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Dąbrowski, Jan Henryk (1755–1818), Polish general and national hero
Dajan, Mosche (1915–1981), Israeli general in the 1967 Six Day War and Minister of Defense
Daendels, Hermann Wilhelm (1762–1818), Dutch general; Marshal of Holland; Governor General of East India
Däniker, Gustav (1928–2000), Dr. phil., Swiss major; Chief of Staff Operational Training for the Swiss Army; Military publicist; Member of the IISS
Dahlberg, Erik (1625–1703), Swedish general; since 1693 Swedish imperial count, field marshal and governor general of Bremen and Verden
Dalibor von Kozojed († 1498), Bohemian knight
Dallaire, Roméo (* 1946), Canadian UN General; Commander of the blue helmet troops on the UNAMIR mission in Rwanda
Daly, Daniel (1873–1937), one of only two US soldiers to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor twice
Dalzel-Job, Patrick (1913–2003), British naval officer and commanding officer in World War II
Damas, Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, Baron de (1785–1862), French general and statesman; in Russian service during the Napoleonic era; Minister of War and Foreign Affairs
Damas-Crux, Etienne-Charles, duc de (1754–1846) French lieutenant general
Damas, François Etienne (1764–1828), French general; Klébers Chief of Staff; Inspector General of the Gendarmerie
Damas, Joseph François Louis, duc de (1758–1829), French general; Royalist; fought in the Condé emigrant army against the republicans
Damas, Roger, comte de (1765–1823), French general; after the Restoration Lieutenant General and Commander of Lyon
Damjanich, Johann (1804–1849), Hungarian general in the Revolutionary War against the Habsburgs
Dampierre, Auguste Henri Marie Picot, marquis de (1756–1793), French general; liked by Condé
Dampierre, Heinrich Duval , Count von (1580–1620), Imperial and Royal Field Marshal and Council of War; fallen in Pressburg
Damrémont, Charles-Marie Denys de , French general; Fallen in Algeria in 1837
Danjou, Jean (1828–1863), French captain; commanded a company of Foreign Legionnaires in the battle of Camerone
Dankl von Krasnik, Viktor Graf, (1854–1941), Austro-Hungarian field marshal and military leader in the First World War
Darby, William O. (1911–1945), American officer in World War II; Special Forces Commander ( Darby's Rangers ); like; promoted posthumously to brigadier general
Darlan, François (1881–1942), French admiral and politician of the Vichy regime; murdered
Daschkewytsch, Ostap (1472–1533), Ukrainian Cossack leader
Daublebsky, Maximilian , Freiherr von Sterneck zu Ehrenstein (1829–1897), Austrian admiral
Daumas, Eugène (1803–1871), French general and diplomat
Daun, Leopold Joseph Graf (1705–1766), Austrian field marshal and general in the Seven Years' War
Daun, Wirich Philipp Graf (1669–1741), Imperial Field Marshal
Daun, Wilhelm Graf , Imperial Field Marshal
David, Jérôme Frédéric Paul Baron (1823–1882), French officer and minister
Davidowich, Paul (1737–1814), baron, Austrian general of Serbian origin
Davout, Louis-Nicolas , duc d'Auerstedt, (1770–1823), Napoleonic marshal; the "Robespierre of Hamburg"
Dawydów, Denis Wassiljewitsch (1784–1839), Russian war writer and poet

