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Baar-Baarenfels, Eduard (1885–1967), Austrian home guard leader and politician

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Babenberg, Adalbert von , (854–906), Main Franconian military leader

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Bakhchiwandschi, Grigori Jakowlewitsch (1909–1943), Soviet test pilot
Back, Sir George (1796–1878), British navigator and explorer; Admiral.

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Baden-Durlach, Georg Friedrich, Margrave von (1573–1638), Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years' War
Baden-Durlach, Friedrich VI., Margrave von (1617–1677), Imperial Field Marshal General in the Turkish Wars
Baden, Ludwig Wilhelm von , called Türkenlouis , (1655–1707), imperial general in the Turkish Wars
Baden, Wilhelm von (1829–1897), Prince of Baden and Prussian-Baden politician and general
Baden, Max von (1867–1929), Prussian general and last Chancellor of the Empire
Baden-Powell, Robert (1857–1941), British general and founder of the Boy Scout movement
Bader, Sir Douglas (1910–1982), British fighter pilot in World War II
Badoglio, Pietro (1871–1956), Italian general and statesman

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Bagger, Hartmut (* 1938), German general and inspector general of the Bundeswehr.
Baghramjan, Hovhannes (1897–1982), Soviet general and statesman; 1955 Deputy Minister of Defense and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Bagration, Pyotr Romanovich (1818–1876), Russian general.
Bagration, Pjotr Ivanovich , (1765-1812), Russian general of the Wars of Liberation.

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Bahrfeldt, Max von (1856–1936), royal Prussian infantry general and world-famous numismatist.

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Baidukow, Georgi Filippowitsch (1907–1994), Soviet pilot and Air Force general
Baird, Absalom (1824–1905), American Civil War general

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Baker, Valentine , called "Baker Pasha", (1827-1887), British officer, lieutenant general in the Turkish army

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Balaschow, Alexander Dmitrijewitsch (1770–1837), Russian general; Military Governor of St. Petersburg and Minister of Police
Balbo, Italo (1896–1940), Italian air marshal; 1929–34 Minister of Aviation; 1934–40 governor of Libya; Creator of the Italian Air Force; shot down
Balck, Hermann (1893–1982), tank general in World War II
Ball, Sir Alexander , Bt., (1757–1809), British admiral during the Napoleonic Wars
Ballesteros, Francisco (1770-1832), Spanish lieutenant general; Minister of War
Baloun, Jiří (* 1961), Czech officer
Balujewski, Juri Nikolajewitsch (* 1947), Russian Colonel General; Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces

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Bandemer, Christian Friedrich von (1717–1782), Prussian major general
Bandemer, Ernst Friedrich von (1744–1817), Prussian major general
Bandemer, Friedrich Asmus von (* before 1700–1770), Prussian colonel
Bandemer, Hans Wilhelm von (1725–1788), Prussian major general
Bandemer, Joachim Christian von (1702–1764), Prussian major general
Bandemer, Peter Heinrich Erdmann von († 1757), Prussian major and commander of a grenadier battalion
Bandemer, Rudolf von (1829–1906), Rittmeister and member of the Prussian House of Representatives
Bandemer, Valentin Ludwig von (1726− † after 1787), Prussian colonel
Bandemer, Wilhelm von (1861–1914), Rittmeister and member of the Prussian manor house
Banér, Johan (1596–1641), Swedish field marshal in the Thirty Years War
Bange, Charles Valérand Ragon de (1833–1914), French artillery officer

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Baraguey d'Hilliers, Achille (1795–1878), French general and statesman, Marshal of France
Baraguey d'Hilliers, Louis (1764-1813), Napoleonic general
Barak, Ehud (* 1942), Israeli general and politician, Prime Minister
Baratieri, Oreste (1841–1901), Italian general and colonial officer
Barber, Sir Colin Muir KBE CB DSO (1897-1964), British general; concluded on November 13, 1945 with the Soviet general Lyashchenko the Barber-Lyashchenko Agreement .
Barbou des Courières , Gabriel - French revolutionary general
Barclay, Robert Heriot (1786–1837), British naval officer of the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812
Barclay de Tolly, Michail Bogdanowitsch (1761-1818), German-Russian general and minister of war
Bear catcher, Erich (1915–1945), German major general
Barfus, Johann Albrecht Reichsgraf von (1635–1704), Field Marshal General of Brandenburg
Barfus-Falkenburg, Franz Wilhelm von (1788–1863), Prussian major general
Barjatinski, Alexander Ivanovich (1815–1879), prince, Russian field marshal
Barkhorn, Gerhard (1919–1983), German Air Force officer in World War II; Bundeswehr General
Barnard, John Gross (1815–1882), American engineer officer, brigadier general, directed the military fortifications of Washington
Diana Barnato Walker (1918-2008), British pilot
Barnes, Sir Edward (1776–1838), British Lieutenant-General, Governor of Ceylon
Barttelot, Edmund Musgrave (1859–1888), British officer, companion and deputy to Stanley, shot

