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Waldemar Verner (August 27, 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany – February 15, 1982) was chief of the People’s Navy (Volksmarine) of the National People’s Army of the German Democratic Republic and brother of Paul Verner.
Charles B. McVay III (July 30, 1898 – November 6, 1968) was an American naval officer and the commanding officer of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) when it was lost in action in 1945, resulting in a massive loss of life. Of all captains in the history o
John Smith “Jimmy” Thach (April 19, 1905 – April 15, 1981) was a World War II naval aviator, air combat tactician, and United States Navy admiral. Thach developed the Thach Weave, a combat flight formation that could counter enemy fighters of super
Ann Agnes Bernatitus (January 21, 1912 – March 3, 2003) was a United States Navy nurse who served during World War II. In October 1942, she became the first American recipient of the Legion of Merit (legionnaire) for her heroism during the siege of
Amos Lapidot (born 1934) is a former Israeli fighter pilot who served as the tenth Commander of the Israeli Air Force, a position he held from 1982–1987.
Kazuo Tsunoda (角田 和男, Tsunoda Kazuo, October 11, 1918 – February 14, 2013) was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific Campaign of World War II. In his combat career
Armin Zimmermann (born 23 December 1917, died 30 November 1976), was a German admiral and Inspector General of the Bundeswehr from 1 April 1972 until 30 November 1976. He joined the Kriegsmarine in 1937.
Amira Dotan (Hebrew: עמירה דותן, born 28 July 1947) is an Israeli military figure and a former member of Knesset for Kadima.
Meir Meivar (Hebrew: מאיר מיבר, born Meir Meiberg; Safed, Mandatory Palestine, 1918 – Jerusalem, Israel, 2000), was the Haganah commander of the city of Safed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Meivar was the mayor of Safed in 1965-1966