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Mac-Mahon, Patrice de , duc de Magenta, (1808-1893), French general; Marshal of France; President
MacArthur, Douglas (1880-1964), American Army General; Commander in Chief in the Pacific and Korean Wars
MacDonald, Jacques , duc de Tarente, (1765–1840), Napoleon's Scottish Marshal
MacDonald, Sir Hector KCB, DSO, ADC, LLD (1853-1903), called Fighting Mac , British Major General; saved the British Army at the Battle of Omdurman; Suicide
Machiavelli, Niccolò (1469–1527), military reformer in Florence; Military theorist
Maceo Grajales, Antonio (1845–1896), Cuban general in the War of Independence from 1868 to 1898
Mack, Hans-Joachim (1928–2008), German Army General; 1984–1987 Deputy NATO Commander in Chief Europe
Mack, Karl , Freiherr von Leiberich, (1752–1828), Austrian general; capitulated to the French at Ulm
Mackensen, August von (1849–1945), hussar general in World War I; Field Marshal General
Mackensen, Eberhard von (1889–1969), Colonel General; Cavalry general in World War II; Army Commander in Chief; Son of the previous one
Macquarie, Lachlan (1762-1824), British general and colonial administrator; Governor of the colony of New South Wales; Founder of Australia

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Majid, Ali Hassan al- (1941-2010), Iraqi politician and general; Interior and defense ministers; Field Marshal

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Maercker, Georg Ludwig Rudolf (1865–1924), German colonial officer and general in the First World War

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Magnan, Bernard-Pierre (1791-1865), French general; Marshal of France

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Mahan, Alfred Thayer (1840-1914), American admiral; Naval strategist and writer

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Mai-Majewski, Vladimir (1867–1920), Russian army general in World War I; Commander in the White Army in the Russian Civil War
Desmarets, Jean-Baptiste (1682–1762), French general; Marshal of France
Maillinger, Joseph Maximilian Ritter von (1820–1901), Bavarian general and minister of war
Mailly, Augustin-Joseph de , marquis d'Haucourt, (1708–1794), French general; Marshal of France; guillotined
Maison, Nicolas-Joseph, marquis (1771–1840), French general and statesman; Marshal of France
Maizière, Ulrich de (1912–2006), Inspector General of the Bundeswehr

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Makarow, Stepan Ossipowitsch (1849–1904), Russian naval officer and polar explorer; like

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Malenínský, František (* 1959), Czech general
Malet, Claude François de (1754-1812), French general; Opponent of Napoleon; shot
Malinowski, Rodion Jakowlewitsch (1898–1967), Soviet general and statesman; Marshal of the Soviet Union; Commander in Chief of the Land Forces; Defense Minister

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Maniakes, Georg (11th century), Byzantine general
Mann, Hans-Joachim (* 1935), German Vice Admiral and Inspector of the Navy
Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf (1867–1951), Finnish Marshal and President
Mansfeld, Peter Ernst II von (1580–1626), military leader in the Thirty Years War
Manstein, Gustav von (1805–1877), Prussian general of the infantry
Manstein, Christoph Hermann von (1711–1757), Prussian general
Manstein, Erich von (1887–1973), Field Marshal General; Army group commander in World War II
Manteuffel, Edwin von (1809–1885), Prussian Field Marshal General
Manteuffel, Hasso von (1897–1978), tank general in World War II