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al-Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad (* 1944), Lieutenant General, Head of State of Sudan
Bassompierre, François, marquis de (1579–1646) was a French courtier, diplomat, and marshal
Basta, Georg (1550–1607), imperial general
Bastian, Gert (1923–1992) Bundeswehr general and politician; Suicide
Bastico, Ettore (1876–1972), Italian marshal; 1940 governor of the Dodecanese; 1941 Governor of Libya and Commander-in-Chief in North Africa
Baston de Lariboisière, Ferdinand (1790–1812), French cavalry officer in the Grande Armée

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Batista, Fulgencio (1901–1973), Cuban military man and dictator
Battenberg, Prince Ludwig Alexander von , 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (1854–1921), British Admiral; First sea lord
Batthyány, Karl Josef Graf (1697–1772), Austrian general and field marshal of Hungarian origin

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Baudin, Charles (1784-1854), French admiral
Baudissin, Otto Friedrich Graf (1792–1865), Schleswig-Holstein general
Baudissin, Wolf Heinrich von (1579–1646), Electoral Saxon general in the Thirty Years' War
Baudissin, Wolf Graf von (1907–1993), German Bundeswehr and NATO general; Co-author of the Himmeroder memorandum; Peace researcher
Bauer, Ferdinand Freiherr von (1825–1893), General and Minister of War of Austria-Hungary
Baumbach, Werner (1916–1953), general of fighter pilots and bomber pilot in World War II

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Bayard, Pierre du Terrail, chevalier de , called "the knight without fear and blame", (1476–1524), famous French warrior
Baeyer, Johann Jakob (1794–1885), Prussian lieutenant general and geodesist
Bayer, Maximilian (1872–1917), German officer, co-founder of the German scout movement, fallen
Bavaria, Prince Karl von (1795–1875), Royal Bavarian Field Marshal General, Army Leader 1866
Bavaria, Prince Leopold von (1846–1930), German Field Marshal General in World War I, OberOst
Bavaria, Crown Prince Rupprecht von (1869–1955), Royal Bavarian and Royal Prussian Field Marshal General, Army Commander in the First World War

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Bazaine, François-Achille (1811–1888), French marshal, surrendered with his army in Metz in 1871
Bazeries, Étienne (1846–1931), French officer and cryptologist,

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Beatson, Alexander (1759-1830), British Lieutenant General, published a history of the war against the Tippoo Sahib; Governor of St. Helena
Beatty, David , 1st Earl Beatty, (1871-1936), British admiral in World War I; Commander in Battle of the Skagerrak; Commander of the Grand Fleet; First sea lord
Beaufort, Francis (1774-1857), British admiral; developed the Beaufort scale for wind strength
Beauharnais, Alexandre, vicomte de (1760–1794), French general; first husband of the Joséphine; guillotined
Beauharnais, François, marquis de (1756–1846), French general; Brother of the previous one
Beauharnais, Eugène de , Duke of Leuchtenberg, (1781–1824), French officer; Son of Alexandres
Beaulieu, Jean-Pierre de (1725–1819), Austrian general of the French Revolutionary Wars
Beaulieu-Marconnay, Carl von (1777–1855), Hanoverian lieutenant general
Beaulieu-Marconnay, Olivier von (1898–1918), German lieutenant and fighter pilot
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant (1818-1893), Confederate General in the American Civil War

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Bebutow, David Ossipowitsch (1793–1867), Russian cavalry general of Armenian origin; Governor of Warsaw
Bebutow, Wassili Ossipowitsch (1792–1858), Armenian prince; Russian general

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Beck-Rzikowsky, Friedrich von (1830–1920), Austrian colonel general and cartographer; Chief of the General Staff.
Beck, Bernhard von (1821–1894), Baden-Prussian military doctor; royal Prussian general physician with the rank of major general; Corps doctor of the 14th German Army Corps in Karlsruhe.
Beck, Ferdinand von (1850–1933), royal Prussian lieutenant general.
Beck, Richard von (1851–1909), royal Prussian lieutenant general; Commander of the 27th (Württemberg) division.
Beck, Ludwig (1880–1944), German colonel general and resistance fighter against National Socialism; executed.
Becker, Karl (1879–1940), German general, ballistic scientist and military scientist; President of the Reich Research Council; Chief of the Army Weapons Office; Suicide.
Beczwarzowski, Wilhelm von (1862–1932), royal Prussian major general; Commander of the 88th Infantry Division.

