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This is alist of military figures bynickname.
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edit- "31-Knot Burke" –Arleigh Burke,U.S. Navy destroyer commander (for being unable to meet his habitual maximum speed during one operation due to limited recent maintenance)[1]
- "7, 8" –Yedi SekizHasan Pasha,OttomanTurkishPashawho gained this nickname because of his signature consisting only of the Arabic letters seven (٧) and eight (٨)[2]
A
edit- "ABC" –Andrew Browne Cunningham,Second World War British admiral
- "ACE" –Ahmet Cem Ersever,Turkish Gendarmerie,and said to be one of the founders of the Gendarmerie'sJITEMintelligence unit.[3]
- "Acey" –Albert C. Burrows,World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander[4]
- "Achmed" –Erich Bey,GermanKriegsmarineadmiral[5]
- "Allegheny Johnson" or "Alleghany Johnson" –Edward Johnson,Confederate Army general
- "Assi" –Hans Hahn,German fighter pilot during World War II
- "Asker Aydoğan" (Turkish,Soldier Aydoğan) –Aydoğan Aydın,TurkishMajor General[6]
- "The Auk" –Claude Auchinleck,BritishIndian Armyfield marshal[7]
- "The Angel warrior" –Angelo Polli,anti-NaziItalianGeneral Commander ofBersaglieri,first Italian high officer prisoner of the Nazi concentration camps captured on 9 September 1943 in Malles. Chronicles tell that he was directly tortured by Hitler to make him swear under him by giving a signal to the Italian rebel prisoners IMI.
- "Autie" –George Custer,American army officer
B
edit- "Baba Oruç" (Turkish,Father Aruj/Oruç) –Barbaros Oruç Reis,Turkish Corsair andSultanofAlgiersalso known as "Barbarossa" alongside his little brotherBarbaros Hayreddin Pasha[8][9]
- "Babe" –
- John H. Brown,World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander[4]
- Edward Heffron,American World War II paratrooper
- Roderick LearoydVC,World War II RAF bomber pilot[10]
- "Bad Hand" –Ranald S. Mackenzie,U.S. Army general in the American Civil War and Indian Wars
- "Bad Old Man" –Jubal Early,Confederate Armygeneral
- "Bai Di Jiangjun đất trống tướng quân" (Chinese, literally "White Ground General" ) –Xiahou Yuan,general serving under the warlordCao Caoin the lateEastern Han dynasty,for his death at theBattle of Mount Dingjunwhile fi xing damaged chevaux de frise instead of being in command; "Bai Di" may have referred to Xiahou Yuan's lowly upbringing and thus his approach to attending to everything personally
- "Bai Ma Jiangjun bạch mã tướng quân" (Chinese, "White Horse General" ) –
- Gongsun Zan,Eastern Han dynastywarlord, for his victories against theWuhuanandXianbeiusing his elite light cavalry force, the Bai Ma Yi Cong bạch mã nghĩa từ who solely rode white horses
- Pang De,lateEastern Han dynastygeneral who served under numerous warlords, for always riding a white horse and landing an arrow onGuan Yu's forehead while doing so
- "Bai Mian Shu Sheng thư sinh mặt trắng" (Chinese, literally "White Faced Scholar" ) –Lu Xun,general and statesman of the state ofEastern Wuduring theThree Kingdomsperiod, for his perceived inexperience and lack of military qualities
- "Bai Pao Jiangjun áo bào trắng tướng quân" (Chinese, literally "White Robed General" ) and like nicknames –
- Chen Qingzhi,general of theLiang dynasty,for his prowess in the Battle of Xingyang
- Xue Rengui,"Bai Yi Jiangjun bạch y tướng quân" (Chinese, literally "White-Dressed General" ), famous general of the earlyTang dynasty,for the praise given byEmperor Taizong of Tang
- "Balaclava Ned" –Edwin Hughes,last survivor of theCharge of the Light Brigade
- "Baldy" –
- Richard S. Ewell,Confederate Armygeneral
- Charles A. Pownall,American admiral in World War II
- "Bandito" –George S. Patton, Jr.,American general in World War II
- "Barbara" –David G. M. Campbell,British general[11]
- "Barbarossa" –Hızır Hayreddin Pasha,Regent of Algiers,Turkish Corsairand Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha) of Ottoman Navy[12]
- "Barney" –
- Harvey C. Barnum Jr.,U.S. marine and Medal of Honor recipient
- Clifton W. Flenniken, Jr.,U.S. Navy submarine commander[4]
- William B. Sieglaff,U.S. Navy submarine commander[4]
- "The Bart" –Philip Chetwode,British field marshal, commander in chief in India, and baronet (whence the nickname)
- "Batty Mac" –Archibald Cameron Macdonell,Canadian Army World War I general[13]
- "The Bear" –Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.,United States Armygeneral (the nickname he preferred over "Stormin' Norman" )
- "The Bearded Man" –Frank Messervy,British Army general (because he tended not to shave in battle)
- "Beauty" –Harold M. Martin,U.S. Navy admiral[14]
- "Benny" –Raymond H. Bass,World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander[4]
- "Beetle" –
- John P. Roach,U.S. Navy submarine commander[4]
- Walter Bedell SmithChief of Staff toDwight D. EisenhowerinWWII,US Ambassador to theSoviet Union,Director of Central Intelligence
- "Betty" –Harold Stark,U.S. Navy admiral (after a mistaken pledge)[4]
- "Big Al, (The Sailor's Pal)" –Al Konetzni,American vice admiral[15]
- "The Big Fella" or "The Big Fellow" –Michael Collins,Irish general
- "Big Minh" –Dương Văn Minh,Vietnamese general (for his height and bulk)[16]
- "Bimbo" –Miles Dempsey,British Second World War general[17]
- "Bing" –Kenneth Cross,British Second World War RAF pilot
- "Bing Sheng binh thánh" (Chinese, literally "Soldier Saint" ) –Sun Wu,general, military strategist, and philosopher who servedWuin theEastern Zhouperiod of ancient China
- "Birdy" –William Birdwood,British field marshal
- "Black Baron" –Michael Wittmann,German tank ace
- "Black Beast" –Mario Roatta,Italian general[18]
- "Black Bob" –Robert Craufurd,British Army general[19]
- "The Black Eagle" –Hubert Julian,Trinidadian colonel in theImperial Ethiopian Air Force.
