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Kalb, Johann von (1721–1780), German-American general of the American Revolution
Kalckreuth, Carl Otto von (1835–1900), Prussian Rittmeister and member of the state parliament
Kalckreuth, Ernst Georg von (1690–1763), Prussian colonel and commander of a garrison battalion
Kalckreuth, Friedrich Adolf von (1737-1818), Prussian Field Marshal General
Kalckreuth, Hans Christoph Ernst von (1741–1825), Prussian major general
Kalckreuth, Johann Nikolaus von (1720–1807), Prussian lieutenant general
Kalckreuth, Ludwig Gottlob von (1714–1783), Prussian major general and regiment owner
Kalckreuth, Samuel Adolph von (1693–1778), Prussian major general and regiment owner
Kalckreuth, Wilhelm Heinrich Adolf von (1735–1811), Prussian lieutenant general and regiment owner
Kalckstein, Christoph Wilhelm von (1682–1759), Prussian field marshal, military educator and prince educator
Kall, Georg Friedrich von (1781–1813), Prussian major and commander of the 2nd Leib-Hussar Regiment
Kallergis, Dimitrios (around 1803–1867), Greek general and statesman
Kaltenborn-Stachau, Hans von (1836–1898), Prussian infantry general, minister of war
Kamanin, Nikolai Petrovich (1909–1982), Soviet pilot and air force officer; Colonel General of the Aviators
Kameke, Arnold Karl Georg von (1817-1893), Prussian general of the infantry
Kamenski, Michail Fedotowitsch (1738–1809), Russian field marshal at the time of Tsarina Katharina
Kamensky, Nikolai Michailowitsch (1778–1811), Russian general; won a victory over the Turks in 1810 as commander in chief of the Moldavian army
Kamenski, Sergei Michailowitsch (1771–1834), Russian general in the Napoleonic Wars
Kammerhoff, Holger (* 1945), German lieutenant general, commander of KFOR 2003–2004 and the command and control command of the Bundeswehr 2004–2006
Kaplinski, Mosche (* 1957), Israeli major general; Commander in the 2006 Lebanon War
Kammerer, Reinhard (* 1951), major general in the Bundeswehr
Kanaris, Constantine (1790–1877), Greek naval hero
Kara Mustafa (around 1626 / 36–1683), Grand Vizier in the Ottoman Empire, Commander in Chief of the Second Siege of Vienna
Karcher, Guido (1844–1905), German admiral
Karski, Jan (1914–2000), legendary Polish officer and courier for the Home Army
Karpenko, Moissei Iwanowitsch , (1775-1854), Russian lieutenant general
Kasdorf, Bruno (* 1952), Lieutenant General of the Bundeswehr, Inspector of the Army
Katte, Hans Heinrich Graf von (1681–1741), Prussian Field Marshal General; Father of Lieutenant Hans Hermann von Katte
Katte, Hans Hermann von (1704–1730), lieutenant, friend and confidante of Frederick the Great, executed
Kaufmann, Konstantin Petrovich von (1818–1882), Russian general, governor of Turkestan
Kaulbars, Alexander Wassiljewitsch Baron von (1844–1925), Russian general and traveler
Kaulbars, Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Baron von (1842–1905), Russian general