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Bedeau, Marie Alphonse (1804–1863), French general

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Beermann, Friedrich (1912–1975), German army general and SPD politician

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Beguine, André , member of the Swiss National Socialist Party, commandant of the Swiss internment camp Wauwilermoos

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Belgrano, Manuel (1770–1820), Argentine lawyer, politician and general
Bélidor, Bernard Forest de (1698–1761), French engineer and artillery expert, author of classic works on hydraulics
Belikov, Valeri (1925–1987), Soviet Army General
Belimarkowitsch, Jovan (1828–1906), Serbian general and statesman
Belisarius (505-565), Byzantine general, general of Emperor Justinian I.
Belknap, George (1832–1903), American Rear Admiral and Deep Sea Explorer (Pacific)
Belknap, William , (1829–1890) North American general
Bellegarde, Heinrich Graf (1756–1845), Austrian general and statesman, Chief of Staff in Italy, President of the Court War Council, Minister of State
Belle-Isle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet de (1684–1761), French general, Marshal of France
Belliard, Augustin-Daniel (1769–1832), French general, colonel general of the cuirassiers, adjutant general of Napoleon
Belling, Wilhelm Sebastian von (1719–1779), Frederician hussar general
Bellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb von (1778–1852), Russian navigator and officer
Below, Fritz von (1853-1918), German general in the First World War
Below, Otto von (1857–1944), General of the Infantry, German Army Commander in the First World War
Belshazzar (6th century BC), Babylonian military leader

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Bem, Josef (1794–1850), Polish general, involved in the defense of Vienna in 1848

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Benavides, Oscar Raimundo (1876–1945), Peruvian general and president
Benckendorff, Alexander von (1781–1844), Russian general,
Benckendorff, Konstantin von (1783 / 84–1828), Russian general and diplomat
Benedek, Ludwig von (1804–1881), Austrian general, chief of the general staff, commander-in-chief at Königgrätz
Benjowski, Moritz (1746–1786), Hungarian military and adventurer
Benkendorf, Ludwig Ernst von (1711–1801), Saxon cavalry general,
Bennecke, Jürgen (1912–2002), German general, 1968–1973 NATO Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces Central Europe
Bennigsen, Gustav Adolf von (1716–1784), Saxon lieutenant general
Bennigsen, Levin August von (1745–1826), Russian general of the cavalry, commander in chief of the Russian army
Benning, Henry Lewis , called "Old Rock", (1814–1875), Confederate Civil War general, judge and statesman
Bentheim-Bentheim, Friedrich Wilhelm Belgicus von (1782–1839), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
Bentinck, Sir Hendrik Willem Johan KCB (1796–1878), German count and British general; led the Guards Brigade in the Crimean War

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Berenhorst, Georg Heinrich von (1733–1814), Prussian officer, military writer and critic of the military system of his time, son of the "old Dessauer"
Beresford, Charles William de la Poer (1846–1919), 1st Baron Beresford, British Admiral and MP
Beresford, William Carr , 1st Viscount Beresford, (1768-1854), British general, Portuguese marshal during the Napoleonic Wars, military commander in Portugal
Berg, Andreas (1957–2020), German Brigadier General in the Bundeswehr, commander of the Franco-German Brigade
Berg, Aksel Ivanovich (1893–1979), Russian officer
Berg, Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von (1794–1874), Russian field marshal
Bergamini, Carlo (1888–1943), Italian admiral; Fleet chief; like
Berger, Emil Alexander Ritter and Edler Herr von (1813–1900), Prussian general of the infantry, commander in the Franco-German War
Berger, Gottlob (1896–1975), SS general, creator of the Waffen SS
Bergmann, Robert (* 1949), major general in the Bundeswehr
Berk, Ernst-Otto (* 1952), Brigadier General of the Bundeswehr
Berlepsch, Hans Sittich von (1480–1533), governor of the Wartburg and bailiff in Eisenach and Querfurt
Berlepsch, Heinrich Moritz von (1736–1809), royal Polish and electoral Saxon colonel
Berlichingen, Götz von , "with the iron hand", (around 1480–1563), imperial knight and warrior
Bernadotte, Jean-Baptiste (1763–1844), Napoleonic Marshal, King of Sweden
Bernardis, Robert (1908–1944), Wehrmacht officer, Austrian resistance fighter on July 20, 1944, executed
Bernhardi, Otto Heinrich Wilhelm von (1818–1897), Prussian general of the cavalry, commander in the Franco-German War
Berry, Charles-Ferdinand de Bourbon, duc de (1778–1820), Commander in Chief of the Paris Army on Napoleon's return from Elba
Bersarin, Nikolai Erastowitsch (1904–1945), Colonel General, first Soviet city commandant of Berlin
Berthier, Louis-Alexandre , prince de Neuchâtel, duc de Valengin, prince de Wagram, (1753–1815), Napoleonic marshal; Napoleon's chief of staff
Berton, Jean-Baptiste (1769–1822), French general and politician
Bertram, Otto (1916–1987), officer in the Wehrmacht and Bundeswehr; Press officer; Air Force Attaché
Bertrand du Guesclin (around 1320–1380), most important French general of the 14th century; Connétable of France; like
Bertrand, Henri-Gratien (1773–1844), French general, confidante of Napoleon, Grand Marshal of the palace
Berwick, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of (1670–1734), French military leader; Marshal of France; natural son of Jacob II of England