- "Black Jack" –
- Frederick Galleghan,Australian Army World War II general
- John J. Pershing,U.S. Army World War I general
- "Black Knight of theConfederacy"–Turner Ashby,Confederate Armygeneral
- "Black Knight" –Gerd von Rundstedt,German Army field marshal
- "The Black Rider" –Nikolaos Plastiras,Greek Army general and politician
- "Black Swallow of Death" –Eugene Bullard,African-American World War I fighter pilot
- "Blackie" –David John Williams,Canadian fighter ace
- "Blinker" –W. R. Hall,British admiral, head ofRoom 40during the First World War[20]
- "Blondie" –
- Arnold Walker,RAF pilot
- Herbert Hasler,Second World WarRoyal Marinesofficer
- "Blood" –J. A. L. Caunter,British general[21]
- "Blood-n-Guts" –George S. Patton, Jr.,American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected)[22]
- "Bloody Bill" –
- William T. Anderson,Confederateguerrilla leader
- William Cunningham,Loyalistmilitia commander inSouth Carolina
- "Bloody George" –George Alan Vasey,Second World War Australian general
- "Bluey" –Keith Truscott,Second World War Australian fighter ace
- "Blutiger Ferdinand" ( "Bloody Ferdinand" ) –Ferdinand Schörner,World War II German field marshal and convicted war criminal
- "Bobbie" –George W. E. J. Erskine,British general during the Second World War
- "Bobo" –Sigmund A. Bobczynski,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Bobs" –Frederick S. Roberts,British field marshal[23]
- "Bobwire Bob" --- Robert C. Kingston, U.S. Army general, Korea-Vietnam
- "Bohemian corporal"–Adolf Hitler(used byErich von Manstein)
- "Bohemian Private" (German:Böhmischer Gefreiter) –Adolf Hitler
- "Bomber" –Arthur T. Harris,British air chief marshal during the Second World War[24]
- "Boney" –Robert H. Close,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Boney" –J. F. C. Fuller,British tank advocate in World War I and military writer
- "Boo" –Elwyn King,First World War Australian fighter ace
- "Boom" –Hugh Trenchard,British officer responsible for the founding of theRoyal Air Force.[25]
- "Boots" –Frederick C. Blesse,American fighter ace
- "Boy" –
- Frederick A. M. Browning,Second World War British airborne general
- 'Peter Mould,Second World War Royal Air Force flying ace
- "Brad" –Omar Bradley,U.S. general
- "Breaker" –Harry Harbord Morant,AustralianBoer Warsoldier and convicted war criminal
- "Brookie" –Alan Brooke,British World War II general & CIGS
- "Brute" –Victor H. Krulak,U.S. Marine Corps general
- "Bub" –Norvell G. Ward,U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- "Bubbles" -Sir William Milbourne James,British World War II admiral
- "Bubi" (German,"young boy", "kid" ) –
- Erich Hartmann,German fighter ace
- Alfred Schreiber,World War II German jet ace
- "Buck"
- Robert McNair,Canadian fighter ace
- Lynn Compton,American World War II paratrooper officer
- "Bud" –
- Elmo Zumwalt,United States Navy officer and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations.
- Harold W. Bowker,Canadian fighter ace
- William P. Gruner, Jr.,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- Walker Mahurin,USAAFfighter ace of World War II
- "Budget" –Henry Loyd,British WWII general
- "Bug" –
- John J. Roach,U.S. Navy officer
- "Bulgy" –Andrew Thorne,British World War II general
- "Bull" –
- Denver Randleman ,American World War II paratrooper
- William Halsey,U.S. Navy admiral (a nickname he never used or answered to)
- William Nelson,U.S. Navy admiral and Army general
- Joseph M. Reeves,U.S. Navy admiral
- William L. Wright,U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- Edmund Allenby,British First World War general
- "Bull ofScapa Flow"–Günther Prien,German World War II submarine ace (for his daring penetration of the British base)[26]
- "Bull of the Woods" –James Longstreet,Confederate general
- "Bully" –Emil Lang,Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II
- "Banjo" –Julian Byng,British First World War general[13]
- "Buster" –Lionel Crabb,Britishfrogman(afterthe swimmer)
- "Butch" –
- Robert A. Barton,Canadian fighter ace
- Orme C. Robbins,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- (from "butcher" )Arthur T. Harris,British air force general (affectionately given by his men)
- Edward O'Hare,U.S. World War II fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
- Crosbie E. Saint,U.S. Army general
- "Butcher" –Arthur T. Harris,British air chief marshal during the Second World War[27]
- "The Butcher of East Bengal" - GeneralTikka Khan,the Military Governor of East Pakistan who enforcedOperation Searchlightthat saw the brutal genocide of Bengali civilians in East Pakistan in the late hours of 25 March 1971. This genocide sparked theBangladeshi War of Independencethat resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the newly independentPeople's Republic of Bangladesh.
- "The Butcher of Bosnia" –Ratko Mladić,Bosnian Serb military leader during the Bosnian War[28]
- "The Butcher of Ethiopia" –Rodolfo Graziani,Italian Army general
- "The Butcher of Fezzan" –Rodolfo Graziani,Italian Army general
- "Butcher of the Somme" –Douglas Haig,British field marshal
- "Butcher of Ypres" –Berthold von Deimling,German general
- "Buyi Jiangjun bố y tướng quân" (Chinese, literally "Plainclothes General" ) –Fu Zuoyi,Chinesemilitary leader widely praised for his defense ofSuiyuanfrom the Japanese.
- "Buzz" –George Beurling,Canadian RAF fighter ace (a nickname he never acknowledged)
C
edit- "Caccidiavolo" (Italian,literally "Devil beater" ) –Aydın Reis,TurkishAdmiral and Commander of the Ottoman fleet inAlgiers
- "Caddy" –James A. Adkins,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Camel" –Hugh Trenchard,British officer responsible for founding theRoyal Air Force
- "Candy Bomber" –Gail S. Halvorsen,U.S. Air Force officer[1]
- "Cat's Eyes" –John Cunningham,Second World War British night fighter ace (a nickname he didn't like)
- "Cenaze" (Turkish,Corpse –Hasan Pasha,Grand Vizierof theOttomans,Veteran Commander ofRusso-Turkish War (1806–1812)[5]
- "Chancre Jack" –Chiang Kai-Shek,political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China
- "Chang Sheng Jiangjun thường thắng tướng quân" (Chinese, literally "frequently-winning general" ) –Zhao Yun,general who lived in the lateEastern Han dynastyand earlyThree Kingdomsperiod, for his battle record
- "Chang Shi Wan thường mười vạn" (Chinese, literally "Chang Hundred-Thousand" ) –Chang Yuchun,general of the earlyMing dynasty,for his bravery and prowess
- "CHAOS" –James Mattis,US Marine Corps general and Secretary of Defense
- "Chappie" –Daniel James, Jr.,U.S. Air Force general[2]
- "Chargin' Charlie" –Charles A. Beckwith,U.S. Army colonel[29]
- "Chesty" –Lewis B. Puller,U.S. Marine general
- "Chick" –Bernard A. Clarey,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Chief"
- Leon N. Blair,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- A. R. Corston,World War II RCAF pilot (due to beingCree)[30]
- "Ching" –Willis A. Lee,World War II U.S. admiral
- "Chink" –Eric Dorman-Smith,World War II British general
- "Chips" –Arthur S. Carpender,World War II U.S. submarine force commander[4]
- "Chummy" –James D. Prentice,World War II Canadian destroyer captain
- "Clever Hans" –Hans von Kluge,World War II German general[31]
- "Close-in Conolly" --Richard Lansing Conolly,World War II U.S. Naval Admiral
- "Cobber" –Edgar J. Kain,World War IIRAFfighter ace
- "Le Connétable" (French forThe Constable) –Charles De Gaulle,French World War II general and later President of France (see alsoCyrano))
- "Crack" –Walter Hanna,U.S. Army general[32]
- "Crow" –Palmer H. Dunbar, Jr.,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Cump" –William Tecumseh Sherman,U.S. general
- "Curry" –August Thiele,GermanKriegsmarineadmiral[33]
- "Cy" –Marshall H. Austin,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Cyclone" –Emmett S. Davis,World War II U.S. colonel[34]
