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Websites concerning biographical accounts of individuals involved in World War II.

Bradley, Omar

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 - April 8, 1981) and his participation in World War II. He was one of the main U.S. Army field commanders

Guderian, Heinz

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (17 June 1888–14 May 1954). He was a military theorist and innovative General of the German Army during the Second World War.

Hess, Rudolf

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Walter Richard Rudolf Hess (April 26, 1894 – August 17, 1987). He was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party

Heydrich, Reinhard

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942). He was an SS-Obergruppenführer, chief of the Reich Security Main Office.

Himmler, Heinrich

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Heinrich Luitpold Himmler 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945). He was commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS), as well as one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and the Nazi hierarchy.

Konev, Ivan

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Ivan Konev (28 December 1897 – May 21, 1973). He was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front.

MacArthur, Douglas

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964). He was an American general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.

Montgomery, Bernard

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (17 November 1887–24 March 1976) was a British Army officer. This category is for sites about him and his participation in World War II.

Murphy, Audie

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1924 – May 28, 1971. He was an American soldier in World War II, who later became an actor, appearing in 44 American films.

Nimitz, Chester

Sites about Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was the Commander-in-Chief of Pacific Naval Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II.

Patton, George S

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945). He was a leading U.S. Army general in World War II in campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany, 1943–1945. In World War I he was a senior commander of the new tank corps and saw action in France.

Rommel, Erwin

Please submit any sites that pertain to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
This category is about the World War II German Army commander, Erwin Rommel. Known as "The Desert Fox", he is probably best remembered for his tactical genius when in command of the Deutsche Afrika Korps in northern Africa.

Stauffenberg, Count Claus Schenk Graf

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Count Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944). He was a German army officer who reached the rank of colonel and one of the leading officers of the failed July 20 Plot of 1944 to kill German dictator Adolf Hitler.

Tojo, Hideki

Tojo Hideki, Prime Minister of Japan from 1941-1944. Born 1884, hanged for war crimes 23 December, 1948. (Tojo was his surname)

Wingate, Orde

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Orde Charles Wingate, DSO (February 26, 1903 – March 24, 1944). He was a British major general and creator of two special military units during World War II.

Wittmann, Michael

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Michael Wittmann (April 22, 1914 - August 8, 1944) and his participation in World War II. He was a German SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer.

Yamamoto, Isoroku

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Isoroku Yamamoto (4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943). He was the commander-in-chief during the decisive early years of the Pacific War and so was responsible for major battles such as Pearl Harbor and Midway.

Zhukov, Georgy

Websites with biographical and historiographical notes about Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov(December 1 [O.S. November 19] 1896 – June 18, 1974). He was a Soviet military commander who, in the course of World War II, led the Red Army to liberate the Soviet Union from the Axis Powers' occupation, to advance through much of Eastern Europe, and to conquer Germany's capital, Berlin.

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