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Freiherr von Beschi, Eduard (1848–1916), Austrian field master craftsman
Bescht, Volker (* 1951), Brigadier General of the Army of the German Armed Forces, Commander of the Airborne Brigade 26
Beseler, Hans von (1850–1921), Prussian Colonel General; General Inspector of the Engineer and Engineer Corps and the fortresses; Corps commander in World War I; Governor General in the German-occupied part of Poland
Besserer von Thalfingen, Albrecht (1787–1839), Bavarian major general and minister of war
Bessières, Jean-Baptiste , duc d'Istrie, (1768–1813), French marshal
Bessus (4th century BC), Persian satrap, executed
Bestuschew-Ryumin, Alexei Petrowitsch (1693–1766), Russian field marshal and imperial chancellor

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Beulwitz, Karl August von (1736–1799), Prussian major general and head of the cadet corps
Beurnonville, Pierre Riel, marquis de (1752–1821), French marshal
Beust, Franz von (1776–1858), Baden major general and commander of the Leib Grenadier Guard
Beust, Friedrich von (1813–1889), Saxony-Weimar lieutenant general and adjutant general
Beust, Johann Philipp von (1706–1776), Prussian general and privy councilor of war
Beust, Otto von (1799–1864), Bavarian major general

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Beyer, Eugen (1882–1940), Austrian field marshal lieutenant; German general; Commanding General of the XVIII. Army Corps in World War II
Beyer, Gustav Friedrich von (1812–1889), Prussian general

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Bianchi, Friedrich Freiherr von (1812–1865), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
Bianchi, Vinzenz Ferrerius Freiherr von (1768–1855), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
Biedenfeld, Ferdinand Friedrich von (1764–1834), Major General of Baden
Biedenfeld, Ernst von (1793–1849), colonel from Baden and regimental commander of the revolutionary army
Biehler, Hans Alexis von (1818–1886), Prussian lieutenant colonel; 1885 general inspector of the Prussian fortresses; 1873–1884 chief of the engineering corps
Biela, Wilhelm Freiherr von (1782–1856), German-Austrian astronomer and officer; Discoverer of the Bielasch Comet
Bielke, Nils , Graf; Swedish Imperial Councilor and General; Governor General of Pomerania
Billot, Jean-Baptiste (1828–1907), French general and statesman; Minister of War
Binger, Louis-Gustave (1856–1936), French colonial officer and explorer
Bingham, George; 3. Earl of Lucan (1800–1888), British field marshal
Bingham, Sir George Ridout (1777-1832), British officer in the Napoleonic Wars; as general until 1819 commander of the garrison on St. Helena
Binder, Axel (* 1958), German Colonel, Commander Center for Transformation of the Bundeswehr
Binnie, Brian (* 1953), American test pilot and astronaut
Birago, Karl Freiherr von (1792–1845), Austrian officer and designer; Fortress builder
Bircher, Eugen (1882–1956), Swiss division commander and military publicist; Dr. med. and National Council
Birdwood, Sir William Riddell , Baron Birdwood of Anzac, GCB GCMG GCVO GBE (1865-1951), British general; Commander of ANZAC on Gallipoli; Commander of the AIF in France; Field Marshal and Commander in Chief in India 1925
Birger Magnusson von Bjälbo (approx. 1210–1266), Swedish regent (Jarl) since 1250
Biron, Armand-Louis de Gontaut, duc de (1747–1793), French hussar general; Guillotined in 1793
Biron, Armand de Gontaut, seigneur de (1524–1592), French general and statesman; Marshal of France; like
Biron, Gustav Kalixt von (1780–1821), Russian lieutenant general; Governor von Glatz
Biron, Charles de Gontaut duc de (1562–1602), French military leader and diplomat; Marshal of France; beheaded
Biron, Charles-Armand de Gontaut duc de (1663–1756), French military leader; Marshal of France
Bischof, Gerd (* 1953), Brigadier General of the German Air Force
Bischoffwerder, Johann Rudolf von (1741–1803), Prussian lieutenant general; Adviser and confidante of Friedrich Wilhelm II.
Bismarck, Ludolf August von (1683–1750), Russian general; Governor General of Livonia
Bismarck-Bohlen, Friedrich Alexander Graf von (1818-1894), Prussian general of the cavalry
Bismarck, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von (1783–1860), Württemberg lieutenant general and military writer
Bissing, Moritz Freiherr von (1844–1917), general of the cavalry; Governor General of Belgium
Bittrich, Wilhelm (1894–1979), SS-Obergruppenführer and commander in World War II
Bixio, Nino (1821–1873), Italian freedom fighter, Garibaldi's comrade in arms
Björnstjerna, Magnus Friedrich Ferdinand (1779–1847), Swedish general, diplomat and writer