- "Cyrano" –Charles De Gaulle,French World War II general and later President of France (see also (Le)Connétable)
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edit- "Da Guniang đại cô nương" (Chinese, "Big Young Girl" ) –Lin Biao,aMarshal of the People's Republic of Chinawho was pivotal in theCommunistvictory in theChinese Civil War,for his introverted nature
- "Da Shu Jiangjun đại thụ tướng quân" (Chinese, "The Big Tree General" ) –Feng Yi,Chinese general of theEastern Han dynasty,for being humble[35]
- "Dan" –Lawrence R. Daspit,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Dang DaiLiu BowenĐương đại Lưu Bá Ôn "(Chinese," Present DayLiu Bowen") –Liu Bocheng,Chinese Communistmilitary commander andMarshalof thePeople's Liberation Army
- "Debby" –Desmond Piers,Canadian admiral
- "Deke" (or "Deak" ) –William Parsons,American naval officer (armedLittle BoyaboardEnola Gayon first nuclear bombing mission)
- "Deli" (Turkish,Mad) –Halit Karsıalan,Turkish Pasha, member ofGrand National Assembly of Turkey
- "Desperate Frankie" –Louis Franchet d'Espèrey,French general during World War I
- "Dennis" –Eugene Wilkinson,U.S. submarine officer[4]
- "The Desert Fox" (German:"Wüstenfuchs") –Erwin Rommel,World War II German field marshal (Afrika Korps)
- "The Devil Commander" –Amedeo Guillet,Italian Cavalry Officer
- "Dickie" –
- Michael O'Moore Creagh,British general[36]
- Louis, Earl Mountbatten,British admiral and statesman
- "Dinghy" –Henry Melvin Young,Second World War RAF bomber pilot
- "Dinty" –John R. Moore,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Dixie" –Richard M. Farrell,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Dizzy" –
- H. R. Allen,BritishAir Forcefighter ace[37]
- Gordon B. Rainer,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Donc" –Glynn R. Donaho,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Dogsbody" –Douglas Bader,Second World War British fighter ace and commander
- "Dolfo" –Adolf Galland,German fighter ace of World War II andGeneral der Jagdflieger
- "Drug Stari" (Serbian:Old Friend) –Josip Broz Tito,Yugoslav general, later president-for-life ofYugoslavia
- "Dugout Doug" –Douglas MacArthur,U.S. general (for living in tunnels during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines)[4][38]
- "Dunkirk Joe" –William G. Tennant,British naval officer who oversaw theDunkirk evacuationin 1940[39]
- "Dusty" –Robert Edson Dornin,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Dutch" –John M. Will,U.S. submarine officer[4]
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edit- "Eagle" –Pyotr Bagration,Georgiangeneral in the Russian army in the Napoleonic Wars
- "Electric Brain" –Raymond A. Spruance,U.S. admiral
- "Electric Whiskers" –Annibale Bergonzoli,Italian general[21]
- "Elphy Bey" –William G. K. Elphinstone,general, British commander in theFirst Anglo-Afghan War
- "En Fit Dede" (Turkish,The Fittest Grandfather) –Namık Ekin,TurkishSenior chief petty officer,Underwater Offencecommando,JudokaandGuinnessrecord holder[40][41]
- "Ensign" –Roy S. Benson,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Extra Billy" –William Smith,U.S. Congressman, Confederate general
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edit- "Fatih" (Turkish,Conqueror) –Fatih Sultan Mehmet II,TurkishSultanOf TheOttoman Empire,Accomplished Military commander who conqueredConstantinople.Also known as the "Avenger OfTroy"[42]
- "Farrar the Para" –Anthony Farrar-Hockley,British general
- "Fearless Freddy" –Frederick B. Warder,U.S. ace submarine commander (a nickname he detested)[4][43]
- "Fei Jiangjun phi tướng quân" (Chinese, "The Flying General" ) –Li Guang,Western HanGeneral, for his bravery against theXiongnu
- "Fei Xiong phi hùng" (Chinese, "Flying Bear" ) –Jiang Ziya,Zhou dynastynoble, statesman, and general, because of a dream thatKing Wen of Zhouhad
- "Feng Chu phượng sồ" (Chinese, "Fledgling Phoenix" ) –Pang Tong,adviser to the warlordLiu Beiin the lateEastern Han dynasty,for his erudite demeanor and great potential
- "The Fighting Bishop" –Leonidas Polk,Episcopal bishop and Confederate general
- "Fighting Bob" –
- Robley Dunglison Evans,US Navy admiral
- Robert Sale,British general in theFirst Anglo-Afghan WarandFirst Anglo-Sikh War
- "Fighting Dick"–
- Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell,Irish royalist and Jacobite soldier
- Richard H. Anderson,Confederate general
- Israel B. Richardson,Union general
- "Fighting Joe" –
- Joseph Dunford(born 1955), US Marine Corps general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Joseph Hooker(1814–1879), American Civil War Union Army major general[44]
- Joseph Wheeler(1836–1906), Confederate Army general and later US Army general and politician
- "The Fighting Quaker" –Smedley Butler,U.S. general
- "Flagellum Dei" (Latinfor Scourge of God,) –Attila the Hun,Turkic[2]ruler of theHunswho is renowned for many successful campaigns againstRome[3]
- "The Fool of Owari" –Oda Nobunaga,Japanesedaimyō
- "Foul Weather Jack" – Vice-AdmiralJohn ByronRN, British 18th century admiral
- "Fritz" –Frederick J. Harlfinger II,U.S. submarine commander[4][43]
- "Frog" –Francis S. Low,U.S. Navy vice admiral[4][45]
- "Fruity" –Fruity Metcalfe,British WWII general
- "Fuel Oil" –Franklin O. Johnsonn,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Fuzzy" –Robert A. Theobald,U.S. admiral[46]
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edit- "Gabby" –Francis Gabreski,U.S. Army Air Forcefighter ace
- "Gee" –Leonard Gerow,U.S. general
- "Gefreiter" –Adolf Hitler,German leader and chancellor of the German Third Reich, referring to his rank in First World War
- "Gentleman Johnny" –John Burgoyne,British general (Revolutionary War)
- "The G.I. General" –Omar Bradley,U.S. general
- "Grey Wolf" –Gino Polli,Italian army official leader in First World War, hero of the battles of the Piave river, sniper of special forces, in charge of suicide missions
- "Gin" –
- Charles W. Styer,U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- William Stovall, Jr.,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Ginger" –
- W. H. D. Boyle,British admiral
- James Lacey,British fighterace
- "Gnu" –Andrew D. Mayer,U.S. Navy officer[47]
- "Goody" –Forrest Guth,American World War II paratrooper
- "Golden General" -Lt Gen. Saad Elshazly,EgyptianChief of Staff
- "Granny" –
- Robert E. Lee,Confederate general[48]
- Elwell Stephen Otis,U.S. general
- "Gravedigger" –Henry Havelock,British general inThe Indian Mutiny
- "Gray Ghost" –John S. Mosby,Confederate Army cavalry commander, American Civil War
- "Grey Fox" –George Crook,U.S. Army general, American Civil War
- "Grumble" –William E. Jones,Confederate general, American Civil War
- "Gu Bai Shun cố trăm thuận" (Chinese, literally "Gu the hundred-obedient" ) –Gu Zhutong,military general and administrator of theRepublic of China,for his willingness to doChiang Kai-Shek's bidding without question
- "Gu ZhiElaiCổ chi ác tới "(Chinese," Like the ancient Elai "; Elai was a bodyguard forKing Zhou of Shang) –Dian Wei,general and bodyguard of theEastern Han dynastyserving under the warlordCao Cao,for his physical strength
- "Gu Zhi Zhaohu cổ chi chiêu hổ" (Chinese, "Like the ancient Zhaohu"; Zhaohu itself is a nickname for Duke Zhaomu of Zhou, who defeated 40,000Dongyiof theJianghuaiwith his 7,000 strong army) –Zhang Liao,general of theEastern Han dynastyandCao Weiserving under the warlordCao Cao,for his victory at theBattle of Xiaoyao Ford
- "Gulle" –Walter Oesau,World War II German fighter ace
- "Gus" –Harold L. Edwards,First World War Canadian air gunner[49]
- "Guts and Gaiters" –Arthur Currie,First World War Canadian general
H
edit- "Ham" –Wesley A. Wright,U.S. intelligence officer[4][50]
- The "Hammer" –
- Judah the Hammer,Jewish Rebel commander in theMaccabean Revolt.
