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Charles de Gaulle

He was one of the few French military who was not discouraged by the capitulation of France. Initially, he and ...

France - France

Julian Aaron Cook

Julian Aaron Cook became known to the general public as the 27-year old major who, as commanding officer 3rd Battalion, ...

United States - United States

Elisabeth Volkenrath

Early life Elisabeth Volkenrath, born Mühlau, was a German camp guard who worked in the concentration camps Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen ...

Germany - U till Z

Mark Clark

Over a period of 24 years Mark Wayne Clark (1896 – 1984) made a lightning career in the American army, ...

United States - United States

Dwight Eisenhower

General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower has been both widely praised as well as criticized concerning his conduct as Allied ...

United States - United States

Benjamin Ferencz

Benjamin Ferencz (1920) was just 27 years of age when he was appointed chief prosecutor shortly after the war at ...

United States - United States

Ernie Pyle

Introduction "At this spot, the 77th Davison lost a buddy". This text appeared on a wooden sign on a field grave ...

United States - United States

Theodore Roosevelt Jr

Youth and early career Theodore Roosevelt Jr was born November 13, 1887 in Oyster Bay, New York, as son of the ...

United States - United States

Franklin D. Roosevelt

He was the 32nd and longest serving president of the United States in history, 12 years from 1933 to 1945. ...

United States - United States

Theodore Bachenheimer

Many books and articles about the liberation of the Netherlands, or persons that have played an important part therein have ...

United States - United States

Jacob Devers

According to some historians, the American General Jacob Loucks Devers has remained undervalued for his achievements during the Second World ...

United States - United States

Maxwell Taylor

Introduction Major General Taylor had a long career in the military. During World War II he participated in the fighting in ...

United States - United States

George Patton

George Smith Patton jr. was born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel and was a descendent of a rich ...

United States - United States

Anthony McAuliffe

Preface "One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes." This ...

United States - United States

Elvin Bell

Elvin Bell, an orphan from a Jamaica region of New York was serving aboard USS Lexington. When the aircraft carrier ...

United States - United States