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• Skorzeny, SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Offers a brief biography of Skorzeny's life and military career in the SS.
  
• Guderian, Generaloberst Heinz Wilhelm Offers a brief history of Guderian's WW2 career.
  
• Doolittle, Gen. James "Jimmy" H. Provides a biography and some photos of Jimmy Doolittle, who commanded the raid over Tokyo on April 18, 1942.
  
• Hiroshima: Who's Who Short biographies of those who were involved in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Sec.of State James F. Byrnes, Sec. of War Henry L. Stimson and General Leslie R. Groves.
  
• Wavell, Field Marshal Earl A detailed article describing Wavell's World War Two career.
  
• Famous People of World War Two Provides biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Isoroku Yamamoto.
  
• Who was Heinrich Himmler? A short biography of the leader of the SS, Heinrich Himmler from The Holocaust Project.
  
• Paulus, Field Marshal Friedrich Provides an article describing Paulus and The Battle of Stalingrad by Correlli Barnett.
  
• Halsey, Adm. William F. USN Offers an insight to the history and character of Fleet Admiral Halsey.
  
• American Aces of World War Two Brief bios of high scoring American fighter pilots of World War Two, including Robert S. Johnson, Gabby Gabreski, Pappy Boyington, Joe Foss, David McCampbell and Dick Bong.
  
• Bradley, Gen. Omar Nelson The Centennial provides an in-depth study of General Bradley's history.
  
• Chiang Kai-Shek A brief history of Kai-Shek, commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Forces in World War Two China.
  
• Peiper, SS Standartenfuhrer Joachim Provides history and picture archives of SS Standartenfuhrer Joachim Peiper of the 1st SS Panzer Division"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".
  
• Graves of World War II personalities Provides names, occupations and gravesite locations of important military leaders of the Second World War.
  
• Broz, Josip. Tito Home page dedicated to the history and biography of Marshall Tito, the guerilla leader of the Yugoslavian partisan units during the Second World War.
  
• Meyer, Brigadefûhrer Kurt Biography of Brigadefûhrer(Major General) Kurt Meyer, commanding officer of the 12th Waffen SS division. Discusses his early career, military exploits, and final years. Includes an image gallery and links to related materials.
  
• Wünsche, SS-Obersturmbannführer Max A brief biography of Night's Cross holder Max Wunsche. Includes date of birth, awards and commissioned ranks.
  
• Lee, V. Adm. Willis A. Offers a brief history of Vice Admiral Lee, commander of the battleship forces in the Pacific theater during the Second World War.
  
• Canaris, Adm. Wilhelm Franz Biography and history of the espionage, spymaster and head of the German Abwehr, Admiral Canaris.
  
• Tuskegee Airmen Offers the history of how the Tuskegee airmen trained to be fighter pilots for the famous 99th Fighter Squadron during World War Two.
  
• Halsey, Adm. William Provides a brief biography and signed photo.
  
• Wittmann, Michael A brief biography about Germany's leading panzer ace.
  
• Wittmann, Michael Offers a biography of the highest scoring tank ace of World War Two.
  
• Marshall, Gen. George C. George C Marshall pages designed for Friends of Marshall located in Uniontown Pennsylvania.
  
• Speer, Albert A tribute to the architect of Hitler's Third Reich.
  
• World War II Political and Military Leaders Information and biographies of famous Political and Military Leaders of the Second World War.
  
• Leaders of World War Two Provides biographies and archives of the most important Allied and Axis leaders during the Second World War.
  
• Galland, Gen. Adolf (1912 - 1996) Provides pictures of combat aircraft flown by Galland, a brief chronology of his life, lists Galland's Kills and World Newspaper quotes.
  
• World War Two Biographies Offers brief biographies of personalities of the Second World War, includes such names as Field Marshal Harold Alexander, Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg, General Omar Bradley, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz and General Dwight Eisenhower.
  
• Wittmann, Hauptsturmführer Michael Provides article and photos of the highest scoring tank ace of World War Two.
  
• O'Hare, Lt. Cdr. Edward "Butch" The US Navy's first ace, who won the Medal of Honor in 1942 for saving the carrier Lexington by downing 5 Japanese bombers.
  
• The Generals of World War II A biographical dictionary of the generals of World War II from all participating nations.
  
• Allen, Maj. Gen. Terry Describes the history of Major General Allen of the 104th infantry division, one of the greatest combat commanders of the United States Army.
  
• World War Two Medal of Honor Recipients (M-Z) Continued list and stories of American Medal of Honor winners of the Second World War(M-Z).
  
• Ivanovich, Kilin Porfiriy Fragment from the book "Of the heroes our names," by I.Kulemin. Describes the life of war hero Kilin Porfiriy Ivanovich.
  
• Clark, Gen. Mark W. Provides a brief history of Mark Clark's World War Two and Korean commands.
  
• Boyington, Maj. Gregory R. "Pappy" Site devoted to the US WWII ace and leader of the famed Black Sheep Squadron.
  
• Clay, Gen. Lucius D. Offers a brief biography of Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
  
• Tiger Knights Offers biographies and stories of German Tiger aces Michael Wittmann, Helmut Wendorff, Balthasar Woll, Heinz Kling and Franz Staudegger.
  
• Guderian, Generaloberst Heinz Provides a biography, photos and history of Germanys greatest tank strategists.
  
• Murphy, Lt. Audie Memorial site for American war hero Lt.Audie Murphey. Includes images, history, films and accomplishments.
  
• Heydrich, Reinhard A detailed biography of Reinhard Heydrich, one of the most dangerous men in Nazi Germany.
  
• De Gaulle, Gen. Charles Provides a historical biography of the French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France's Fifth Republic.
  
• Great German Generals Provides in-depth history and biographies of Sepp Dietrich, Adolf Galland and Ferdinand Schorner.
  
• The men from Colditz Diary of a photographic project in the making on the men who were imprisoned in Colditz Castle during the Second World War.
  
• Skorzeny, SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Brief biography of the wartime and post-war life of SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny, a commander in Germany's Waffen SS.
  
• Manstein, Field Marshal Erich Provides an article dedicated to the memory of Field Marshal Manstein and the battle of Sevastopol.
  
• Dr. Goebbels and his Ministry A 1934 essay on Goebbels' newly-founded Propaganda Ministry.
  
• Japanese Order of Battle at Midway Lists the commanders of Japan's combined fleet at The Battle of Midway.
  
• Rudel, Col. Hans Ulrich Describes Rudel's personal victories as a ground-attack pilot.
  
• Montgomery, Field Marshal. Bernard Law British Forces provides an in-depth biography of Monty's World War Two exploits.
  
• Arnold, Gen. Henry "Hap" Origins of Airpower presents an article about Hap Arnold's command years and aviation technology.
  
• Sherman, V. Adm. Frederick C. Offers a biography of "Ted" Sherman, definitely one of the most important American carrier commanders of the Second World War.
  
• Mannerheim, C.G.E. - The Marshal of Finland Offers a brief history of The Finnish field marshal and president of Finland (1944-46).
  
• Gause, Major Damon Official book site with excerpts. The Firsthand Account of one of the greatest escapes of World War II
  
• World War Two Medal of Honor Recipients (A-L) Full list and biographies of American Medal of Honor winners of the Second World War (A-L).
  
• Mohnke, SS-Standartenführer Wilhelm Provides biography, list of awards and commands.
  
• Chennault, Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Provides a biography of Chennault, and a history of the Flying Tigers.
  
• Charles de Gaulle An in-depth biography of The French General and statesman.
  
• Degrelle, Leon Critical and historical evaluation of Léon Degrelle's wartime years 1941-1945.
  
• Zhukov, Gen. Georgi Konstantinovich Comprehensive guide to General Georgi Zhukov, one of the Soviet Union's greatest commanders in the Second World War. Provides archives, library , photos and links.
  
• Brandsma, Titus A Dutch Carmelite priest, Brandsma was killed in the Dachau concentration camp. This is the story of his resistance against the Nazis.