- Charles Martel,Frankishcommander at theBattle of Tours.
- Gianni Polli,Italiangeneral commander at the World War I and at the World War IIBersaglieri.
- "Hammerhead" –John C. Martin,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Hap" –
- Henry H. Arnold,USAAF/USAFGeneral of the Air Force.
- Hobart R. Gay,U.S. Army officer,Patton's Chief of Staff
- Hyland B. Lyon,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "le Hardi" (French,the bold) –William Douglas,Scottish freedom fighter
- "Hard-Over-Harry" –Harry DeWolf,Canadian admiral
- "Harry Hotspur" – SirHenry Percy,English soldier and rebel
- "He Huzi hạ râu" (Chinese, "Bearded He" ) –He Long,general of theChinese Red Army
- "He Popo gì bà bà" (Chinese, "Granny He" ) –He Yingqin,senior general of theKuomintangduringRepublican China,and a close ally ofChiang Kai-shek,to describe him being second-in-command to Chiang
- "Hell Roaring Jake" –Jacob H. Smith,U.S. general
- "Hell Roaring Mike" –Michael Healy,U.S. Revenue Cutter Service captain
- "Gelibolu Kahramanı" (Turkish, Hero of Gallipoli–Wehib Pasha,Turkish General(Pasha)
- "Hero of the Nile" –Horatio, Viscount Nelson,British admiral[51]
- "He-who-sees-in-the-dark" –Frederick Russell Burnham,U.S. scout; British major, Chief of Scouts; father of international Scouting movement.[52]
- "Hobo" –Percy Hobart,British general and tank warfare proponent
- "Honest John" –John Leitweiler,U.S. intelligence officer[53]
- "Hongjun Zhi Fu hồng quân chi phụ" (Chinese, "Father of theRed Army") –Zhu De,Chinese general,warlord,politician,revolutionaryand one of the pioneers of theChinese Communist Party.
- "Horny" –Roza Shanina,Soviet sniper[54]
- "Howling Jake" –Jacob H. Smith,U.S. general
- "Howling Mad" –Holland M. Smith,U.S. Marine Corps general
- "Hu Bao Yi hô bảo nghĩa" (Chinese, "Protector of Justice" ) –Song Jiang,leader of a group of Chinese outlaws who lived in theSong dynasty,nickname made famous by the novelWater Margin
- "Hu Chi hổ si" (Chinese, "Tiger Fool" ) –Xu Chu,Cao Weigeneral who lived in the lateEastern Han dynastyand theThree Kingdomsperiod, for being strong yet simple-minded
- "Huang Xu'er hoàng cần nhi" (Chinese, literally "Yellow beard lad" ) –Cao Zhang,Prince and General ofCao Wei,third son ofCao Cao
- "Hüdavendigâr" (Turkish,Devotee of god) –Murat I,OttomanTurkishSultan known for his conquests in the Rumelia (Balkans)[55]
- "Hunter-Bunter" –Aylmer Hunter-Weston,British general
- "Hutch" –Damon W. Cooper,US Navyvice admiral,Aviator,and first Chief of Naval Reserve[56][57]
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edit- "Ike" –
- Dwight D. Eisenhower,U.S. general and laterPresident of the United States
- Arnold H. Holz,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- William R. Wilson,U.S. submarine officer[4]
- "Irish" –Edward R. Hannon,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Iron Ass" -
- Curtis E. LeMay,US Army Air Force/US Air Force General, Commander Strategic Air Command, USAF Chief of Staff. Often bowdlerized to "Iron Pants" or "Iron Tail"
- Simón Bolívar(inSpanish,"culo de hierro" ), Venezuelan/Colombian general. So named by thellanerocavalry ofJosé Antonio Páezfor Bolívar's ability to endure long rides on horseback.[58]
- "Ishkhan" –Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian,Armenianfreedom fighter
- "The Iron General" –Gianni Polli,ItalianGeneral Commander ofBersaglieriof WWI and WWII.
- "Le Maréchal de fer" (The Iron Marshal) -Louis-Nicolas Davout,French military commander with talent for war, along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian.