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Dearborn, Henry (1751–1829) American physician, politician, and general
De Bono, Emilio (1866–1944), Italian Marshal; Co-founder of the Fascist Party; Colonial minister; Commander in Chief in the Italo-Ethiopian War; executed
Debschitz, Kolmar von (1809–1878), royal Prussian lieutenant general
Decaen, Charles Matthieu Isidore (1769–1832), count, French general
Decaen, Claude Théodore (1811-1870), French general
Blankets, Karl von (1784–1844), Prussian general, military and fiction writer
Degenfeld, Alfred von (1816–1888), German lieutenant general
Degenfeld-Schonburg, August Franz Johann Christoph von (1798–1876), Austrian Feldzeugmeister
Degenfeld-Schonburg, Christoph von (1831–1908), Prussian general of the cavalry
Degenfeld, Christoph Martin Freiherr von (1599–1653), general in the Thirty Years' War and in the 6th Venetian Turkish War
Degenfeld-Schonburg, Christoph Martin von (1689–1762), Prussian cavalry general and minister of war
Degenfeld-Schonburg, Friedrich Christoph von (1769–1848), Austrian Major General and member of the Hessian Estates Assembly
Degenfeld, Hannibal von (1648–1691), Venetian general captain against the Turks
Degrelle, Léon (1906–1994), Belgian fascist and leader of the Walloon Legion
Deichmann, Paul (1898–1981), German Air Force general in World War II; Air Fleet Commander
Deimling, Berthold von (1853–1944), Prussian general and pacifist
Deinhard, Karl August (1842-1892), German admiral
Dejean, Jean Francois Aimé (1749–1824), count, French general
Dejean, Pierre Francois Aimé Auguste (1780–1845), count, French general and entomologist
Delaborde, Henri Francois (1764-1833), French general
de Launay, Claudio Gabriele (1786–1850), Italian general and Prime Minister
De la Gardie, Jakob (1583–1652), Swedish field marshal
De la Gardie, Magnus Gabriel (1622–1686), Swedish general, statesman and patron
De la Gardie, Pontus (1520–1585), Franco-Swedish military leader, governor of Livonia
Delestraint, Charles (1879–1945), French general and Resistance member; murdered by the Nazis in Dachau concentration camp
Delgado, Humberto (1906–1965), Portuguese general and politician
Deligny, Édouard Jean Etienne (1815–1902), French general
De Lisle, Sir Beauvoir KCB KCMG DSO (1864–1955), British general in World War I; Commander of the 29th Division in Gallipoli and on the Western Front
Dembinski, Heinrich (1791–1864), Polish general
De Meza, Christian Julius (1792-1865), Danish general; Commander of the Danish Army in the German-Danish War of 1864
Demosthenes († 413 BC), Greek military leader
Dempsey, Martin E. (* 1952), American general
Denfert-Rochereau, Pierre Marie Aristide (1823–1878), French colonel
Denikin, Anton Ivanovich (1872–1947), Belarusian general
Dentz, Henri Fernand (1881–1945), French army general in World War II; Commander in Chief of the Levant Army in Syria
Derfflinger, Georg Baron von (1606–1695), Brandenburg General Field Marshal, defeated the Swedes at Fehrbellin in 1675
Derkyllidas (4th century BC), Spartan general
Deroy, Bernhard Erasmus (1743-1812), count and Bavarian general
Dervish, Pasha Ibrahim (1817-1896), Turkish general
Desaix, Louis-Charles-Antoine (1768–1800), French general, killed at Marengo
Desfossés, Romain Joseph (1798–1864), French admiral
Dessoles, Jean Joseph Paul (1767–1828), French general
Devereux, James (1903–1988), American brigadier general in World War II
Devers, Jacob Loucks (1887–1979), American general in World War II; SACEUR
De Wet, Christian (1854–1922), South African politician and Boer general
Dewey, George (1837-1917), American Admiral, Spanish-American War
Devyatajew, Mikhail Petrovich (1917–2002), Soviet air force officer; Red Army fighter pilots

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Diaz, Armando (1861–1928), Italian marshal, chief of the Italian general staff and the high command
Díaz, Porfirio (1830–1915), Mexican general and president
Dick, Robert Henry (around 1785–1846), British major general killed in the Battle of Sobraon
Didion, Isidor (1798–1878), French general and mathematician
Diebitsch-Sabalkanski, Hans Karl von (1785–1831), Russian field marshal, concluded the Tauroggen Convention with Yorck
Diederichs, Otto von (1843–1918), German admiral, chief of the naval admiral staff
Dieffenbach, Karl (1859–1936), Lieutenant General and Leader of the IX. Reserve Corps
Dieskau, Karl Wilhelm von (1701–1777), Prussian lieutenant general
Dietl, Eduard (1890–1944), German Colonel General, Commander in Chief of the 20th Mountain Army
Dietl, Karl von (1813–1885), royal Bavarian lieutenant general
Dietrich von Anhalt-Dessau (1702–1769), Prussian field marshal
Dietrich, Josef (1892–1966), SS-Oberstgruppenführer, one of Hitler's closest confidants, commander in chief of a tank army
Dill, Sir John CMG DSO GCB (1881-1944) British Field Marshal
Dimitrijević, Dragutin (1876–1917), Serbian officer, secret service agent and conspirator
Dirlewanger, Dr. Oskar (1895–1945), SS officer, chief of the Dirlewanger special command, known for his extremely brutal approach
Diterichs, Michail Konstantinowitsch (1874–1937), Russian general, chief of staff, general of the White Army
Ditfurth, Maximilian von (1806–1861), an Electorate Hesse captain and military historian, member of the Electorate Hesse Assembly of Estates

