List of military figures by nickname
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This is a list of military figures by nickname.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A 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
[edit] 0-9
- "31-Knot" — Arleigh A. Burke, United States Navy destroyer commander (for being unable to meet his habitual maximum speed)
[edit] A
- "ABC" — Andrew Browne Cunningham, British admiral during World War II
- "Acey" – Albert C. Burrows, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Allegheny Johnson" or "Alleghany Johnson" — Edward Johnson, Confederate general
- "Atilla of the American Continent" – William T. Sherman, U.S. Civil War general
- "Auk" – Claude Auchinleck, World War II British general
[edit] B
- "Babe" – John H. Brown, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Barney" —
- "Bad Old Man" — Jubal Early, Confederate General
- "Benny" –Raymond H. Bass, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Beetle" — John P. Roach, U.S. submarine commander
- "Betty" – Harold R. Stark, World War II U.S. admiral (after a mistaken pledge)
- The "Big Fella" - Michael Collins, Irish General
- "Bird Dog" — D. C. Keeter, U.S. submarine commander
- "Black Knight of the Confederacy" — Turner Ashby, Confederate general
- "Bloody Bill" — William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader
- "Bobo" – Sigmund A. Bobczynski, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Bomber" — Arthur Harris, British Air Chief Marshal during World War II
- "Boney" – Robert H. Close, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Boom" – Hugh Trenchard, World War I British air force general (for his loud voice)
- "Boy" – Sir Frederick A. M. Browning, World War II British airborne general
- "Brad" — Omar Bradley, U.S. general
- "Bub" — Norvell G. Ward, U.S. ace submarine commander
- "Bud" — William P. Gruner, Jr., U.S. submarine commander
- "Bull" —
- "Butch" –
- "Butcher" — Arthur T. Harris, British Air Chief Marshal during World War II
- "Butcher of the Somme" — Douglas Haig, British field-marshal
- "Buzz" — George Beurling, Canadian RAF fighter ace
[edit] C
- "Caddy" – James A. Adkins, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Chesty" — Lewis B. Puller, United States general
- "Chick" – Bernard A. Clarey, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Chief" – Leon N. Blair, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Chips" – Arthur S. Carpender, World War II U.S. submarine force commander
- "Crow" — Palmer H. Dunbar, Jr., U.S. submarine commander
- "Cump" — William Tecumseh Sherman, U.S. general
- "Cy" – Marshall H. Austin, World War II U.S. submarine commander
[edit] D
- "Dan" – Lawrence R. Daspit, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Debby" — Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral
- "Dennis" — Eugene Wilkinson, U.S. submarine officer
- "The Desert Fox" (German: "Wüstenfuchs") — J. E. Rommel, World War II German panzer field marshal
- "Dinty" — John R. Moore, U.S. submarine commander
- "Dixie" — Richard M. Farrell, U.S. submarine commander
- "Dizzy" —
- H. R. Allen, British Air Force fighter ace
- Gordon B. Rainer, U.S. submarine commander
- "Donc" – Glynn R. Donaho, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Dugout Doug" – Douglas MacArthur, World War II U.S. general (perjorative, and untrue)
- "Dusty" – Robert E. Dornin, World War II U.S. submarine commander [1]
- "Dutch" — John M. Will, U.S. submarine officer
[edit] E
- "Electric Brain" — Raymond A. Spruance, U.S. admiral
- "Ensign" –Roy S. Benson, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Extra Billy" — William Smith, U.S. congressman, Confederate general
[edit] F
- "Father of Blitzkrieg" – Heinz Guderian, World War II German panzer field marshal
- "Fearless Freddy" — Frederick W. Warder, U.S. ace submarine commander (a nickname he detested)
- "The Fighting Bishop" — Leonidas Polk, Episcopal bishop and Confederate general
- "Fighting Dick" — Richard H. Anderson, Confederate general
- "Fighting Joe" —
- Joseph Hooker, U.S. general
- Joseph Wheeler, U.S. military commander
- "The Fighting Quaker" — Smedley Butler, United States general
- "Fritz" — Frederick J. Harlfinger II, U.S. submarine commander
- "Frog" — Francis S. Low, United States Navy intelligence officer
- "Fuel Oil" — Franklin O. Johnsonn, U.S. submarine commander
[edit] G
- "Gentleman Johnny" — John Burgoyne, British general
- "The G.I. General" — Omar Bradley, U.S. general
- "Gin" — Charles W. Styer, U.S. ace submarine commander
- "Gnu" — Andrew D. Mayer, U.S. Navy officer[2]
- "Granny" —
- Robert E. Lee, Confederate general
- Elwell Stephen Otis, U.S. general
- "Grumble" — William E. Jones, Confederate general
[edit] H
- "Ham" — Wesley A. Wright, U.S. intelligence offier
- "Hammerhead" — John C. Martin, U.S. submarine commander
- "Hap" —
- Henry H. Arnold, U.S. General
- Hyland B. Lyon, U.S. submarine commander
- "Harry Hotspur" — Sir Henry Percy, English soldier and rebel
- "Hell Roaring Jake" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
- "Howling Jake" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
- "Howling Mad" — Holland M. Smith, U.S. Marine Corps general
[edit] I
[edit] J
- "Jackie" — John Arbuthnot Fisher, British admiral
- "Jake" — John K. Fyfe, U.S. ace submarine commander
- "Jasper" — Wilfrid J. Holmes, United States Navy intelligence officer