J
edit- "Jack" –Leif J. Sverdrup,U.S. general
- "Jackie" –J. A. Fisher,British admiral
- "Jadex" –Jacques Dextraze,Canadian general
- "Jake" –John K. Fyfe,U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- "Jasper" –Wilfred J. Holmes,U.S. Navy intelligence officer[4][50]
- "Jeb" –J. E. B. Stuart,Confederate general
- "JiangdongMeng Hu Giang Đông mãnh hổ "(Chinese," Fierce Tiger of Jiangdong ") –Sun Jian,general and warlord who lived in the lateEastern Han dynasty,for his ferocity in battle
- "Jimmy" –John S. Thach,U.S. Navyfighter ace
- "Jin Fan Zei cẩm phàm tặc" (Chinese, "Bandit with the Brocade Sails" ) –Gan Ning,general serving under the warlordSun Quanin the lateEastern Han dynasty,for his past as a pirate and his easy-going personality
- "Jin Ma Chao cẩm mã siêu" (Chinese, literally "Brocade Ma Chao" ) –Ma Chao,general and warlord who lived in the lateEastern Han dynastyand earlyThree Kingdomsperiod, for his good looks and athleticism
- "Jock" –
- J. C. Campbell,British Army general
- J. C. K. Slater,British admiral
- "Joe" –
- BrigadierJohn Ormsby Evelyn Vandeleur(from his initials),WWIIBritish Armyofficer
- Elton W. Grenfell,U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- "Johnnie" –James E. Johnson,British Royal Air Force fighter ace[25]
- "Johnny" –
- W. E. P. Johnson,British Royal Air Force flight instructor
- Frederick J. Walker,World War II British ASW destroyer task force commander[59]
- "Jorrocks" –Brian Horrocks,World War II British corps commander
- "Judge" –Ernest M. Eller,U.S. Navy admiral[60]
- "Jumbo" –H. M. Wilson,World War II British Army general.[61]
- "Jumpin' Jim" –James M. Gavin,U.S.paratroopgeneral
- "The Jumping General" –James M. Gavin,U.S.paratroopgeneral
- "Junior" –John S. McCain, Jr.,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4](a nickname he disliked)
K
edit- "Kahraman-ı Hürriyet" (Turkish,Hero of Liberty) –İsmail Enver Pasha,Turkish-Ottoman General(Pasha), High-ranking member of theCommittee of Union and Progress,one of theThree Pashas,Revolutionary and later Leader of theBasmachi revolt[62][63]
- "Kasap" (Turkishfor "Butcher" ) –Cemâl Pasha,Turkish-Ottoman General(Pasha), Minister of Navy and one of theThree Pashas.[64]
- "Kalfie" –Henry J. Martin,South African Air Force officer
- "Kemal" (Turkishfor The Perfect/Mature One) –Mustafa "Kemal" Atatürk,Turkish-Ottomanfield marshal,revolutionarystatesman, author, and thefounding fatherof theRepublic of Turkey[65]Mustafa received the nickname of "Kemal", from his mathematics teacher[66][67][68]
- "Killer"
- Clive Caldwell,Australian fighter ace of World War II (a name he detested)
- Liu Zhennian,Chinese officer and warlord[69]
- "Kindly Old Gentleman" or "KOG" –Hyman Rickover,father of the United States nuclear navy[70]
- "Kipper" –Kodandera Madappa Cariappa,Indian Army field marshal
- "King Billy" –King William III of England
- "King Kong" –Hara Chuichi,Japanese Navy admiral[71]
- "King of Scouts" –Frederick Russell Burnham,British major, Chief of Scouts & father of international Scouting movement.[72]
- "Kluger Hans" ( "Clever Hans" ) –Günther von Kluge,German World War II field marshal
- "Kut'ül Ammare Kahramanı" (Turkish,Hero of Kut Al Amara) -Halil Kut,TurkishPasha,Commander of the forces inKut Al Amaraand uncle ofEnver Pasha[73][74]
L
edit- "Lakeitel(German,"lackey" ) –Wilhelm Keitel,GermanWorld War IIgeneral staffofficer
- "Lao Hu Zai lão hổ tử" (Chinese, "Tiger Lad" ) –Xue Yue,Chinese Nationalistmilitary general, also nicknamed byClaire Lee Chennaultof theFlying Tigersas the "Pattonof Asia "[75]
- "Lao Tou Zi lão nhân" (Chinese, roughly "Old Man" ) –Chiang Kai-Shek,political and military leader who served as the leader of theRepublic of China,nickname carries a slight connotation of being a gang leader
- "Lao Wang lão vương" (Chinese, "Old Wang" ) –Wang Yaowu,high-rankingKMTgeneral and the governor of Shandong Province who successfully fought against both theImperial Japanese Armyand the Chinese Communists, for his ferocity and bravery in the fight against the Japanese
- "Lighthorse Harry" –Henry Lee III,U.S. general[76]
- "Lightning Joe" –J. Lawton Collins,American general
- "The Lion" –
- Karl Dönitz,German admiral
- Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti,high-rankingIslamic State of Iraq and the Levantcommander[77]
- "The Lionheart" –King Richard I of England,Christian commander in theThird Crusade
- "The Lion of Panjshir" –Ahmad Shah Massoud,Afghanguerilla leader
- "The Lion ofBrzeziny"–Karl Litzmann,Germangeneralin World War I
- "The Lion ofVerdun"-Philippe Petain,French World War I general, later head of theVichy regime
- "Lion of the West" –Koos de la Rey,Boergeneral
- "Lion of West Transvaal" –Koos de la Rey,Boer general
- "Lip" –Carwood Lipton,American World War II paratrooper officer
- "Little Billy" –
- William Mahone,Confederate general
- James, Earl Cardigan,British general
- "Little Powell" –A. P. Hill,Confederate general
- "The Little Corporal" –Napoleon Bonaparte,19th-century French field marshal and emperor
- "Little Texas" –Audie Murphy,World War II Medal of Honor recipient, used only by his close friends
- "Little Mac" –George B. McClellan,commander of theUnion Army
- "Liu Da Dao Lưu đại đao" (Chinese, literally "Big Blade Liu" ) –Liu Ting,lateMing dynastygeneral, for the ability to wield his 120cattyblade like any other
- "The Long Fellow"Éamon de Valera,Irish rebel leader and later statesman (due to his height)
- "Looney" –Robert Hinde,British World War II armoured officer
- "Lucky" –Eugene B. Fluckey,U.S. World War II submarine commander andMedal of Honorrecipient[78]
- "Lucky" –Miles Dempsey,British Second World War general
M
edit- "Mad Anthony" –Anthony Wayne,U.S. general
- "Mad Dog" –James Mattis,US Marine Corps general and Secretary of Defense
- "Mad Jack" –Jack Churchill,British colonel in World War II
- "Mad Mike" –
- Mike Calvert,British Second World War leader of Special Forces formations[79]
- Mike Hoare,British officer and mercenary leader[80]
- "Magoo" –Tod D. Wolters,US Air Force General and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- "Majoren"(Norwegian,"The Major" ) –Hans Reidar Holtermann,Norwegian World War II military leader
- "Mang Xiahou manh Hạ Hầu" (Chinese, "Blind Xiahou" ) –Xiahou Dun,general serving under the warlordCao Caoin the lateEastern Han dynasty,for the loss of his left eye
- "Mang Zhang Fei mãng Trương Phi" (Chinese, "Rash Zhang Fei" ) –Zhang Fei,general who served under the warlordLiu Beiin the lateEastern Han dynastyand earlyThree Kingdomsperiod, for his famously hot temper
- "Manila John" –John Basilone,U.S. marine, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
- "The Marble Man" –Robert E. Lee,Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)[48]
- "The Marble Model" –Robert E. Lee,Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)[48]
- "Marshal Forwards" –Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher,Prussian general
- "Mary" –Arthur Coningham,New Zealand/Australian First World War flying ace and Second World War senior RAF officer
- "Maryland Stuart" –George H. Stewart,Confederate general
- "Mezzomorto" (Italian,literally "Half-dead" ) –Hajji Husain Pasha,SpaniardConvert Pirate,Dey of AlgiersandOttomanGrand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha)[81]
- "Meagher of the Sword" –Thomas Francis Meagher,commander of the Union Irish Brigade during the American Civil War