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Marbot, Antoine Adolphe Marcelin (1781-1844), French general
Marbot, Jean-Antoine (1754-1800), French general
Marbot, Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de (1782-1854), French general
Marceau-Desgraviers, François Séverin (1769–1796), French general
Marchand, Jean-Baptiste (1863–1934), French officer and Africa explorer
Marchand, Jean-Gabriel (1765-1851), French general; Governor of Grenoble; handed the city over to Napoleon in 1815
Maresjew, Alexei Petrovich (1916–2001), Soviet fighter pilot in World War II
Marck, Robert II. De La , († 1535), Marshal of Bouillon
Marck, Robert III. de La , seigneur de Fleuranges, (around 1490–1537), Marshal of France
Marck, Robert IV. De La (1512–1556), Marshal of France; poisoned
Marcks, Erich (1891–1944), German artillery general
Mardefelt, Arvid Axel (around 1655–1708), Swedish general of the 18th century
Marius (156–86 BC), Roman general and statesman
Marialva, António Luís de Meneses, 1st Marquês de (1603–1675), one of the most important generals of the Portuguese Restauraçao
Marillac, Louis de (1572 / 1573–1632), French military leader and statesman; Marshal of France; beheaded
Marinesko, Alexander Ivanovich (1913–1963), Soviet submarine commander in World War II; responsible for the sinking of the "Wilhelm Gustloff" and the "Steuben"
Mariño, Santiago (1788–1854), Venezuelan general and freedom fighter
Marin La Meslée, Edmond (1912–1945), French pilot in World War II
Mark, Heinrich von der (1784–1865), Bavarian Lieutenant General and Minister of War
Marlborough, 1st Duke of (John Churchill) (1650–1722), most important British general of the 18th century; Winner of the (Second) Battle of Höchstädt
Marmont, Auguste-Frédéric-Louis Viesse de , duc de Raguse, (1774-1852), French general; Marshal of France
Marnix, Philips van , Heer van St. Aldegonde, (1540–1598), Dutch statesman and poet
Marogna-Redwitz, Rudolf Graf von (1886–1944), colonel and resistance fighter; executed
Marradas, Baltasar von (around 1560–1638), Knight of Malta; Court war council; General; imperial field marshal; Governor in Bohemia
Marseille, Hans-Joachim (1919–1942), German fighter pilot in World War II
Marshall, George C. (1880-1959), American general and statesman; known from the Marshall Plan
Martínez-Campos, Arsenio (1831–1900), Spanish military and politician; Captain General of Cuba
Marwitz, Friedrich August von der (1777–1837), Prussian general and politician
Marwitz, Georg von der (1856–1929), Prussian cavalry general; Inspector General of the Cavalry; Army commander in World War I.
Marwitz, Gustav Ludwig von der (1730–1797), Prussian lieutenant general of the Frederician era
Marwitz, Johann Friedrich Adolf von der (1723–1781), Frederick General who fell from grace because he refused to plunder Hubertusburg Palace
Marzin, Rudolf von , 1638 Saxon field marshal

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Masepa, Iwan Stepanowitsch (1639–1709), hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks since 1687
Masséna, André (1758–1817), Napoleonic general, Marshal of France
Massenbach, Christian von (1758–1827), Prussian colonel and historical writer
Massie, Sir Edward (around 1619–1674 / 5), English general of the Civil War
Massu, Jacques (1908-2002), French general

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Matrossow, Alexander Matwejewitsch (1924–1943), Soviet soldier
Matsui Iwane (1878-1948), Japanese general; responsible for the Nanjing massacre in 1937; executed as a war criminal
Mattis, James (born 1950), US Marine Corps General

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Maury, Matthew Fontaine (1806–1873), American naval officer and hydrograph
Mauser, Paul (1838–1914), German weapons designer
Mauvillon, Jakob (1743–1794), ducal-Braunschweig officer and military scientist; Friend and colleague of Mirabeau

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Maxim, Hiram (1840–1916), American weapons designer

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Mayenne, Henri de (1578–1621), French military commander

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McArthur, William Pope (1814–1850), American naval officer and hydrographer
McAuliffe, Anthony (1898–1975), American general in World War II
McChrystal, Stanley A. (* 1954), American Lieutenant General
McClellan, George B. (1826–1885), general in the American Civil War
McClintock, Francis Leopold (1819–1907), British naval officer and Arctic explorer
McDowell, Irvin (1818–1885), American Civil War general
McKiernan, David D. (* 1950), American general, ground forces commander in the 2003 Iraq war
McNair, Lesley (1883–1944), American general in World War II; like
McNeill, Dan K. (born 1946), American general; Commander of ISAF in Afghanistan

