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1994 Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian marshal (Flight KAL 007), dies at 76
1989 Dorothy Cudahy is 1st female grand marshal of St. Patrick Day Parade 1984 Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies 1982 Ahmad H al-Bakr, Iraqi Field Marshal/president/premier, dies 1976 S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal, dies at 75 1975 Nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of U.S.S.R. (1955-58), dies at 79 1974 Georgi K Zhukov, Russian marshal/minister of Defense, dies at 77 1970 Semjon Timoshenko, Russian marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75 1969 Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, British field marshal, dies at 78 1968 George KFW von Kuchler, German marshal (Netherlands 1940), dies at 86 1968 Polish Marshal Spychalski succeeds Ochab as president 1967 Arthur W. Tedder of Glenguin, British air marshal (WW II), dies at 76 1967 Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil 1967 Alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78 1966 Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva elected president 1965 Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu, becomes President of Zaire 1961 Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 1960 Albrecht von Kesselring, German Field Marshal (Italy), dies at 74 1960 Marshal Ayub Khan elected president of Pakistan 1958 Marshal Boelganin resigns as director of Staatsbank 1958 Soviet Marshal Bulganin resigns as director of State Bank 1958 Marshal Boelganin becomes director of Russian Staatsbank 1958 Marshal Chen Yi succeeds Chu En-lai as Minister of Foreign affairs 1957 U.S.S.R. fires defense minister, Marshal Georgi Zhukov 1957 Thailand military coup under marshal Sarit Thanarat 1955 Alexander Papagos, Greek Field Marshal, dies 1955 Ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-Field Marshal, dies 1953 Karl R G von Rundstedt, German General-Field Marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77 1953 [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, General-Field Marshal (Normandy), dies at 77 1953 Yugoslavia elects it's 1st president (Marshal Tito) 1953 Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia 1951 Henri Philippe Petain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime), dies 1948 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German Field Marshal, dies 1946 Wilhelm Keitel, German Field Marshal, hanged 1946 Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese Field Marshal, dies 1946 Field Marshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander 1945 Marshal Henri Petain, leader Vichy-regime, goes on trial 1945 General Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov 1945 Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France's Vichy collaborationist regime during WW II, arrested for treason 1945 Walter Model, German Field Marshal, commits suicide at 54 1945 Field Marshal Kesselring succeeds von Rundstedt as commander 1944 Erwin Rommel, German Field Marshal (WW II-Africa), suicide at 52 1944 Field Marshal Rommel gets order to return to Berlin 1944 Erwin von Witzleben, German Field Marshal, hanged at 62 1944 King George VI promotes Montgomery to field marshal 1944 King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu 1944 Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 1944 German Field Marshal Model replaces von Kluge in Normandy 1944 German field marshal von Kluge vanishes for one day 1944 Erwin von Witzleben, German Field Marshal, hanged at 62 1944 Erwin von Witzleben, German Field Marshal, hanged 1944 Field Marshal von Kluge consults with German commandant at Caen 1944 Marshal von Kluge replaces General von Rundstedt 1943 Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice 1943 Hitler visits Field Marshal von Mansteins hq in Zaporozje 1943 Hitler promotes Friedrich von Paul to general-Field Marshal 1942 Field Marshal Erich von Manstein arrives in Starobelsk 1942 Hitler names Field Marshal Erich von Manstein becomes commanding 1942 Field Marshal Rommel back in North-Africa 1942 Russian anti-offensive of Voronezh under marshal Timosjenko 1942 Louis FMF Franchet d'Esperey, French marshal (WW I), dies at 90 1942 Hitler visits Field Marshal Von Bocks headquarter/d into/d Ukraine 1942 Italian supreme command demands dismissal of German marshal Rommel 1941 French Marshal Henri Petain gave full support to Nazi Germany 1941 Arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal 1941 British Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns 1940 Hitler meets Marshal Petain 1940 Italian troops under Marshal Graziani attack Egypt 1937 Betty Carver, wife of English Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, dies 1937 Michael Simmons, Air Marshal, British Ministry of Defense 1936 Edmond HH Allenby, English Field Marshal in Egypt, dies at 74 1935 Brendan Jackson, British air marshal 1935 Kenneth Hayr, air marshal 1932 Paul S