- "Mei Ran Gong mỹ râu công" (Chinese, "Lord of the Magnificent Beard" )-Guan Yu,general serving under the warlordLiu Beiin the lateEastern Han dynasty,nickname given byEmperor Xian of Han
- "Mick" –Edward Mannock,First World War British fighter ace
- "Mickey" –David Marcus,AmericanArmycolonel, helped train the nascentIsraeli Army,became its first general (Aluf)[82]
- "Mike" –Frank W. Fenno, Jr.,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Micky" –Harold Brownlow Martin,Second World War Australian bomber pilot attached to the RAF
- "Ming the Merciless" –Leslie Morshead,Second World War Australian general, also in First World War
- "Mokka" –Mordechai Limon,Israeli admiral[83]
- "Moke" –William J. Millican,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Monk" –Benjamin Dickson,U.S. intelligence officer[84]
- "The Monster" –Jacob H. Smith,U.S. general
- "Monty" –Bernard Montgomery,Second World War British field marshal
- "Moon" –Wreford G. Chapple,World War II U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- "Mush" (from "Mushmouth" ) –Dudley W. Morton,World War II U.S. ace submarine commander (for his Tennessee drawl)[4]
- "Mustapha" –Husband E. Kimmel,CINCPACatPearl Harbor7 December 1941[85]
- "Murph" –Michael P. Murphy,Navy SEAL
N
edit- "Ned" –Edward L. Beach, Jr.,World War II U.S. submarine commander and writer[4][43]
- "Nick" –George D. Wallace,U.S. cavalry officer
O
edit- "Oklahoma Pete" –Marc Mitscher,American World War II admiral
- "Ol' Blood and Guts" –George S. Patton,World War II U.S. general (a nickname he rejected)[86]
- "Ol' Fuss and Feathers" –Winfield Scott,U.S. Army general
- "Ol' Rough and Ready" –Zachary Taylor,U.S. Army general, 12thPresident of the United States
- "Old Brains" –Henry Halleck,Union general
- "Old Dutch" –Edward C. Kalbfus,American admiral[87]
- "Old Flintlock" –Roger Hanson,Confederate general
- "Old Forwards" –Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher,Prussian general at theBattle of Waterloo
- "Old Gimlet Eye" –Smedley Butler,U.S. general
- "Old Hickory" –Andrew Jackson,U.S. general and President
- "Old Jube" –Jubal Early,Confederate general
- "Old Jubilee" –Jubal Early,Confederate general
- "Old Mac" –James McCudden,British First World War fighter ace
- "The Old Man of theMorea"–Theodoros Kolokotronis,military leader of the Greek War of Independence
- "Old Pap" –Sterling Price,Confederate general
- "Old Reliable" –
- William J. Hardee,Confederate general
- George H. Thomas,Union general
- "Old Rock" –Henry L. Benning,Confederate general
- "Old Stars" --Ormsby M. Mitchel,Union general
- "Old Wooden Head" –John Bell Hood,Confederate general
- "Onkel" –Theo Osterkamp,German fighter ace of both world wars
- "Otter" –Orde Wingate,British commander of irregular forces in the Second World War
- "Ozzie" –Richard B. Lynch,U.S. submarine officer[4]
P
edit- "Pa" –Edwin M. Watson,American general
- "Pablo" – Squadron LeaderPaul Mason,RAF pilot duringOperation Desert Stormand author[88]
- "Pacifier of Libya" (Italian:Pacificatore della Libia) –Rodolfo Graziani,Italian Army general
- "Paddy" –
- Brendan Finucane,World War II Irish RAF fighter ace
- Hugh Gough,19th century British Army general
- Robert Blair Mayne,British officer – founding member ofSAS
- W. H. Harbison,British RAF officer
- Paedo Trev,Royal Navy Petty Officer
- "The Panther Man" (Italian,L'uomo pantera) –Achille Starace,Italian Army major general,Blackshirt,and Fascist party leader
- "Papa" –Joseph Joffre,World War I Frenchmarechal
- "Pappy" –
- Greg Boyington,World War II U.S. Marine Corps fighter ace[89]
- Paul Gunn,World War II U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot
- "Pappa Dönitz" –Karl Dönitz,German admiral
- "Pat" –J. Loy Maloney,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Pattonof Asia –Xue Yue,Chinese Nationalistmilitary general, nicknamed byClaire Lee Chennaultof theFlying Tigers[75]
- "Peaches" –David Petraeus,United States Army general[90]
- "Peng Da Jiangjun Bành đại tướng quân" (Chinese, "Great General Peng" ) –Peng Dehuai,prominent Chinese Communist military leader, and served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959.
- "Pete" –
- Lloyd M. Bucher,U.S. submarine commander
- William E. Ferrall,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- Ignatius J. Galantin,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- James Longstreet,Confederate general
- Marc Mitscher,World War II U.S. admiral
- "Petit Rouge" (French:Little Red) –Manfred von Richthofen,German fighter ace
- "Pi" –Herman A. Piczentkowski,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Pied Piper of Saipan" –Guy Gabaldon,U.S. marine
- "Piggy" –Brian Boyle (SAAF officer)
- "Pilly" –Willis A. Lent,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Ping" –Theodore S. Wilkinson,U.S. Navy admiral and commander ofONI
- "Pinky" –Marvin G. Kennedy,U.S. Navy submarine and destroyer commander[4]
- "Pip" –G. P. B. Roberts,British general
- "Pips" –Josef Priller,World War II German fighter ace
- "Popo bà bà" (Chinese, "Granny" ) –Luo Ronghuan,Chinesecommunistmilitary leader, for his ability to work withLin Biaodespite the latter's personality, and his talent in managing logistics and other background work for him
- "Po Tui Jiangjun thọt chân tướng quân" (Chinese, "lame legged general" ) –Zhang Lingfu,high-ranking general of the ChineseNational Revolutionary Army,injured during theBattle of Nanchang
- "Poco" –William W. Smith,U.S. Navy officer (Kimmel's Chief of Staff)[91]
- "Poet General" –Masaharu Homma,Imperial Japanese Army general known for his invasion of thePhilippines[92]
- "Pompey" –Harold Elliott,First World War Australian general
- "Popski" –Vladimir Peniakoff,Belgian-born commando in British service in the Second World War[93]
- "Prince John" –John B. Magruder,Confederate general
- "Pritzl" –Heinz Bär,German fighter ace
Q
edit- "Quax" –Karl Schnörrer,German fighter ace of World War II
- "Quex" –H. F. P. Sinclair,British admiral and head ofSIS
R
edit- "Raful" –Rafael Eitan,Israeli Chief of Staff and politician
- "Rebel" –Vernon L. Lowrance,U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- "Red" –
- James W. Coe,World War II U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- Walter E. Doyle,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- Ralph C. Lynch, Jr.,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- William F. Raborn,U.S. admiral and director of the CIA[4][94]
- Lawson P. Ramage,U.S. ace submarine commander[4]
- Douglas N. Syverson,U.S. submarine officer[4]
- "The Red Baron" (German:der Rote Baron) –Manfred von Richthofen,German fighter ace
- "The Red Battle-flyer" (German:der rote Kampfflieger) –Manfred von Richthofen,German fighter ace
- "The Red Knight" –Manfred von Richthofen,German fighter ace
- "Red Mike" –Merritt A. Edson,World War II U.S.Marine Raidersofficer
- "Reeste" –Heinz Bär,German fighter ace
- "Reggie" –Harry George Smart,Britishair vice marshal
- "Ren Tu người đồ" (Chinese, literally "Human Butcher" ) –Bai Qi,general of theQin statein theWarring States periodof China, for being responsible for the deaths of a total of between 890,000 and 2,000,000 enemy soldiers
- "Rock of Chickamauga" -George Henry Thomas,Union Army general, US Civil War
- "Rooney" –William Henry Fitzhugh Lee,Confederate general and U.S. Congressman[76]
- "Rosey" –Redfield Mason,U.S. cryptanalyst[50]
