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Rabe von Pappenheim, Alfred Otto (1808-1851), lieutenant and landowner from the Electorate of Hesse, member of the State Assembly of Electorate Hesse
Rabe von Pappenheim, Friedrich-Carl (1894–1977), German lieutenant general and diplomat
Rabenau, Friedrich von (1884–1945), German general, theologian and Nazi victim
Rabin, Jitzhak (1922–1995), Israeli general and politician, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Prime Minister
Radetzky von Radetz, Josef Graf (1766–1858), field marshal, one of the most important Austrian generals of the 19th century
Radezki, Fyodor Fyodorowitsch (1820–1890), Russian general
Radowitz, Joseph Maria von (1797-1853), Prussian general and statesman; Foreign minister
Raeder, Erich (1876–1960), Grand Admiral; Chief of naval command; Commander in Chief of the Navy
Rahden, Wilhelm Baron von (1790–1860), military man and writer
Raglan, Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron (1788–1855), British Field Marshal
Rainville, Franz de (1869–1933), Lieutenant Colonel
Rais, Gilles de Montmorency-Laval, called de (1404–1440), military leader in the Hundred Years War, Marshal of France, famous mass murderer
Rall, Johann (1725–1776), Hesse-Kassel colonel in the American War of Independence
Ralston, Joseph W. (born 1943), American general in the US Air Force, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander
Ramberg, Hermann von (1820–1899), Austrian general
Ramcke, Hermann-Bernhard (1889–1968), German paratrooper general in World War II
Ramming, Wilhelm (1815–1876), Austrian general
Ramms, Egon (* 1948), General in the Bundeswehr; Commander of NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Ramsay, Sir Bertram KCB (1883–1945), British admiral in World War II; Navy commander for Operation Overlord
Ramsay, Jakob von (1589–1639), Scottish general in the Swedish service (Thirty Years War)
Randon, Jacques-Louis (1795–1871), French general and statesman; Marshal of France; Minister of War.
Randon de Pully, Charles-Joseph (1751–1822), French division general
Randow, Adolph von (1801-1891), Prussian general and orphanage director
Randow, Alfred von (1879–1958), German officer; in World War I commander of the Randow Detachment (Freikorps) in the Baltic States; Founder of the Randow Cross.
Randow, Heinz von (1890–1942), German professional officer, most recently in the rank of general; Commander of a tank division in World War II and as such died in Tobruk / Libya.
Randow, Hermann von (1847–1911), Prussian general and writer
Randow, Viktor von (1856–1939), German lieutenant general
Rantzau, Daniel (1529–1569), royal Danish field captain
Rantzau, Heinrich (1526–1598 / 99), Danish governor in Schleswig-Holstein
Rantzau, Johann (1492–1565), German-Danish general and councilor
Rantzau, Josias (1609–1650), German military leader in the Thirty Years War; Marshal of France.
Rapp, Jean (1771-1821), French general; Napoleon's adjutant.
Raschid Dostum, Abdul (* 1954), Uzbek general; Vice President of Afghanistan.
Raskowa, Marina Michailowna (1912–1943), Soviet pilot
Rasumowskij, Alexei Grigoryevich (1709–1771), Russian field marshal and lover of Empress Elisabeth Petrovna.
Rauch, Fedor von (1822–1892), Prussian cavalry officer and head stable master
Rauch, Gustav von (1774–1841), Prussian general and minister of war
Raule, Benjamin (1634–1707), Dutch shipowner and general naval director of Brandenburg.
Raumer, Karl Albrecht Friedrich von (1729–1806), royal Prussian lieutenant general; Governor of Gdansk.
Raumer, Eugen von (1758–1832), royal Prussian lieutenant general and fortress commander of Neisse
Ravenstein, Hans von (1889–1962), Wehrmacht general; the first German general to be captured during World War II.
Rawlinson, Henry , 1st Baron (1864–1925), British general in World War I, Commander in Chief in India.
Rawson, Sir Harry GCB (1843-1910), British Admiral; led a 'punitive expedition' against Benin in 1897; 1902–1909 Governor of New South Wales.
Raymond FitzGerald († between 1189 and 1200), Constable of Ireland, leading commander of the English invasion of Ireland in the 12th century

