

William Winter

William Winter

Former Governor of Mississippi

Wilbur Bestwick

Wilbur Bestwick

Military personnel

Vasily Zaytsev

Vasily Zaytsev

Sniper

Giuseppe Bottai

Giuseppe Bottai

Former Minister of National Education of Italy

Italo Balbo

Italo Balbo

Former Italian Minister of the Air Force

Emilio De Bono

Emilio De Bono

Former Minister of the Colonies of Italy

John Malcolm Patterson

John Malcolm Patterson

Former Governor of Alabama

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