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Blanche Espejo, Bartolomeo (1879–1970), Chilean politician and general; 1932 interim state president
Blanco Encalada, Manuel (1790–1876), Chilean officer and politician; Commanding General and Commander of the Fleet; President 1826
Blaško, Hynek (* 1955), Czech officer
Blaskowitz, Johannes (1883–1948) German colonel general, commander in chief of various army groups in World War II, suicide
Bleidorn, Rudolf (1864–1937), German general of the artillery
Blenker, Ludwig (1812–1863), German revolutionary, American general of the Civil War
Blesson, Johann Ludwig Urban (1790–1861), Prussian military writer
Bligh, William (1754-1817) British naval officer, captain of the Bounty
Bliss, Tasker Howard (1853–1930), American general, chief of staff, and army commander in chief
Blomberg, Werner von (1878–1946), German general and minister of war
Blotz, Josef , German Brigadier General in the Bundeswehr
Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von (1742–1819), Prussian Field Marshal General; defeated Napoleon at Waterloo / La Belle Alliance
Blücher, Wassili Konstantinowitsch (1889–1938), General of the Red Army and Marshal of the Soviet Union, tortured to death
Blume, Wilhelm von (1835–1919), Prussian general of the infantry
Blumenthal, Hans-Jürgen Graf von (1907–1944), German resistance fighter of July 20, 1944, executed
Blumenthal, Leonhard von (1810–1900), Prussian Field Marshal General
Blumentritt, Günther (1892–1967), German infantry general

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Bock, Fedor von (1880–1945), Field Marshal General, Commander in Chief of various army groups in World War II

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Bodemann, André (* 1965), German brigadier general
Bodenhausen, Erpo von (1897–1945), German lieutenant general
Bodt, Jan de (1670–1745), Saxon general and architect

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Boeheim, Wendelin (1832–1900), Austrian weapons technician, officer, journalist and museum operator
Boehmer, Hans-Rudolf (1938–), Vice Admiral and Inspector of the Navy
Boehmer, Hasso von (1904–1945), German general staff officer; Co-conspirator of July 20th; executed
Boehn, Oktavio Philipp von (1824–1899), Prussian infantry general
Boelcke, Oswald (1891–1916), German flying ace in the First World War
Boeselager, Georg Freiherr von (1915–1944), German cavalry officer; Member of the military resistance against Hitler; like
Boeselager, Philipp Freiherr von (1917–2008), German officer; Member of the military resistance against Hitler

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Bogdanowitsch, Modest Iwanowitsch (1805–1882), Russian lieutenant general and military writer
Boguslawski, Carl Andreas von (1758–1817), royal Prussian major general; Scharnhorst employee
Boguslawski, Albert von (1834–1905), lieutenant general and military writer; Grandson of the previous one

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Böhme, Franz (1885–1947), general in the German Wehrmacht; Responsible for massacres of civilians in Serbia as Plenipotentiary Commanding General in World War II
Böhm-Ermolli, Eduard Freiherr von (1856–1941), kuk field marshal and military leader in the First World War
Bohrer, Peter (* 1956), major general in the Bundeswehr

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Bokow, Fjodor Jefimowitsch (1904–1984), Political Member of the War Council of the Soviet Military Administration (SMAD)

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Bolchowitinow, Viktor Fjodorowitsch (1899–1970), Soviet aircraft designer
Boldin, Iwan Wassiljewitsch (1892–1965), head of the Soviet military administration (SMAD) in Thuringia
Bolz, Richard (* 1947), German brigadier general; finally General of the Army Aviation and Commander of the Army Aviation School

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Bomsdorff, August von (1842–1912), Prussian general of the infantry

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Bonaparte, Napoléon (Jérôme) , known as “Prince Napoléon” or “Plon-Plon” (1822–1891), French general; Division commander in the Crimea
Bonfim, José Lúcio Travassos Valdez, conde do (1787–1862), Portuguese general and statesman; War and Navy Ministers; Prime Minister
Bonchamps, Charles de (1760–1793), leader of the Vendéer; like
Boniface (5th century), Western Roman general
Bonin, Adolf von (1803–1872), General of the Infantry; Corps commander at Trautenau
Bonin, Eduard von (1793–1865), General of the Infantry; Prussian Minister of War
Bonneval, Claude Alexandre de , Ahmed Pascha , (1675–1747), French officer and adventurer in the Turkish service

