(October 22, 1915 – March 8, 1945) was a two-sport athlete at Baylor University, a professional football player with the New York Giants, and an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He fought, and died, at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and received the Medal of ...
Erwin Rommel is one of the most notable and brilliant generals Germany had during World War II. Also, despite other of his colleagues and figures of this time, he was one of the only who kept a strand of humanity and did not commit the crimes for which Nazi Germany is remembered. ...
Marine Corps Reserves and working as a bank teller and a waiter, he decided to try his hand at standup comedy at the urging of a friend. His unique brand of humor, often self-deprecating and centered around his own experiences, struck a chord with audiences. This success led him to ...
Assisted by highly successful generals such as Alexander Suvorov and Pyotr Rumyantsev, and admirals such as Fyodor Ushakov, she governed at a time when the Russian Empire was expanding rapidly by conquest and diplomacy. In the south, the Crimean Khanate was crushed following victories over the ...
Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch (November 23, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II, rising to rank of general. During World War II he commanded U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps forces during the Guadalca...