- "Rough and Ready" –Zachary Taylor,U.S. Army general
- "Rum" –John M. Jones,Confederate general
S
edit- "The Saint" –Augustus R. St. Angelo,U.S. submarine officer[4]
- "Sailor" –Adolph G. Malan,South African fighter ace in the RAF in the Second World War[95]
- "Sailor King" –King William IVof Great Britain (due to service in the Royal Navy)
- "Sally" –James J. Archer,Confederate general
- "Sam Bahadur" –Sam Manekshaw,former Indian Army field marshal
- "San Xing Jia Nu tam họ gia nô" (Chinese, "Slave of Three Surnames" ) –Lü Bu,general and warlord of the lateEastern Han dynasty,for his betrayal of former mastersDing YuanandDong Zhuo
- "Sandy" –Louis D. McGregor,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Savvy" –
- Charles M. Cooke, Jr.,World War II U.S. sailor[4]
- Leon J. Huffman,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- Charles W. Read,U.S. Federal and Confederate naval officer
- "Schneller Heinz" (German,"Hurrying Heinz" ) –Heinz Guderian,World War II Germanpanzergeneral
- "der Schweiger" (German, "The silent one" ) –Helmuth von Moltke the Elder,long-serving 19th-century chief of the Prussian and later theGerman General Staff
- "Screwball" –George Beurling,World War II Canadian fighter ace
- "Seri Paşa" (Turkish,"Rapid General orPasha") –Hulusi Akar,Turkish Chief of General Staff
- "Seminole" –Edmund Kirby Smith,Confederate general
- "Shadow" –Lynn Garrison,RCAF fighter pilot and mercenary
- "Shanks" –Nathan G. Evans,Confederate general
- "Sharkey" –Nigel Ward,Royal Navy fighter pilot during theFalklands Warand author.[96]
- "Shen Tong Da gian g thần thông đại tướng" (Chinese, roughly "Great General of Clever Ability" ) –Li Siye,general of theTang dynasty,for his prowess in the campaign againstChach
- "Shen Xu thân tư" (Chinese, "Xu ofShen") –Wu Zixu,general and politician of theWu kingdomin theSpring and Autumn period
- "Shimi" –Simon Fraser,Second World War British commando leader
- "Shorty" –
- Charles D. Edmunds,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- Robert H. Soule,U.S. 3rd Infantry Division commander[97]
- "Shot Pouch" –William H.T. Walker,Confederate general
- ColonelShrapnel–Alan Brooke,British World War II general & CIGS
- "Shy" –Edward C. Meyer,former United States Army Chief of Staff
- "Silent Otto" –Otto Kretschmer,World War II German ace submarine commander[59]
- "Skinny" –Francis W. Rockwell,U.S. Navy admiral[4]
- "Sky Samurai" –Saburō Sakai,World War II Japanese Navy fighter ace
- "Slew" –John S. McCain, Sr.,World War II U.S. admiral and aviator
- "Smiling Albert" –Albert Kesselring,World War IILuftwaffefield marshal
- "Smitty" –John S. McCain, Jr.,Vietnam War U.S. admiral
- "Soarer" –David G. M. Campbell(after winning the 1896 Grand National on a horse called "Soarer" )[11]
- "Soupy" –James H. Campbell,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Sparky" _Ronald Speirs,Governor ofSpandau Prison
- "Speed" –John P. Currie,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Spider" –James Marks,former commander of theUnited States Army Intelligence Center
- "Spig" –Frank W. Wead,U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter
- "Spike" –
- William H. P. Blandy,U.S. Navy admiral[4]
- William Eckert,U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and fourth commissioner of Major League Baseball
- Martin P. Hottel,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- William W. Momyer,U.S. Air Force general and World War II flying ace
- "Splash" –Edward Ashmore,British general who served in theRoyal Flying CorpsandRAFduring World War I before rejoining the army to lead air defence
- "Spoons" –Benjamin F. Butler,Union general
- "Spud" –Elbert C. Lindon,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Spuds" -Theodore G. Ellyson,U.S. Naval Aviator
- "Stan" –Roderic Dallas,World War I Australian fighter ace
- "Steam" –Elliott E. Marshall,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Star of Africa" –Hans-Joachim Marseille,German flying ace
- "Stonewall" –Thomas J. Jackson,Confederate general
- "Stoney" –Clifford H. Roper,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Stormin' Norman" –Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.,U.S. general (a nickname he disliked)
- "Strafer" –W. H. E. Gott,British general (from a German propaganda poster,Gott strafe England)
- "Stuffy" –Hugh C. T. Dowding,commander ofFighter Commandduring theBattle of Britain[95]
- "Sunshine" –Stuart S. Murray,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Swanky Syd" –S. T. B. Lawford,British general (from his penchant for appearing full dress uniform and in the company of beautiful women)
- "The Swamp Fox" –Francis Marion,U.S. general
- "The Swamp Fox of the Confederacy" –M. Jeff Thompson,Confederate general
- "Swede" –
- Eliot H. Bryant,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- Charles B. Momsen,World War II U.S. submarine force commander, inventor of theMomsen lung[4]
- Stanley Vejtasa,US NavyFighter Aceof World War II
- "The Swedish knight" –Sir Sidney Smith,British naval officer in theNapoleonic Warswho was knighted by the Swedish Crown
- "Systematic Joe" –Sir Stanley Maude,British general in Mesopotamia during World War I (for his carefully planned campaign advancing up theTigrisriver)
T
edit- "Taffy"
- James I. T. Jones,British World War One fighter ace
- Trafford Leigh-Mallory,British Second World War Royal Air Force officer
- "Taigong Wang thái công vọng" (Chinese, roughly "Hopeful Grand Duke" ) –Jiang Ziya,Zhou dynastynoble, statesman, and general, for being the 'master'King Wen of Zhouhad hoped for
- "Tenacious" –Tanaka RaizoWorld War IIJapanesedestroyer admiral (for action in theSolomon Islands)[1][98]
- "Terrible Turner" –R. Kelly Turner,Admiral USN in World War II
- "The Great Asparagus" –Charles De Gaulle,French general and later President of France
- "The Terror" –Edward Quinan,Indian ArmyGeneral in World War II[99]
- "The Terror of Morocco" –Aarne Juutilainen,Finnish army captain, who also served in the French Foreign Legion
- "Tiryâkî" (Turkish,Addict or Fanatic) -Tiryaki Hasan Pasha,XVII CenturyOttomanMilitary Commander,PashaandBeylerbeyi
- "The Tiger" –Suheil al-Hassan,Syrian Arab Army brigadier general
- "The Young Napoleon" –George B. McClellan,Union general
- "Tex" –
- Forrest R. Biard,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- David Hill,Flying Tigersfighter ace
- Heber H. McLean,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- Leonard S. Mewhinney,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- Chris Kyle,U.S. Navy SEAL
- "Thunderbolt" –
- Bayezid I,Ottoman sultan
- Georgios Kondylis,Greek Army general and politician
- "Tiger of Malaya" –Yamashita Tomoyuki,World War II Japanese general[38]
- "Tim" Pile –Frederick Pile,World War II British general
- "Tin Legs" –Sir Douglas Bader– Second World War RAF ace
- "Tiny" –
- Edmund Ironside,British field marshal andChief of the Imperial General Staff
- Bernard Freyberg,British World War I officer and commander of NZEF in World War II
- Frank C. Lynch, Jr.,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Tooey" –Carl A. Spaatz,American general, first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- "Topal" (Turkish, Lame) –Feridunzade Osman,TurkishMilitiaLieutenant Colonel,gained this nickname when a Bulgarian cannonball wounded his right kneecap during thewarmaking him lame.