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Meade, George Gordon (1815–1872), Union Army general in the American Civil War
Mecenseffy, Artur Edler von (1865–1917), Austro-Hungarian field marshal lieutenant; the highest ranking Austro-Hungarian officer who died in World War I.
Meckel, Jacob (1842–1906), German military advisor in Japan; Major general
Meentzen, Wilhelm (1915-2001), German vice admiral
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Johann Albrecht Herzog zu (1857–1920), general of the cavalry a la suite , colonial politician, regent of the Duchy of Braunschweig
de 'Medici, Giovanni (1498–1526), better known as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498–1526), Italian condottiere
Mehmet Ali Pasha (1769–1849), Viceroy of Egypt
Mehmed Ali Pascha (1827–1878), actually Karl Detroit , German-Turkish general
Mejer, Friedrich von (1843–1932), last lieutenant general
Mélac, Ezéchiel, comte de (1630–1704), French general of Louis XIV, known for his devastation and pillage during the War of the Palatinate Succession
Melas, Michael Freiherr von (1729–1806), Austrian general, defeated at Marengo
Melior, Theodor (1853–1940), German infantry general
Mellenthin, Horst von (1898–1977), German general of the artillery
Melnick, Bruce E. (* 1949) American astronaut with NASA and former member of the United States Coast Guard
Mendoza, Francisco de (1545–1623), Spanish general in the Eighty Years War; Admiral of Aragon
Menshikov, Prince Alexander Danilowitsch (1673–1729), Russian general and statesman, friend and advisor to Peter the Great
Menshikov, Alexander Sergejewitsch (1787–1869), Russian admiral, special representative of Tsar Nicholas I in Constantinople
Mensdorff-Pouilly, Alexander Graf (1813–1871), Austro-Hungarian general and minister
Mensing, Adolf (1845–1929), Prussian naval officer
Mercy, Claudius Florimund Graf (1666–1734), Field Marshal in the War of the Spanish Succession
Mercy, Franz von (1597–1645), general in the Thirty Years' War
Merglen, Albert (1915–2012), French general during World War II, governor of the French zone of occupation and military expert
Meribel, Marie-François de
Merode, Jean Reichsgraf de (also: Johann von Merode ), (around 1589–1633), imperial general during the Thirty Years' War
Merode-Westerloo, Jean-Philippe-Eugène, comte de (1674–1732), Imperial Field Marshal
Mertz von Quirnheim, Albrecht Ritter (1905–1944), German officer and resistance fighter, conspirator of July 20
Messe, Giovanni (1883–1968), Italian marshal and politician
Metaxas, Ioannis (1871–1941), Greek general and politician
Meusnier de la Place, Jean-Baptiste (1754–1793), French mathematician and general
Meyer, Kurt , called Panzermeyer , (1910–1961), General of the Waffen SS
Meyer-Waldeck, Alfred (1864–1928), German naval and colonial officer
Mezanelli, Paul von (1757–1822), Royal Bavarian Major General

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Miaulis, Andreas (around 1768–1835), Greek admiral and national hero, member of parliament for the presentation of the crown of Greece to Otto I of Bavaria.
Michaud, Alexandre , Count von Beau-Retour, (1772–1841), Sardinian general in Russian service.
Michel, Claude-Étienne (1772–1815), French division general; fallen at Waterloo.
Michell, Sir Frederick Thomas KCB (1788–1873), Admiral in the British Royal Navy.
Mieg, Armand (1834–1917), German ballistician.
Mifflin, Thomas (1744–1800), American politician: major general in the War of Independence; first governor of Pennsylvania.
Mikawa Gun-ichi (1888-1981), Japanese Vice Admiral; Fleet chief in World War II.
Milch, Erhard (1892–1972), General Field Marshal, State Secretary in the Reich Aviation Ministry, Inspector General of the Air Force, General Aircraft Master.
Milhaud, Édouard Jean-Baptiste (1766–1833), French general.
Miljutin, Dmitri Alexejewitsch (1816–1912), Russian general and minister of war.
Miller, Geoffrey D. (born 1949), American major general; Responsible commander of the Guantanamo Bay internment camp in Cuba and the Abu Ghuraib prison in Iraq.
Miller, Yevgeny Karlowitsch (1867–1939), Russian general; one of the leaders of the whites in the Russian Civil War.
Miller, Robert James (1983-2008), Medal of Honor recipient
Milne, George Francis (1866–1948), British Field Marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933.
Miloradowitsch, Michail Andrejewitsch (1771–1825), Russian general of the coalition wars; Military Governor of Petersburg; like.
Mikawa, Gun-ichi (1888–1981), Vice Admiral of the Japanese Fleet in World War II.
Miltiades (around 550–489 BC), Athenian general and politician.
Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159–1189), Japanese general.
Minoru, Genda (1904–1989), Japanese Air Force general and politician.
Minutoli, Johann Heinrich Freiherr Menu von (1772–1846), royal Prussian lieutenant general and Egyptologist.
Miramón, Miguel (1832-1867), Mexican general; President of the Mexican Republic; shot.
Mirbach, Andreas von (1931–1975), German officer; murdered.
Miribel, Marie François (1831-1893), French general of the Crimean War and Mexico.
Miyamoto, Musashi (1584-1645), Japanese samurai.
Mitscher, Marc Andrew "Pete" (1887–1947), American admiral in the Pacific War.