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Boog, Adolf von (1866–1929), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of the “People's Army” in German-Austria

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Borcke, Adrian Bernhard von (1668–1741), Prussian Field Marshal General
Borda, Jean Charles (1733–1799), French naval officer and mathematician
Boorda, Jeremy M. (1939–1996), American admiral, 25th Chief of Naval Operations in the US Navy
Bordone, Philipp Toussaint Joseph (1821-1892), French general,
Borel, Jean Louis , (1819-1884) French general,
Borghese, Camillo Filippo Ludovico (1775–1832), Prince of Sulmona and Rossano
Borgia, Cesare (1475–1507), Gonfaloniere of the Church
Bormann, Karl Wilhelm von (1796–1874), German-Belgian general and engineer
Bornemann, Jürgen (1950–2019), German Lieutenant General and Director of the International Military Staff (IMS) of NATO
Boroević von Bojna, Svetozar (1856–1920), Austro-Hungarian field marshal in the First World War
Borrell García, Federico (1912–1936), Spanish soldier best known for a photograph by Robert Capa
Borstell, Karl Heinrich von (1773–1844), general of the cavalry; Member of the Prussian State Council; Honorary citizen of Berlin
Bory de Saint-Vincent, Jean-Baptiste Marcellin (1778–1846), French officer, explorer and naturalist

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Boscawen, Edward (1711–1761), British admiral in the Seven Years War
Bosch, Johann, Graaf van den (1780–1844), Dutch soldier and statesman
Bose, Julius Graf von (1809-1894), Prussian general of the infantry; Commanding general of an army corps in the Franco-Prussian War
Bose, Karl August Joseph Friedrich von (1763–1826), royal Saxon major general, later royal Prussian lieutenant general
Bosquet, Pierre (1810–1861), French general in the Algerian and Crimean wars, Marshal of France

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Botha, Louis (1862–1919), South African general and statesman
Bothmer, Friedrich Graf von (1805–1886), Bavarian general of the infantry; Artillery inspector
Bothwell, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of (around 1536–1578), English military leader; Husband Maria Stuart

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Bouet-Willaumez, Louis Edouard (1808–1871), French admiral in the Crimean War and in the Franco-German War
Boufflers, Louis-François, duc de (1644–1711), French general; Marshal of France.
Bougainville, Louis Antoine de (1729–1811), French officer, navigator and writer
Bouget, Ferdinand Franz Maria von (1741–1818), royal and imperial major general; Commander of the Nassau Cuirassier Regiment
Bougie, Jean Jacques de , marquis de Chaussade, (1655–1744), French field marshal
Bougy, Jean, marquis de (1617–1658) Lieutenant General King Louis XIV.
Bouillon, Frédéric-Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne duc de (1605–1652), French general and one of the leaders of the Fronde; Brother Turennes
Bouillon, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne duc de , Heinrich von Bouillon , (1555–1623), French military leader, diplomat, politician and Protestant leader; Marshal of France; Father Turennes
Bouillé, François-Claude-Amour de (1739–1800), French general
Boulanger, Georges Ernest (1837-1891), French general; Minister of War; Suicide
Bourbaki, Charles Denis (1816–1897), French general in the Franco-Prussian War
Bourbon-Montpensier, Charles de (1490–1527), known as "Connétable von Bourbon", French military leader; fallen before Rome
Bournonville, Alexander von , Commander in Chief of Emperor Leopold I.

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Boy-Ed, Walther (1874–1914), Prussian officer
Boyen, Hermann von (1771–1848), Prussian general and statesman; Minister of War
Boyneburg, Konrad Imperial Baron von (1494–1567n), Landsknechtsführer of Emperor Charles V.

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Boves, José Tomás (1782–1814), governor of Venezuela