- "Tubby" –Arthur Allen,Second World War Australian general
- "Turkey Neck" –George C. Crawford,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Turkish Garibaldi" –Ahmet Niyazi Bey,Ottoman Adjuntant Major(Kolağası), revolutionary member of theYoung TurksandBeyofResne
U
edit- "Uncle Bill" –William Slim,British Second World War general in Burma
- "Uncle Billy" –William T. Sherman,U.S. Civil War general
- "Uncle Charlie" –Charles A. Lockwood, Jr.,World War II U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force commander[4]
- "Uncle Dan" –Daniel E. Barbey,World War II U.S. Navy Admiral
- "Uncle John" –John Sedgwick,U.S. Civil War general
- "Uncle Wiggly Wings" –Gail S. Halvorsen,U.S. Air Force officer[100]
V
edit- "Vati(German for "Pappy" or "Daddy" ) –Werner Mölders,German fighter ace
- "Vinegar Joe" –Joseph Stilwell,U.S. general
- "Valkoinen Kuolema" (Finnish for "white death" ) –Simo Häyhä,FinnishsniperinWinter War
W
edit- "War Horse" –James Longstreet,Confederate general
- "Warrior Monk" –James Mattis,retired US Marine Corps general and US Secretary of Defense
- "Weary"
- Edward Dunlop,Australian surgeon renowned for his leadership role while imprisoned by the Japanese during the Second World War
- Charles W. Wilkins,U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Weegee" –William G. Brown,World War II U.S. submarine commander[4]
- "Wen Hou ôn chờ" (Chinese, "Marquis of Wen" ) –Lü Bu,general and warlord of the lateEastern Han dynasty,a title granted byDong Zhuowhich became a household name
- "Westy" –William Westmoreland,commander of U.S. forces during theVietnam War
- "Whiskey" –Andrew Jackson Smith,Union Army general
- "White Death" –Simo Häyhä,Finnish Sniper during theWinter War
- "The White Death of the Saracens" –Nikephoros II PhokasByzantine general and emperor
- "The White Mouse" -Nancy Wake,for her ability to elude capture
- "The White Tornado" –Adrian Cummins,Royal Australian Navycommodore, for his 'whirling' manner
- "Wild Bill" –
- William Guarnere,American World War II paratrooper
- William J. Donovan,Medal of Honor recipient, Army major general and first director of the Office of Strategic Services
- "Willie" –J. B. Tait,British bomber pilot in the Second World War
- "Wingy" –James M. L. Renton,British general (for having lost an arm in battle)
- "Winkle" –Eric Brown,British Second World War test pilot
- "Wizard of the Saddle" –Nathan Bedford Forrest,Confederate cavalry general
- "Wolong ngọa long" (Chinese, "Crouching Dragon" ) –Zhuge Liang,politician, military strategist, writer, engineer and inventor during the lateEastern Han dynasty,and Imperial Chancellor and regent ofShu Handuring theThree Kingdomsperiod, for his ambition and great potential
- "Wooch" –Kendall J. Fielder,U.S. Army intelligence officer[101]
- "Wooden Box" –Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin,British Army parachute officer during the Second World War
- "Wop" –W. R. May,Canadian aviator in the First World War
- "Wu Tzu Ngô tử" (Chinese, 'Tzu' is used in respect) –Wu Qi,military leader, general,Legalist philosopher,andpoliticianin theWarring Statesperiod
- "Wully" –Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet– chief of the Imperial General Staff during the First World War, never lost traces of a working-class accent
- "Wutz" --Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland,World War II Luftwaffe fighter pilot and brother ofAdolf Galland
X
edit- "Xi ChuBa Wang Tây Sở Bá Vương "(Chinese," Hegemon-King of Western Chu ") –Xiang Yu,LateQin dynastyWarlord, King of Western Chu during theChu–Han Contention,for his immense bravery and ferocity
- "Xiang Shuai hương soái" (Chinese, "Fragrant Marshall" ) –Zhang Zhidong,important Chinese official of the lateQing dynasty,because of hiscourtesy nameXiang Tao hương đào
- "Xin Shuai hinh soái" (Chinese, "Aromatic Marshall" ) –Sun Chuanfang,Zhili cliquewarlord and protégé of the "Jade Marshal"Wu Peifu(1874–1939).,[102]because of hiscourtesy nameXin Yuan hinh xa
- "Xiao Ba Wang tiểu bá vương" (Chinese, "Little Hegemon-King" ), also "Zhi'er chế nhi" (Chinese, roughly "Impulsive and Brave Lad" ) –Sun Ce,general and warlord of the lateEastern Han dynasty,for his bravery
- "Xiao Wei Yuan Zhang tiểu ủy viên trường" (Chinese, "Little Chairman" ), –Chen Cheng,Chinesepolitical and military leader, and one of the mainNational Revolutionary Armycommanders during theSecond Sino-Japanese Warand theChinese Civil War,becauseChiang Kai-Shekwas often referred to as 'Chairman', thus to describe Chen's position as second-in-command
- "Xiao Zhuge tiểu Gia Cát" (Chinese, "LittleZhuge Liang"), –Bai Chongxi,Chinese general in theNational Revolutionary Armyof theRepublic of China(ROC) and a prominent Chinese Nationalist leader.,[103]for his many battlefield exploits during theNorthern expedition
- "Xue Ping Gui Tiết Bình Quý" (Chinese, literally "Xue the Parity and Expensive" ) –Xue Yue,Chinese Nationalistmilitary general, given to him by theHunanese peoplefor his interference in the price of rice inHunanfor the war effort
Y
edit- "Ye Canzuo diệp tham tòa" (Chinese, "Chief of Staff Ye" ) –Ye Jianying,Chinesecommunistgeneral,Marshalof thePeople's Liberation Army.
- "Yi Shen Shi Dan gan góc phi thường" (Chinese, literally "a body of bravery" ) –Zhao Yun,general who lived in the lateEastern Han dynastyand earlyThree Kingdomsperiod, for his numerous acts of bravery, especially in theBattle of Han River
- "Yu Shuai ngọc soái" (Chinese, "Jade Marshall" ) –Wu Peifu,major figure in the struggles between thewarlordswho dominatedRepublican Chinafrom 1916 to 1927, because of hiscourtesy nameZi Yu tử ngọc
- "Yu Shuai vũ soái" (Chinese, "Rain Marshall" ) –Zhang Zuolin,warlordofManchuriafrom 1916–28, during theWarlord Erain China, because of hiscourtesy nameYu Ting vũ đình
- "Yue Wangye Nhạc vương gia" (Chinese, roughly "Royal Highness Yue" ) –Yue Fei,military general who served theSouthern Song dynasty,for his posthumous rank which became a household nickname
- "Yurufun"(Japanese, meaning roughly" droopy drawers ") –Shimada Shigetaro,Japanese admiral in World War II[104]
Z
edit- "Zenci" (Turkishfor Black) –Zenci Musa,Black TurkishMilitary volunteer,Amirand Intelligence officer of theSpecial Organization[105]
- "Zhou Lang chu lang" (Chinese, "Zhou the Youth" ) –Zhou Yu,military general and strategist serving under the lateEastern HanwarlordSun Ce,for his youth, good looks and impressive battle record
- "Ziggy" –Clifton Sprague,US admiral in World War II
- "Zulu" -Albert Gerald LewisSouth African WW2 pilot
See also
edit- Nickname
- Lists of nicknames– nickname list articles on Wikipedia
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