Methuen, English baron/Field Marshal/Governor of Natal, dies at 87 1931 Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78 1929 Lord Craig of Radley, marshal, RAF 1929 Eustace Gibbs, vice marshal, Diplomatic Corps 1929 Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77 1928 Luigi Cadorna, Italian Field Marshal (WW I, Caporetto), dies at 78 1928 Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24), dies at 66 1928 Keith Williamson, British RAF marshal 1928 Douglas Haig, British Field Marshal, Sudan, Boer war, WW I, dies at 66 1928 Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66 1927 Nigel Bagnall, British field marshal 1925 French General of Morocco, marshal Lyautey, is dismissed 1924 David Atkinson, British air marshal 1923 Michael Beetham, Marshal, RAF 1922 Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns 1922 Henry H Wilson, Field Marshal, murdered in London 1920 Ruthven Wade, British Air Chief marshal 1919 Charles Pringle, British air marshal 1918 Marshal J Pilsudski becomes 1st president (dictator) of Poland 1918 Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal 1918 Ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France 1916 Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France 1916 John Lapsley, British air marshal 1914 Von Hindenburg named marshal of Eastern front 1914 British field marshal John French and General Wilson land in France 1913 Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian General-Field Marshal, dies at 79 1913 Ernest Sidey, British air marshal 1912 Ahmad H al-Bakr, Iraqi Field Marshal/president/premier 1912 Harold Maguire, British air marshal 1909 Maurice Heath, air marshal 1909 Alan Marshal, born in Sydney, Australia, actor, White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia 1907 Paterson Fraser, British air marshal 1907 Valston Hancock, British air marshal 1906 Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal 1904 Dermot Boyle, marshal, RAF 1904 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71 1902 Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/president of Brazil, 1967-69 1899 Field Marshal Lord Roberts departs Southampton to South Africa 1899 Southampton: field marshal lord Roberts departures to South Africa 1899 Field Marshal Lord Roberts appointed British supreme commander in South Africa 1899 Frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of British field marshal, dies in battle 1897 Iwan S. Konew, Russian marshal/supreme commander pact of Warsaw 1896 Constantine Rokossovski, Russian marshal/vice-premier of Poland 1896 Georgi K Zjukov, marshal of Moskow/Stalingrad 1895 S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner 1895 Semjon Timoshenko, Russian marshal/inspector-general, WW II 1895 Francois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85 1892 Arthur Harris, Cheltenham, Marshal of the RAF 1891 Erwin Rommel, German Field Marshal, WW II-African campaign 1891 Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/Field Marshal, dies 1891 Walter Model, German Field Marshal 1890 Friedrich von Paul, German General-Field Marshal, Netherlands 1890 Arthur W. Tedder of Glenguin, British air marshal, WW II 1888 Alphonse Juin, French marshal 1886 John SSPV Gort, viscount of Limerick/Field Marshal of Palestine 1885 Albrecht, von, Kesselring, German Field Marshal, Poland/Netherland 1884 Claude "Auk" Auchinleck, British Field Marshal North-Africa 1883 Alexander Papagos, Greek Field Marshal/supreme commander 1882 Gunther von Kluge, German Field Marshal 1882 Wilhelm Keitel, German Field Marshal 1881 Erwin von Witzleben, German Field Marshal, July 20th plot 1881 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German Field Marshal 1881 Paul L E von Kleist, German general-Field Marshal, Eastern Front 1881 George KFW von Kuchler, German Field Marshal, Invasion Netherlands 1881 Kliment J Woroshilov, marshal/president U.S.S.R., 1953-60 1880 Baron W. Edmund, Archangel and Ironside, British Field Marshal 1877 President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington D.C. 1875 Karl R G von Rundstedt, German General-Field Marshal, Normandy 1870 Francisco Solano Lopez, Field Marshal/president of Paraguay 1865 Albrecht MAPJ, duke of Wurttemberg/general-Field Marshal 1865 John Henry Winder, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General/provost marshal, dies at 64 1861 Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War, 1922-24 1861 Edmond H H Allenby, English Field Marshal/high director, Egypt 1861 Douglas Haig, British Field Marshal, Sudan, WW I 1861 Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Field Marshal 1858 Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 1856 Henri POBJ Petain, French marshal, Verdun/Vichy regime 1852 Louis FMF Franchet d'Esperey, Desperate Frankey, French marshal, WW I 1852 Joseph J C Joffre, French Field Marshal, Indo China, Marne 1850 Luigi Cadorna, Italian Field Marshal/earl, WW I-Caporetto 1845 Paul S Methuen, English Field Marshal/governor of Natal/Malta 1845 Maria