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Brackenbury, Sir Henry PC GCB KCSI (1837–1914) British colonial general
Braddock, Edward (1695 (?) - 1755) British general; Commander-in-chief in North America at the beginning of the French and Indian Wars
Bradley, Omar N. (1893–1981), American five-star general, one of the leading commanders in the American armed forces during World War II
Bragg, Braxton (1817–1876), Southern general in the American Civil War
Braithwaite, William Garnett CB (1870–1937), New Zealand general in World War I; Troop leaders in Gallipoli and on the Western Front
Braithwaite, Sir Walter Pipon KCB (1865-1945), British general; MEF Chief of Staff in Gallipoli; later division and corps commander on the western front;
Brandenburg-Schwedt, Karl Margrave von (1705–1762), Prussian infantry general in the Seven Years' War, master master of the Order of St. John
Brandenburg, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von (1792–1850), general of the cavalry; Prussian Prime Minister
Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Albrecht Alcibiades von (1522–1557), imperial mercenary and cavalry leader in the Schmalkaldic War
Brandenstein, Karl von (1831–1886), Prussian general
Brandt, Heinrich von (1789–1868), Prussian general of the infantry
Brandt, Wilhelm von (1644–1701), Prussian lieutenant general
Brasidas († 422 BC), Spartan general in the first half of the Peloponnesian War
Branicki, Franciszek Ksawery (1730 / 1–1819), Grand Crown General of Poland
Branicki, Jan Klemens , Count von, (1689–1771) Polish Crown General
Brauchitsch, Ludwig Matthias Nathanael Gottlieb von (1757–1827), royal Prussian lieutenant general, governor of Berlin
Brauchitsch, Walther von (1881–1948), Field Marshal General, Commander in Chief of the Army
Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Bevern, August Wilhelm, Duke von (1715–1781), Prussian general of the infantry
Braunschweig-Bevern, Friedrich Karl Ferdinand von (1729–1809), Prince of Braunschweig-Bevern; Danish Field Marshal General
Braunschweig, Ferdinand von (1721–1792), Prussian Field Marshal General
Braunschweig, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von (1735–1806), Prussian field marshal; fallen at Auerstedt
Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels, Friedrich August von (1740–1805), Prussian general
Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke von (1771–1815), known as “the black Duke” , popular officer and free corps leader, died at Quatre-Bras
Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Christian von (1599–1626), called the "great Christian" or "great Halberstädter" , one of the best known and most peculiar generals in the Thirty Years' War
Braunstein, Peter (* 1957) German Brigadier General in the Bundeswehr
Brause, Friedrich August Wilhelm von (1769–1836) Prussian general of the infantry
Brause, Johann Georg Emil von (1774–1836) Prussian major general, cadet commander, director of the General War School
Brazza, Pierre (1852–1905), French naval officer and traveler to Africa

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Breckenridge, John Cabell (1821–1875), American general and statesman
Bredow, Adalbert von (1814–1890), Prussian lieutenant general
Bredow, Ferdinand von (1884–1934), German general; Deputy Minister of Defense; murdered during the Röhm putsch
Breithaupt, Wilhelm von (1809-1889), German artillery officer
Brereton, Lewis Hyde (1890–1967), American Air Force general in World War II

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Brialmont, Henri Alexis ( 1821 - 1903 ), Belgian general and military writer
Bridges, Sir William Throsby KCB CMG (1861-1915), Australian artillery officer and division commander in the First World War; the first ever Australian general; fallen at Gallipoli
Brière de l'Isle, Louis Alexandre (1827–1896), French general, inspector general of the navy

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Brock, Sir Isaac (1769-1812), British general; the "Savior of Canada"; like
Brockdorff, Heinrich von (1600–1671), soldier and politician; Commander of the landing forces
Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Walter Graf von (1887–1943), German general in World War II; Leader of an army corps
Brockhausen, Wilhelm von (1773-1858), Prussian general
Broglie, Claude-Victor de (1756–1794), French politician and general; guillotined
Broglie, Charles-François de (1719–1781), French diplomat and general
Broglie, François-Marie, duc de (1671–1745), French general; Marshal of France
Broglie, Victor-François de (1718–1804), French military leader and statesman; Marshal of France
Broglie, Victor-Maurice, comte de (1647–1727), Marshal of France
Brommy, Karl Rudolf , actually Bromme , (1804–1860), German naval officer and admiral
Bronsart von Schellendorff, Paul (1832–1891), Prussian general and minister of war
Bronsart von Schellendorff, Walther Franz Georg (1833–1914), Prussian general and minister of war; Brother of the previous one
Brooke, Sir Alan , 1st Viscount Alanbrooke KG, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (1883-1963), British Field Marshal; 1941–46 Chief of the Imperial General Staff and Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
Brooke-Popham, Sir Robert GCVO KCB CMG DSO AFC (1878-1953), British Air Marshal; Commander-in-chief of the British Far East Command at the beginning of the Pacific War
Brooks, Vincent K. (* 1958), Brigadier General in the US Army; during the 2003 Iraq War, US Central Command deputy director of operations and press secretary
Brown, Arthur Roy (1893–1944), British fighter pilot in World War I who shot down Manfred von Richthofen and fatally wounded
Brown, Bryan D. , American general
Browne, Georg Graf (1698–1792), Russian field marshal of Irish descent
Brown, Sir George GCB, (1790-1865), British general in the Crimean War and Commander-in-Chief in Ireland
Brown, Jacob (1775-1828), American general; won four of nine American land victories in the 1812 War
Browne, Maximilian Ulysses (1705–1757), Austrian field marshal of Irish descent
Browning, Sir Frederick KBE CB DSO (1896–1965), known as "Boy Browning", British general in World War II; Commander in Chief of the 1st Allied Airborne Army during Operation Market Garden