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Keane, 1st Baron John (1781–1844), British Lieutenant General; led the first British attack in the First Anglo-Afghan War
Keating, Timothy J. (* 1945), American admiral; Commander of NORAD and US Northern Command.
Keats, Sir Richard Goodwin (1757–1834), British Admiral in the time of Nelson.
Keckeis, Christophe (1945–2020), Chief of the Swiss Army.
Keerl, Heinz-Georg (1946–2011), major general in the Bundeswehr.
J. Warren Keifer (1836-1932), American major general
Keitel, Bodewin (1888–1953), general of the infantry; Brother of Wilhelm Keitel.
Keitel, Wilhelm (1882–1946), Field Marshal General; Chief of the Wehrmacht High Command; Brother of Bodewin Keitel.
Keith, George Elphinstone (1746-1823), British naval officer.
Keith, James (1696–1758), Russian general, Prussian field marshal.
Keith, Peter Karl Christoph von (1711–1756), personal page of Crown Prince Friedrich, later an officer.
Kellermann, François-Christophe , duc de Valmy, (1735–1820), French general, Marshal of France.
Kellermann, François-Etienne , duc de Valmy, (1770–1835), French cavalry general, decisively involved in the victory of Marengo.
Kemény, Johann (1607–1662), Hungarian military leader.
Kemnade, Friedrich (1911–2008), German naval officer
Kemper, James Lawson , (1823–1895), Confederate General.
Keppel, Sir Henry GCB OM (1809-1904), British Naval Admiral.
Kerckhoff, Auguste (1835–1903), Dutch military cryptologist.
Kershaw, Joseph Brevard (1822–1894), United States Army officer, lawyer, politician, and major general in the Confederate Army
Kesselring, Albert (1885–1960), Field Marshal General, Air Fleet Commander and Commander in Chief South in World War II.
Keßler, Heinz (1920–2017), Army General, Minister for National Defense of the GDR.

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Khin Nyunt (* 1939), military and politician in Myanmar, Prime Minister. Charged in 2005 after arrest (power struggle within the junta).

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Kidd, Isaac Campbell (1884-1941), American admiral; killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Kielmansegg, Johann Adolf Graf von (1906–2006), German general; NATO Commander in Chief Allied Forces Central Europe; one of the founding fathers of the German Bundeswehr
Kießling, Günter (1925–2009), German four-star general; NATO Land Forces Commander and Deputy SACEUR; known from the Kießling affair
Kimmel, Husband E. (1882–1968), American admiral in World War II, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet to "Pearl Harbor"
Kimmerling, Werner Georg (1913–1995), German flotilla admiral
Kimon (507–449 BC), Greek general
King, Ernest Joseph (1878–1956), American admiral in World War II
Kingston, Robert C. (1928–2007), US Army general, first in command of US Central Command
Kinsbergen, Jan van (1735–1819), Dutch admiral
Kirchbach, Hans-Peter von (* 1941), German Army General; 1999–2000 General Inspector of the Bundeswehr
Kirchbach, Hugo Ewald von (1809–1887), Prussian general of the coalition wars
Kirk, Alan Goodrich (1888–1963), American admiral and diplomat; 1944 Commander-in-Chief of the Western Naval Task Force in the Allied landing in Normandy; later ambassador to Moscow and the PR China
Kirkcaldy of Grange, William (1520–1573), Scottish general, was instrumental in the decisive victories of the rebellious Scottish nobility against Mary Queen of Scots at Carberry Hill (1567) and Langside (1568)
Kitchener, Horatio Herbert , 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, (1850–1916), British field marshal and politician, commander in chief in the suppression of the Mahdi uprising and in the Second Boer War, Minister of War in the First World War

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Klamroth, Hans Georg (1898–1944), Wehrmacht officer; Resistant on July 20th, executed
Klapka, Georg (1820-1892), Hungarian revolutionary general
Klatt, Gustav (1823–1898), Vice Admiral of the Imperial Navy
Klausing, Friedrich Karl (1920–1944), resistance fighter of July 20; executed
Kléber, Jean-Baptiste (1753–1800), French general; Commander in chief of the French armies in Egypt; murdered
Kleinheisterkamp, Matthias (1893–1945), General of the Waffen SS
Kleist von Nollendorf, Friedrich Graf (1762–1823), Prussian general during the Wars of Liberation
Kleist, Ewald von (1881–1954), German Field Marshal General in World War II
Kleist, Ewald Christian von (1715–1759), Prussian poet and officer
Kleist-Schmenzin, Ewald-Heinrich von (1922–2013), former Wehrmacht officer and resistance fighter
Kleist, Hans von (1854–1927), Prussian officer
Kleist, Henning Alexander von (1676–1749), Prussian Field Marshal General
Klenau von Janowitz, Johann Graf (1758–1819), Austrian general
Kłoczkowski, Henryk (1902–1962), Polish naval officer; Submarine commander in World War II
Kluck, Alexander von (1846–1934), German infantry general; Army leader in World War I; Battle of the Marne
Kluge, Günther von (1882–1944), German Field Marshal General in World War II
Kluge, Max von (1856–1934), German lieutenant general