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Döbeln, Georg Carl von (1758–1820) Swedish general in the Russo-Swedish War
Dobschütz, Adalbert von (1824–1895), royal Prussian colonel
Dobschütz, Carl von (1861–1946), German major general
Dobschütz, Carl Moritz Wenzel von (1726–1807), royal Prussian major general
Dobschütz, Leo von (1862–1934), royal Prussian major general and legal knight of the Order of St. John
Dobschütz, Leopold Wilhelm von (1763–1836), royal Prussian general of the Wars of Liberation
Dobschütz, Robert von (1850–1927), Royal Prussian Major General
Dochturow, Dimitri Sergejewitsch (1756-1816), Russian general during the Napoleonic Wars
Dodds, Alfred Amedée (1842–1922), French officer
Dode de la Brunerie, Guillaume (1775-1851), Marshal of France
Doernberg, Stefan (1924-2010), as a lieutenant in the 8th Soviet Guards Army, he took part in the fighting in Ukraine, Poland and around Berlin.
Dohna, Christian Albrecht von (1621–1677), general from Brandenburg
Dohna-Carlösungen, Christoph Delphicus von (1628–1668), Swedish field marshal
Dohna, Fabian I. von (1550–1621), Feldobrist and mercenary leader, court marshal
Dohna-Schlobitten, Alexander zu (1661–1728), Field Marshal General of Brandenburg and diplomat
Dohna-Schlobitten, Heinrich Graf zu (1882–1944), major general and resistance fighter of July 20, 1944; executed
Dohna-Schlodien, Christoph I von (1665–1733), Prussian general and diplomat
Dohna-Schlodien, Christoph II. Von (1702–1762), Prussian general in the Seven Years War
Doihara Kenji (1883-1948), Japanese officer and spy; executed
Dollmann, Friedrich (1882–1944), German colonel general; Commander in Chief of the 7th Army in World War II
Dombrowski, Johann Heinrich (1755-1818), Polish general
Domínguez, José Lopez (1829–1911), Spanish general and statesman; 1883 Minister of War; 1906 Prime Minister
Dominguez, Lopez (* 1825), Spanish marshal
Dominik, Hans (1870–1910), officer in the Imperial Protection Force for Cameroon
Domville, Sir Barry CMG, CB, KBE (1878-1971) British Admiral; Director of the Naval Intelligence Division; President of the Royal Naval College and Commanding Vice Admiral of War College; Founder of the Nazi-friendly association The Link ; therefore interned during the Second World War
Dönitz, Karl (1891–1980), Grand Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy, President of the Reich
Dönhoff, Alexander von (1683–1742), Prussian lieutenant general and confidante of King Friedrich Wilhelm I.
Dönhoff, Friedrich von (1639–1696), Brandenburg-Prussian lieutenant general
Dönhoff, Otto Magnus von (1665–1717), Brandenburg-Prussian lieutenant general and envoy
Donner, Johann Otto (1808–1873), Commander of the Schleswig-Holstein Navy, Prussian Rear Admiral
Donovan, William Joseph (1883-1959), "Wild Bill"; American general and chief of intelligence
Doolittle, James H. (1896-1993), Air Force general, best known for the Doolittle raid
Doorman, Karel (1889–1942), Dutch Rear Admiral; Commander of the ABDA fleet; fallen in the battle of the Java Sea
Doria, Andrea (1466–1560), Genoese admiral, victorious against the Turks
Dörnberg, Wilhelm Kaspar Ferdinand (1768–1850), Baron von
Dornberger, Walter (1895–1980), German general, head of the German missile weapons program
Dorregaray, Antonio (ca.1820–1882), Spanish general
Dossow, Friedrich Wilhelm von (1669–1758), Prussian Field Marshal General, Governor of Wesel
Dostler, Anton (1891–1945), German general in World War II, executed as a war criminal
Douay, Abel (1809-1870), French general
Douay, Félix Charles (1816–1879), French general in the Franco-Prussian War
Doughty-Wylie, Charles VC CB CMG (1868-1915); British career officer; Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Welch Fusiliers ; fallen on Gallipoli
Douglas, Sir James (1286-1330), Scottish military leader in the Scottish War of Independence
Douhet, Giulio (1869–1930), Italian general and air strategist
Dowding, Sir Hugh GCB, GCVO, CMG, 1st Baron Dowding, (1882-1970), British Air Force General in World War II; Commander of the RAF Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain in 1940