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Reden, Johann Wilhelm von (1717–1801), field marshal general in Braunschweig
Redern, Melchior Freiherr von (1555–1600), Imperial and Royal Field Marshal in the Turkish Wars
Redl, Alfred (1864–1913), Austro-Hungarian colonel, well-known spy, suicide
Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angely, Auguste, comte (1794–1870), French general, Marshal of France, Minister of War
Rehder, Klaus (1933-2018), German Vice Admiral, Commander of the Fleet, NATO Commander of Naval Forces Baltic Sea Access
Rehnskiöld, Carl Gustaf (1651–1722), Swedish general during the Northern War, governor of Skåne 1698–1705, field marshal from 1706
Reichenau, Walter von (1884–1942), German Field Marshal General, Army Group Commander in Chief in World War II
Reille, Honoré-Charles (1775–1860), French general and Marshal of France
Reille, André-Charles-Victor (1815–1887), French general, adjutant general of Emperor Napoleon III.
Reinecke, Hermann (1888–1973), German Wehrmacht, infantry general
Remer, Otto Ernst (1912–1997), German Wehrmacht officer and revisionist
Rendulic, Lothar (1887–1971), Austrian colonel general in World War II
Renn, Ludwig (Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golßenau) (1889–1979), officer in the First World War, writer, chief of staff of the XI. Brigade of the Spanish Republic
Rennkampf, Paul von (1854–1918), Russian general
Renuart, Victor E., Jr. (born 1949), Lieutenant General of the US Air Force, designated commander of the US Northern Command
Repnin, Anikita Ivanovich (1668–1726), prince, Russian field marshal and minister
Repnin, Nikolai Wassiljewitsch (1734–1801), prince, Russian statesman and general, field marshal since 1796
Repnin-Volkonsky, Nikolai Grigoryevich (1778–1845), Russian lieutenant general, governor general of Saxony
Rettberg, Karl von (1865–1944), Prussian officer, regimental commander in the First World War
Reubell, Jean-Jacques (1777–1847), French general of the Napoleonic Wars
Réveilhac, Géraud François Gustave , French general of the First World War
Reynier, Jean Louis Ebenezer, comte (1771–1814), French general
Rheinbaben, Albert von (1813–1880), Prussian general of the cavalry

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Riall, Phineas (1775–1850), British officer in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812; General.
Richelieu, Louis-François-Armand du Plessis, Duke of (1696–1788), Marshal of France.
Richthofen, Lothar von (1894–1922), German fighter pilot in the First World War.
Richthofen, Manfred von (1855–1939), German cavalry general.
Richthofen, Manfred von , posthumously called "the Red Baron", (1892–1918), German fighter pilot in the First World War.
Richthofen, Wolfram Freiherr von (1895–1945), German field marshal and engineer; Commander of the Condor Legion ; Air Fleet Commander in Chief in World War II.
Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon (1890–1973), American flying ace in World War I.
Rickover, Hyman (1900-1986), American four-star admiral; Father of the nuclear navy.
Ricotti-Magnani, Cesare (1822–1917), Italian general and statesman; Minister of War.
Ridgway, Matthew (1895-1993), American general in World War II and the Korean War; SACEUR.
Riechmann, Friedrich (* 1943), German lieutenant general; Commander of the Bundeswehr Operations Command.
Riedel, Louis (1849–1907), was a German naval officer, most recently a rear admiral
Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf von (1738–1800), Hessian general in the American War of Independence.
Rieger, Philipp Friedrich von (1722–1782), Württemberg general.
Riego y Núñez, Rafael del (1784 / 1785–1823), Spanish revolutionary, field marshal; Captain General of Aragon; executed.
Riel, Pierre , marquis de Beurnonville, (1752–1821), French general and minister of state; Marshal of France.
Rimski-Korsakow, Alexander Michailowitsch (1753-1840), Russian general in the coalition wars.
Ritchie, Sir Neil GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1897–1983), British general in World War II; Commander of the 8th Army in North Africa.
Rizzo, Luigi (1887–1951), Italian naval officer.