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Kneip, Markus (* 1956), major general in the Bundeswehr
Knesebeck, Carl Friedrich von dem (1768–1848), Field Marshal General, diplomat, artist and honorary citizen of Berlin
Kniaziewicz, Karol (1762–1842), Polish general
Knicanin, Stephan (1809–1855), Serbian general
Kniprode, Winrich von († 1382), Grand Master of the German Knights
Knobelsdorff, Alexander von (1723–1799), Prussian Field Marshal General
Knorr, Eduard von (1840–1920), German admiral
Sir Knowles, Charles 1st Baronet of Banbury (1704–1777) was a British admiral.

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Köbis, Albin (1892–1917), German sailor and revolutionary, shot dead
Kochba, Simon bar († 135), Jewish military leader, Bar Kochba uprising
Kock, Jan (1835–1899), Boer general, fatally wounded in misery
Koe, Archibald (1865–1915), British career officer, commander of the 1st Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers at Gallipoli; like
Koester, Hans von (1844–1928), first German Grand Admiral
Köhler, Erich (1873–1914), German frigate captain
Kolkus, Jaroslav (* 1954), Czech general
Koller, Karl (1898–1951), Chief of Staff of the Air Force in World War II
Kolokotronis, Theodoros (1770–1843), Greek war hero of the Wars of Liberation
Kolong, Iwan Petrovich (1839–1901), Russian scholar of navigation; Major general
Kolozsváry von Kolozsvár, Desiderius (1854- ??), Austrian general of the cavalry
Kolchak, Alexander (1874–1920), Russian admiral and monarchist
Komorowski, Tadeusz (1895–1966), Polish general; Commander in Chief of the Home Army; Prime Minister of the government in exile
Kondo, Nobutake (1886–1953), Japanese admiral
Kondylis, Georgios (1879–1936), Greek general and politician
Königsmarck, Hans Christoph von (1600–1663), German-Swedish field marshal in the Thirty Years War
Königsmarck, Hans Karl Graf von (1659–1686), German-Swedish officer; Knights of Malta; adventurer
Königsmarck, Kurt Christoph Graf von (1634–1673), Dutch lieutenant general; Swedish Lieutenant Governor in Stade; Swedish military master and statesman
Königsmarck, Otto Wilhelm Graf von (1639–1688), general; Military leader and statesman; General in Venetian service
Königsmarck, Philipp Christoph von (1662 / 65–1694), officer; Lover of the hereditary princess Sophia Dorothea von Celle; lost; probably murdered
Konew, Iwan Stepanowitsch (1897–1973), Soviet general; Commander in Chief of the Soviet Land Forces; Marshal of the Soviet Union; Deputy Minister of Defense
Konon († around 390 BC), Athenian naval commander
Köpke, Wolfgang (* 1953), German major general; Deputy Chief of Staff Strategic Partnering at ISAF Headquarters
Koeppern, Hans Maximilian von (1735–1805), royal Prussian major general and commandant of the fortress of Danzig
Koppelow, Otto von (1863–1942), German lieutenant general
Koşaner, Işık (* 1945), Turkish general
Korfes, Georg Ludwig (1769–1810), Braunschweig major and artillery officer
Korff, Fritz von (* 1943), German Brigadier General; lastly commander of the army officers' school
Korff, Rainer (* 1955), German lieutenant general; Commanding general of the Multinational Corps North-East in Szczecin in Poland
Korff called Schmising, Klemens von (1834–1921), Prussian cavalry officer and district administrator, member of the Prussian manor house and the provincial council
Körner, Theodor (1873–1957), Austrian general and politician; Federal President
Kornilow, Lavr Georgievich (1870–1918), Russian general; like
Korte, Wolfgang (* 1949), German lieutenant general; Director of the NATO Joint Warfare Center
Koschedub, Iwan Nikitowitsch (1920–1991), Soviet pilot; Marshal the Aviator
Kościuszko, Tadeusz (1746–1817), Polish and American general
Ludwig Kossuth (1802-1894), Hungarian revolutionary leader and general
Kotzebue, Moritz von (1789–1861), son of the writer August von Kotzebue, who was murdered in 1819; Russian officer and world traveler
Kotzebue, Otto von (1787–1846), Russian naval officer and explorer