EJ Versfelt, mistress of general Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at 68 1842 Gustav Ratzenhofer, Austria, sociologist/judge/Field Marshal 1838 Laure S-MP duchess d'abrantes, French marshal Junot, dies 1836 Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/Field Marshal, dies at 75 1833 Alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-Field Marshal 1832 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian Field Marshal 1831 August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian Field Marshal, dies at 70 1823 Louis Nicholas Davout, French Field Marshal, dies at 53 1818 Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian Field Marshal/War Minister, dies 1815 Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), murdered at 46 1815 Joachim Murat, marshal of France/King of Naples (1808-15), executed 1814 Charles Joseph Prince of Ligne, Belgian Field Marshal/author, dies at 79 1814 Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub 1813 Josef Poniatovski, Polish gen/marshal of France, dies in battle 1809 Francois de Canrobert, French marshal/parliament member 1808 French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples 1800 Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-Field Marshal 1793 Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France, dies at 80 1792 Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/Field Marshal 1788 Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 1787 Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 1776 Maria E J Versfelt, actress/mistress, General Moreau and Marshal Ney 1775 Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland 1770 Louis Nicholas Davout, French Field Marshal, defeated Prussians 1769 Jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France 1769 Michel Ney, French marshal, Waterloo 1767 Joachim Murat, marshal of France/King of Naples, 1808-15 1763 Josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France 1760 August W. A. Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian Field Marshal 1760 Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/Field Marshal 1759 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian Field Marshal/Governor-General 1758 Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-Field Marshal, dies at 56 1743 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/Field Marshal, dies at 64 1742 Gebhard Leberecht Furst Blucher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal 1737 Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/Field Marshal, dies at 79 1735 Charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian Field Marshal/author 1718 Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63 1717 Jeffrey Amherst, English Governor-General of America/Field Marshal 1715 Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France 1713 Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France 1708 Henry Van Nassau, stable master/Field Marshal, dies at 67 1708 Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/Field Marshal, dies at 67 1707 Anne Jules duke the Noailles, marshal of France (huguenot), dies at 57 1702 Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-Field Marshal 1701 Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 1696 Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal 1695 Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies 1690 Friedrich H duke van Schomberg, marshal, dies in battle at 75 1690 Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lotharingen/Austrian Field Marshal, dies 1686 Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/Field Marshal, Union of 1707 1657 Guido Starhemberg, Austria earl/Field Marshal, Turkish Wars 1657 Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Field Marshal, Nassau 1655 Jan W van Brederode, Dutch governor/field marshal, dies at 56 1655 Francois Fagel, Dutch Field Marshal, baptized 1650 Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France, hugenot 1646 Francois De Bassompierre, marshal of France, dies 1643 Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine and field marshal in Austria 1642 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, earl of Tourville/knight/admiral/marshal 1638 Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian Field Marshal, Turkish Wars 1635 Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans 1632 Jean de Tilly, Field Marshal, dies 1599 Ottavio Piccolomini, Italian/Spanish marshal 1599 Jan W van Brederode, governor, Hertogenbosch, Field Marshal 1579 Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France 1567 Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74 1551 John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal 1493 Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France 1440 Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged 1356 Jean de Clermont, French marshal, dies in battle 1311 Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35 |
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