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Robbers, Dr. Horst (1918–2010), German marine medical officer, admiralty doctor in the Navy
Robeck, Sir John Michael de (1862-1928), British Admiral; Navy commander in the failed expedition to Gallipoli
Roberts of Kandahar, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl (1832-1914), British Field Marshal; last commander in chief of the British armed forces.
Robertson, Brian , 1st Baron Robertson, GCB GBE KCMG KCVO DSO MC (1896-1974), British general; 1947–1949 British military governor in Germany.
Robertson, Walter Melville (1888-1954), American two-star general; Commander of the 2nd US Infantry Division in World War II
Robertson, William Robert (1860–1933), Chief of the Imperial General Staff and British Field Marshal
Robilant, Carlo Felice Nicolis (1826–1888), Italian general, statesman and diplomat; Foreign minister.
Robison, Samuel Shelburne (1867-1952), American admiral; Commander in Chief of the US Fleet 1925 to 1926.
Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de (1725–1807), French general; Marshal of France.
Rochambeau, Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de (1755–1813), French general; fallen near Leipzig; Son of the previous one.
Röder, Erhard Ernst von (1665–1743), Prussian Field Marshal General.
Röder, Friedrich Erhardt von (1768–1834), Prussian cavalry general in the coalition wars.
Röder von Diersburg, Philipp (1801–1864), lieutenant general of the Grand Ducal Baden and writer.
Roeder, Manfred (1900–1971), military judge at the time of National Socialism; General judge.
Rodich, Gabriel Freiherr von (1812–1890), Austrian general; 1870–81 governor of Dalmatia.
Rodney, George Brydges , 1st Baron Rodney, (1718–1792), British admiral in the American War of Independence.
Rodriguez, David M. , Lieutenant General in the US Army
Rohan, Henri II. De (1579–1638), military leader of the Huguenots during the reign of King Louis XIII. and general during the Thirty Years' War
Rohan, Benjamin de , leader of the Huguenots in the French Wars of Religion

Röhm, Ernst (1887–1934), officer in the First World War; Leader of the SA; murdered.

Rogers, Robert (1731–1795), British-American officer during the French and Indian War.

Rogers, Bernard W. (1921–2008), 8th Allied Commander in Chief in Europe and 28th Chief of Staff of the US Army.

Rogge, Bernhard (1899–1982), German naval officer in World War II; known as the captain of the auxiliary cruiser Atlantis; later admiral in the Bundeswehr.

Rohr, Willy (1877–1930), creator and organizer of the 1st Storm Battalion

Rohr von Denta, Franz (1854–1927), Austro-Hungarian field marshal

Rojo Lluch, Vicente (1894–1966), Spanish general

Rokossowski, Konstantin Konstantinowitsch (1896–1968), Soviet and Polish marshal.

Romberg, Gisbert Wilhelm von (1729–1809), Prussian lieutenant general; Governor of Szczecin.

Rommel, Erwin , called “Wüstenfuchs”, (1891–1944), German field marshal and sympathizer of the resistance against National Socialism; forced to commit suicide.

Rooke, George (1650–1709), English admiral.

Roon, Albrecht Graf von (1803–1879), Prussian general and minister of state.

Ropers, Frank (* 1946), German Vice Admiral; since 2006 German military representative in the NATO military committee

Roques, Karl von (1880–1949), German Wehrmacht, infantry general.

Rosas, Juan Manuel de (1793–1877), Argentine dictator.