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Moeller, Robert T. , Rear Admiral of the US Navy, commander of the transition command group for the establishment of US Africa Command

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Model, Hansgeorg (1927-2016), Brigadier General a. D.
Model, Walter (1891–1945), Field Marshal General in World War II, suicide

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Mofaz, Schaul (* 1948) Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Minister of Defense

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Mohnke, Wilhelm (1911–2001), SS brigade leader and general of the Waffen SS
Möhring, Hans-Dieter (* 1943), Brigadier General a. D., 1996–2001 Deputy Commander in Defense Division V

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Mölders, Werner (1913–1941), German Air Force officer; killed in a plane crash
Molitor, Gabriel-Jean-Joseph (1770–1849), French general; Marshal of France
Moll, Josef (1908–1989), Lieutenant General of the Bundeswehr and Inspector of the Army
Möllendorf, Karl von (1791–1860), Prussian general; 1849–1857 Commander of the Guard Infantry
Möllendorff, Wichard von (1724–1816), commander in chief of the Prussian troops in the war against revolutionary France; Field Marshal General
Moltke, Heinrich von (1854–1922), Admiral
Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von (1800–1891), Prussian Field Marshal General; Head of the Prussian military cabinet; Army Chief of Staff
Moltke, Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von (1848–1916), Prussian Colonel General; 1906–1914 Chief of the General Staff
Moltke, Kuno Graf von (1847–1923), Lieutenant General; Wing adjutant of Kaiser Wilhelm II; City Commander of Berlin; Eulenburg affair

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Momm, Harald (1899–1979), German show jumper and officer in the Wehrmacht