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Dragomirow, Mikhail Ivanovich (1830–1905), Russian general
Dráscovics, Johann (1550–1613), Ban of Croatia
Drašković von Trakošćan, Josip Kazimir (1714–1765), Austrian general
Drenteln, Alexander Romanowitsch (1820–1888), Russian general and statesman
Drews, Erhard (* 1952), major general in the Bundeswehr
Drouet d'Erlon, Jean-Baptiste (1765–1844), French general and Marshal of France
Drummond, Sir Gordon GCB (1772–1854), British general and colonial administrator in Canada
Drury-Lowe, Drury GCB (1830–1908), British general and inspector general of the cavalry

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Ahmed Dschewad Pasha (1851–1900), Turkish general and statesman
Genghis Khan , born as Temüdschin, († 1227), Khan of the Mongols

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Dubois-Crancé, Edmond (1746–1814), French general and minister of war
Du Casse, Pierre Emanuel Albert (1813-1893), French military writer
Duch, Oswald (1918–2000), German flotilla admiral
Duchesne, Jacques Charles René (1837-1918), French general
Duckworth, Sir John Thomas GCB (1748–1817) British admiral during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812
Ducrot, Auguste Alexandre (1817–1882), French general in the Franco-German War
Duesterberg, Theodor (1875–1950), chairman of the Stahlhelmbund
Dufour, Guillaume-Henri (1787–1875), Swiss general, politician, cartographer and engineer
Duguay-Trouin, René (1673–1736), famous French naval hero
Duguesclin, Bertrand (1320–1380), French knight and connectable from Castile
Düker, Carl Gustav (1671–1732), Swedish field marshal
Dumas, Matthieu (1753-1837), French general
Dumas, Thomas Alexandre (1762-1806), French general
Dumonceau, Leone Baptiste , Count von Bergendahl (1760–1821), Marshal of Holland
Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sébastien César (1790–1842), French rear admiral and circumnavigator
Dumouriez, Charles Francois (1739-1823), French general
Duperré, Victor Guy (1775–1846), baron, French admiral,
Durutte, Joseph François (1767–1827), French count and general
Duhesme, Guillaume Philibert (1766-1815), French general; fallen at Waterloo
Dumouriez, Charles-François (1739-1823), French general; later counter-revolutionary
Duncan, Adam , 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, (1731-1804), British admiral and naval hero; Victor in the battle of Kamperduin in 1797
Dundas, Richard Saunders (1802–1861), British admiral
Dundas, Sir James Whitley Deans (1785-1862) GCB, British Admiral; Naval commander in the Crimean War
Dundas, the Hon. Sir Richard Saunders KCB (1802–1861), British Vice Admiral; second lord of the admiralty
Dünewald, Johann Heinrich (approx. 1620–1691), Austrian general of the cavalry
Dunois, Jean (ca.1403–1468), French military leader
Duperré, Victor Guy Baron (1775–1846), French admiral
Dupetit-Thouars, Aristide Aubert (1760–1798), French admiral; fallen at Abukir
Duquesne, Abraham (1610–1688), French naval hero
Durando, Giacomo (1807-1894), Italian general and statesman
Durant, Michael J. (* 1961), American helicopter pilot; shot down in Somalia
Durnford, Anthony (1830–1879), British officer; fallen in the battle of Isandhlwana, South Africa
Duroc, Géraud-Christophe-Michel (1772-1813), French general; Napoleon's court marshal; Grand Marshal of the Palace; like

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Dybenko, Pawel Efimowitsch (1889–1938), revolutionary, naval officer and people's commissar for military and naval affairs; executed
Dyer, Reginald (1864-1927), British general; known for the brutal suppression of the uprising in Amritsar, April 13, 1919

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Dzialynski, Titus (1797–1861), Polish general
Dziobek, Otto (1875–1964), soldier