Roschestwenski, Zinowi Petrovich (1848–1909), Russian admiral in the Russo-Japanese War.

Rosen, Conrad von (1628–1715), Baltic general in French service; Marshal of France.

Rosen, Gustaf Friedrich, Count von (1688–1769), Livonian general in the Swedish service.

Rosen, Georg Andreas, Count von , Grigori Wladimirowitsch Rosen, (1776–1841), Imperial Russian General.

Rosen, Georg Gustav von (1645–1737), Livonian general in Danish, imperial and Russian services; later Theatine priest.

Rosen, Reinhold Carl von (1666–1744), Count of Bollweiler and Ettweiler; French general; Son of the Marshal von Rosen.

Rosecrans, William Starke (1819–1898), American general; Army Commander in Chief of West Virginia.

Ross, Sir James Clark (1800–1862), British explorer and navigator, admiral.

Ross, Sir John (1777-1856), British Rear Admiral and polar explorer.

Rossignol, Jean Antoine (1759-1802), French general

Rostoptschin, Fyodor Wassiljewitsch (1763–1826), Russian general and minister responsible for the fire in Moscow in 1812.

Roth von Schreckenstein, Ludwig Freiherr von (1789–1858), Prussian cavalry general and minister of war.

Rothkirch and Trach, Edwin Graf von (1888–1980), General of the Cavalry; Corps commander in World War II.

Rottenburg, Franz von (1757–1832), British general and military writer of German-Polish origin.

Röttiger, Hans (1896–1960), tank general in World War II; 1956–1960 first inspector of the Bundeswehr Army.

Rouvroy, Johann Theodor Freiherr von (1727–1789), Austrian artillery general in the Seven Years War and against the gate.

Rowehl, Theodor (1894–1978), German Air Force officer; Commander of the long-range reconnaissance group of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, so-called Squadron or Rowehl Command.

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Rüchel, Ernst von (1754–1823), Prussian general; Governor of Koenigsberg
Rudel, Hans-Ulrich (1916–1982), Air Force officer in World War II
Rudenko, Sergei Ignatjewitsch (1904–1990), Soviet Marshal; Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Rudersheim, Nikolaus von (1781–1845), Royal Bavarian Major General
Ruge, Friedrich (1894–1985), German admiral in the Wehrmacht and Bundeswehr; first inspector of the German Navy
Rühle von Lilienstern, Johann Jakob (1780–1847), Prussian general and chief of the army general staff
Rukavina, Georg Freiherr von (1777–1849), old Austrian general
Rumford, Sir Benjamin Thompson, Earl , (1753-1814) British military and experimental physicist
Rumjanzew, Alexander Iwanowitsch (1680–1749), Russian general under Peter the Great and Elisabeth; Commander in Chief of the Army in Persia; Governor of Kazan
Rumjanzew-Sadunaiski, Pyotr Alexandrovich (1725–1796), Russian field marshal in the time of Catherine the Great; victorious general in the Seven Years War and against the Turks
Rundstedt, Gerd von (1875–1953), German field marshal in World War II, Commander in Chief West
Rupertus, William H. (1889–1945), American major general in the US Marine Corps, commander of the China Marines, and author of Rifleman's Creed
Russell, Sir Baker GCB KCMG ADC (1837-1911), British colonial general; 1898 Commanding General of Southern Command
Russell, John Scott (1808–1882) Scottish naval engineer and experimental physicist
Rutowski, Friedrich August Graf (1702–1764), Electoral Saxon field marshal, natural son of Augustus the Strong
Ruyter, Engel de (1649–1683), Dutch vice admiral
Ruyter, Michiel de (1607–1676), Dutch admiral, fallen

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Ryder, Donald , commander of the US Army Criminal Investigation Command and thus senior military policeman in the US Army
Rydz-Śmigły, Edward (1886–1941), Polish marshal; Division general in the war against the Bolsheviks; since 1935 general inspector and commander in chief of the Polish armed forces