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Krafft, Karl August Adolf von (1764-1840), royal Prussian general of the infantry
Krafft von Dellmensingen, Konrad (1862–1953), general of the artillery; Commander of the German Alpine Corps'
Kraiss, Dietrich (1889–1944), Lieutenant General in the Wehrmacht; Division commander in World War II
Kraprayoon, Suchinda (* 1933), Thai general and politician, Commander in Chief of the Army, Prime Minister
Krasnow, Pyotr (1869–1947), Russian general and counter-revolutionary
Krateros (4th century BC), military leader under Alexander the Great
Krauseneck, Johann Wilhelm von (1774–1850), General of the Infantry, Chief of the Prussian General Staff from 1829 to 1850
Kray von Krajowa, Paul Freiherr (1735–1804), Austrian Feldzeugmeister in the Turkish War and against France
Krause, Andreas (* 1956), Flotilla Admiral of the German Navy, first in command of Flotilla 1 in the UNIFIL mission on the Lebanese coast
Krebs, Hans (1898–1945), German general; last chief of staff of the Wehrmacht in World War II, suicide
Kreß von Kressenstein, Otto Freiherr (1850–1929), Bavarian Minister of War and Colonel General
Kretschmer, Otto (1912–1998), submarine commander in World War II, Bundeswehr and NATO admiral
Kreuzinger-Janik, Aarne (* 1950), German Air Force General, Air Force Inspector
War of Hochfelden, Georg Heinrich (1798–1860), Major General of Baden
Krismanic, Gideon von (1817–1876), Austrian major general
Kropf, Gerd (* 1956), German officer in the Bundeswehr
Krosigk, Bernhard von (1582–1620), Lieutenant Colonel, died in the Battle of White Mountain
Krosigk, Christoph von (1576–1638), Anhalt court marshal; Governor; Captain in the Anhalt Defense Plant
Krüger, Walter (1890–1945), General of the Waffen SS, commanding general in World War II
Krupinski, Walter (1920–2000), German Air Force officer in World War II; Bundeswehr General

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Küchler, Georg von (1881–1968), German field marshal; Mayor of Army Group North
Kühne, Heinrich (1838–1926), Vice Admiral
Kühnle, Heinz (1915–2001), Vice Admiral and Inspector of the Navy
Kujat, Harald (* 1942), former inspector general of the Bundeswehr; Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
Kulnew, Jakow Petrovich (1763–1812), Russian general in the Russo-Swedish War
Kummer, Rudolf Ferdinand (1816–1900), Prussian general
Kund, Richard (1852–1904), Prussian officer and Africa explorer
Kurita, Takeo (1889–1977), Vice Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War
Kutachow, Pawel Stepanowitsch (1914–1984), Soviet pilot; Chief Marshal of the Aviators
Kutepow, Alexander Pavlovich (1882–1930), Russian general; one of the leaders of the white party in the Russian Civil War
Kutusow, Michail Illarionowitsch (1745-1813), Russian Field Marshal General; Commander in chief of the Russian troops against Napoleon

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Kyau, Friedrich Wilhelm von (1654–1733), Brandenburg and Saxon officer, commandant of the Königstein Fortress