topic collection
World War II
1939–1945 global conflict
28 entities
6 domains
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Ion Antonescu
Person
prime minister of Romania during World War II; self-proclaimed "Leader" of the Romanian state betwee...
Gerd von Rundstedt
Person
German Field Marshal during World War II (1875-1953)
Chuck Yeager
Person
American World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to fly faster than sound (1923–2020)
Albert Kesselring
Person
German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II (1885–1960)
Erich Hartmann
Person
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1993)
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
Person
German World War II Stuka pilot and neo-Nazi activist (1916–1982)
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
Person
Soviet resistance member of World War II and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1923–1941)
Witold Pilecki
Person
Polish underground resistance soldier, World War II concentration camp resistance leader (1901-1948)
Adolf Galland
Person
German World War II Luftwafffe general and fighter pilot (1912-1996)
Günter Behnisch
Person
German architect, submarine commander in World War II (1922–2010)
Claude Auchinleck
Person
British World War II Army commander (1884–1981)
Werner Mölders
Person
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1913-1941)
Franz Böhme
Person
World War II Nazi war criminal (1885-1947)
Günther Prien
Person
German U-boat commander during World War II
Hans-Joachim Marseille
Person
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1919–1942)
Hannah Szenes
Person
Jewish poet and anti-nazi fighter in World War II
Shoichi Yokoi
Person
Japanese World War II Soldier (1915−1997)
Gerhard Barkhorn
Person
German general and fighter pilot during World War II (1919–1983)
Jan Karski
Person
Polish World War II officer, resistance fighter and diplomat (1914–2000)
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Person
Royal Air Force World War II air marshal (1890-1967)
Joan Pujol García
Person
Spanish spy, double agent for the British in World War II
Tommy Flowers
Person
British engineer, helped to design Colossus during World War II (1905–1998)