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Bruat, Armand Joseph (1796–1855), French admiral, commander of the French Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean War
Bruchmüller, Georg , called Durchbruchmüller , 1863–1948, German artillery officer in the First World War
Brueys d'Aigalliers, François-Paul, comte de (1753–1798), French admiral, commander of the French fleet in the battle of Abukir, killed
Brumowski, Godwin (1889–1936) Austrian fighter pilot in the First World War.
Brune, Guillaume Marie Anne (1763–1815), French Marshal, murdered
Brusilov, Alexei Alexejewitsch (1853–1926), Russian general, known for the Brusilov offensives he led

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Bubna and Littitz, Ferdinand von (1768–1825), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal

Buchanan, Robert Christie (1811–1878), American Civil War

Buckler, Julius (1893–1960), German flying ace in the First World War

Buckner, Simon Bolivar (1823–1914), American Civil War

Bucquoy, Karl von (1571–1621), important imperial general in the 17th century; Field Marshal in the Thirty Years War

Budde, Dieter , German Major General of the Bundeswehr, First Commander Division Airmobile Operations

Budde, Hans-Otto (* 1948), German lieutenant general in the Bundeswehr, inspector of the army

Buddenbrock, Henrik Magnus Baron von (1685–1743), royal Swedish lieutenant general; beheaded after the lost battle at Wilmanstrand (1741)

Buddenbrock, Wilhelm Dietrich Freiherr von (around 1672–1757), Prussian field marshal, governor of Breslau

Budjonny, Semjon Michailowitsch (1883–1973), Soviet general; Marshal of the Soviet Union

Bugeaud de la Piconnerie, Thomas-Robert , duc d'Isly, (1784–1849), French general; Marshal of France

Buller, Sir Redvers PC GCB KCMG VC (1839-1908), British general; 1887 Quartermaster General; 1899–1900 Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in the first phase of the Boer War

Bulnes Prieto, Manuel (1799–1866), Chilean politician and general; President from 1841 to 1851

Büllinger, Karl von (1768–1832), Royal Bavarian Major General

Bülow von Dennewitz, Friedrich Wilhelm (1755–1816), Prussian general; important military leader against Napoleon

Bülow, Johann Albrecht von (1708–1776), Frederick General of the Infantry

Burchardt, Max (1831–1897), Prussian general physician and university professor

Burgdorf, Wilhelm (1895–1945), German general in the 3rd Reich; Chief of the Army Personnel Office, Hitler's chief adjutant

Bürgener, Axel (* 1944), German lieutenant general; Commander of the Army Command

Burgoyne, John , called "Gentleman Johnny", (1722–1792), English general in the American War of Independence

Burgoyne, Sir John Fox (1782–1871) British Field Marshal; Inspector General of the fortresses

Frederick Gustavus Burnaby (1842–1885), British military, traveler and writer

Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881), American Civil War

Busch, Ernst (1885–1945), German Field Marshal General in World War II

Busse, Theodor (1897–1986), General of the Wehrmacht in World War II

Bussche, Axel von dem (1919–1993), officer in the Wehrmacht; Participant in the uprising of July 20, 1944

Bussy-Rabutin, Roger, comte de (1618–1693), French general and writer

Butler, Benjamin Franklin (1818-1893), American Civil War general

Butler, Carl-Hubertus von (* 1950), German lieutenant general; Commander of the Army Command

Butler, John (1728–1796), British colonist in North America; Butlers Rangers Leader

Butler, Peter von (1913-2010), German lieutenant general; German military representative in the NATO military committee

Butler, Ruprecht von (* 1924), German major general

Butler, Walter († 1634), colonel in Wallenstein's army

Butler, William Francis PC GCB ADC (1838–1910) British general and author of the colonial era; 1900/01 commander in Aldershot

Buturlin, Alexander Borissowitsch (1694–1767), Russian general; Governor General of Moscow

Buxa, Werner , Btl.kdr in the Second World War (Knight's Cross), Kdr JägBtl 752 of the Bundeswehr; Military writer

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Byng, Sir George , 1st Viscount Torrington, (1663-1733), British Admiral
Byng, John (1704–1757), British admiral, son of the previous one, shot dead
Byng, John , 1st Earl of Strafford, (1772-1860), British field marshal and politician
Byng, Sir Julian , 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, (1862–1935), British Field Marshal, Governor General of Canada
Byrd, Richard Evelyn (1888–1957), American polar explorer and admiral
Byron, John (1723–1786), British navigator, explorer, and admiral; "Foul-weather Jack"