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Monash, Sir John (1865-1931), Australian general of German-Jewish descent; Division commander in World War I; Commander of the Australian Corps.
Moncey, Bon-Adrien-Jeannot de , duc de Conegliano, (1754–1842), French general; Marshal of France.
Monck, George , 1st Duke of Albemarle, (1608–1670), general in the English Civil War and later admiral
Montalembert, Marc-René Marquis de (1714–1800), French general and fortress construction engineer.
Montbrun, Louis-Pierre (1770–1812), important French cavalry general; fallen at Borodino.
Montcalm, Louis-Joseph de , marquis de Saint-Véran, (1712–1759), commander of the French army in Canada in the Seven Years War.
Montt Álvarez, Jorge (1845–1922), Chilean admiral and politician; Fleet commander; Naval Governor of Valparaíso; President from 1891 to 1896.
Montecuccoli, Ernesto (1582–1633), imperial general in the Thirty Years War.
Montecuccoli, Leopold Philipp (1663–1698), Imperial Habsburg Lieutenant Field Marshal; Son of Raimondo Montecuccoli.
Montecuccoli, Raimundo (1609–1680), imperial Austrian general, diplomat and statesman; Military theorist and writer; Creator of the first standing army in Austria.
Montenuovo, Wilhelm Albrecht Prince von (1821–1895), Austrian general; Son of Marie-Louise of Austria and Count Neipperg.
Montesquiou de Montluc, Blaise de (1502–1577), French historian, army commander and Marshal of France.
Montezemolo, Giuseppe Cordero Lanza di (1901–1944), Italian pioneer officer and resistance fighter; murdered.
Monteynard, Louis François de (1713–1791), founder of the French cavalry school in Saumur
Montgomery-Massingberd, Archibald Armar (1871–1947), Field Marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
Montgomery, Bernard , 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976), British Field Marshal of World War II.
Montgomery, Richard (1738-1775), American Revolutionary General; fallen before Quebec.
Montholon, Charles-Tristan, marquis de (1783–1853), French general; accompanied Napoleon to St. Helena.
Montmorency, Anne de , 1st Duke of Montmorency (1493–1567), French military leader; Pair, Marshal and Connétable of France.
Montmorency-Luxembourg, François Henri de , Duke of Luxembourg-Piney (1628–1695), French military leader; the "Marshal of Luxembourg".
Montmorency, François de , 2nd Duke of Montmorency, (1530–1579), Governor of Paris; Marshal of France.
Montmorency-Damville, Henri de , Duke of Montmorency, (1534–1614), Marshal and Connétable of France.
Montmorency, Henri II. De , Duke of Montmorency, (1595–1632), French military leader; Grand Admiral, Marshal, Viceroy of New France; Governor of Languedoc; executed.
Monmouth, James Scott, 1st Duke of (1649–1685), illegitimate son of Charles II of England; Pretender to the throne; Commander in Chief of the Army; executed.
Monts, Alexander von (1832-1889), Admiral.
Montt, Efraín Ríos (1926–2018), Guatemalan general and president.

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Moor, George Raymond Dallas VC MC (1896–1918), British officer in the First World War
Moore, Sir John (1761–1809) British general in the Napoleonic Wars; Commander in Chief of British Forces in Portugal; fallen in La Coruña
Moorer, Thomas H. (1912-2004), American admiral, 18th Chief of Naval Operations and seventh Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Moreau, Jean-Victor (1763-1813), French revolutionary general; Opponents and rivals of Napoleon; like
Moresby, Sir Fairfax GCB (1786-1877), British Admiral; 1850–53 Commander in Chief in the Pacific; 1870 fleet admiral
Moresby, John (1830–1922) British naval officer and explorer
Morgan, Daniel (1736–1802), American pioneer, general, and Congressman
Tomorrow, Curt v. (1858–1928), German general, commander in chief in Romania
Morillon, Philippe (* 1935), French four-star general and member of the European Parliament
Morrison, Joseph Wanton (1783–1826), British officer in the 1812 War; Brigadier General

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Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl (1900–1979), British Admiral; last viceroy of India, murdered
Mouton, George, Count von Lobau (1770–1838), French marshal

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Müffling, Karl Freiherr von , called Weiß, (1775–1851), Prussian field marshal, military writer and geodesist
Muggensturm, Marcel (* 1945), Brigadier of the Swiss Army
Mühlbauer, Gustav von (1816–1889), Bavarian major general
Mullen, Michael G. (born 1946), American admiral, 28th Chief of Naval Operations CNO
Müller, Karl von (1873–1923), German naval officer; last commandant of the Emden
Müller-Hillebrand, Burkhart (1904–1987), German Lieutenant General in the Bundeswehr
Münnich, Burkhard Christoph von (1683–1767), Field Marshal General of German descent and politician in Russian service
Murat, Joachim (1767–1815), French marshal; Duke of Berg and Kleve; King of Naples; shot dead
Muravjow, Nikolai Nikolajewitsch (1794–1866), Russian general in the Crimean War
Murray, Lord George (1694-1760), Scottish Jacobite general; inferior at Culloden
Murray, Sir George , GCB, GCH, (1772–1846) British general and politician; Quartermaster General; Minister of War
Murray, George (1741–1797), British Vice Admiral
Murray, Sir George , KCB, (1759-1819), British Vice Admiral
Murray, James , (1853-1919) British general and chief of the Imperial General Staff
Mutius, Albert von (1862–1937), Lieutenant General
Mutkurow, Sawa (1852-1891), Bulgarian general; 1887 Minister of War

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Myers, Richard (born 1942), American 4-star general; since 2001 Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces