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List of military figures by nickname

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This is a list of military figures by nickname.

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  • "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]

A

  • "ABC" – Andrew Browne Cunningham, Second World War British admiral
  • "Acey" – Albert C. Burrows, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander[2]
  • "Achmed" – Erich Bey, German Kriegsmarine admiral[3]
  • "Allegheny Johnson" or "Alleghany Johnson" – Edward Johnson, Confederate Army general
  • "Assi" – Hans Hahn, German fighter pilot during World War II
  • "The Auk" – Claude Auchinleck, British Indian Army field marshal[4]
  • "The Angel warrior" – Angelo Polli, anti-Nazi italian General Commander of Bersaglieri, 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

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

See also

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