- "Joe" — Elton W. Grenfell, U.S. ace submarine commander
- "Johnnie – James E. Johnson, British Air Force fighter ace
- "Johnny" –
- "Junior" – John S. McCain, Jr., World War II U.S. submarine commander (son of Admiral John S. McCain, Sr., father of Vietnam War POW & later Senator) John S. McCain III)
[edit] K
[edit] L
- "Lighthorse Harry" — Henry Lee III, U.S. general
- "Little Billy" — William Mahone, Confederate general
- James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, British military leader during the Crimean War
- "The Little General" – Napoleon Buonaparte, Nineteenth Century French field marshal and Emperor
[edit] M
- "Mad Anthony" — Anthony Wayne, United States geberal
- "The Marble Man" — Robert E. Lee, CSA general (for his perfection at West Point)
- "The Marble Model" — Robert E. Lee, CSA general (for his perfection at West Point)
- "Maryland Stuart" — George H. Stewart, Confederate general
- "Mike" — Frank W. Fenno, Jr., U.S. submarine commander
- "Moke" — William J. Millican, U.S. submarine commander
- "The Monster" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
- "Monty" – Bernard Montgomery, World War II British field marshal
- "Moon" – Wreford G. Chapple, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander
- "Mush" (from "Mushmouth") – Dudley W. Morton, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander (for his Tennessee drawl)
[edit] N
- "Ned" –Edward L. Beach, Jr., World War II U.S. submarine commander & writer
[edit] O
- "Ol' Blood and Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., World War II U.S. general (a nickname he rejected)
- "Old Flintlock" — Roger Hanson, Confederate general
- "Old Gimlet Eye" — Smedley Butler, United States general
- "Old Jubilee" or "Old Jube" — Jubal Early, Confederate general
- "Old Pap" — Sterling Price, Confederate general
- "Old Rock" — Henry L. Benning, Confederate general
- "Ozzie" — Richard B. Lynch, U.S. submarine officer
[edit] P
- "Papa" – Joseph Joffre, World War I French marechal
- "Pappy" – Greg Boyington, World War II U.S. Marine Corps fighter ace
- "Pat" — J. Loy Maloney, U.S. submarine commander
- "Pete" —
- "Petit Rouge" (French, "Little Red") — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
- "Pi" — Herman A. Piczentkowski, U.S. submarine commander
- "Pilly" — Willis A. Lent, U.S. submarine commander
- "Ping" — Theodore S. Wilkinson, U.S. Navy Admiral and commander of ONI
- "Pinky" — Marvin G. Kennedy, United States Navy submarine commander (unsuccessful)
- "Prince John" — John B. Magruder, Confederate general
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- "Rebel" — Vernon L. Lowrance, U.S. ace submarine commander
- "Red" –
- "The Red Baron" (German: "der Rote Baron") or "The Red Knight" — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
- "Red Mike" – Merritt A. Edson, World War II U.S. commando officer (commanding 2d Marine Raider Bn)
- "Rooney" — William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Confederate general and U.S. congressman
- "Rosey" — Redfield Mason, U.S. cryptanalyst
- "der rote Kampfflieger" (German, "The Red Battle-flyer") — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
- "Rum" — John M. Jones, Confederate general
[edit] S
- "The Saint" — Augustus R. St. Angelo, U.S. submarine officer
- "Sailor" — Adolph G. Malan, British Air Force fighter ace
- "Sally" — James J. Archer, Confederate general
- "Sandy" — Louis D. McGregor, U.S. submarine commander
- "Savvy" –
- Charles M. Cooke, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- Leon J. Huffman, U.S. submarine commander
- "Schneller Heinz" ("Fast Heinz") — Heinz Guderian, World War II German Panzer general
- "Seminole" — Edmund Kirby Smith, Confederate general
- "Shorty" — Charles D. Edmunds, U.S. submarine commander
- "Silent Otto" – Otto Kretschmer, World War II German ace submarine commander
- "Skinny" — Francis W. Rockwell, U.S. Navy submarine sailor
- "Soupy" –James H. Campbell, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Speed" –John P. Currie, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Spike" — Martin P. Hottel, U.S. submarine commander
- "Spud" — Elbert C. Lindon, U.S. submarine commander
- "Steam" — Elliott E. Marshall, U.S. submarine commander
- "Stonewall" — Thomas J. Jackson, Confederate general
- "Stoney" — Clifford H. Roper, U.S. submarine commander
- "Stormin' Norman" — Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., U.S. general (a nickname he disliked)
- "Stuffy" — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, commander of Royal Air Force Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain
- "Sunshine" — Stuart S. Murray, U.S. submarine commander
- "The Swamp Fox" — Francis Marion, U.S. general
- "The Swamp Fox of the Confederacy" — M. Jeff Thompson, Confederate general
- "Swede" –
- Eliot H. Bryant, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- Charles B. Momsen, World War II U.S. submarine force commander, inventor of the Momsen lung
[edit] T
- "Tenacious" - Tanaka Raizo World War II Japanese destroyer admiral (for action in the Solomon Islands)
- "Tex" —
- "31-Knot" — Arleigh A. Burke, United States Navy destroyer commander (for being unable to meet his habitual maximum speed)
- "Tiger of Malaya" - Yamashita Tomoyuki, World War II Japanese general
- "Tiny" — Frank C. Lynch, Jr., U.S. submarine commander
- "Turkey Neck" – George C. Crawford, World War II U.S. submarine commander
[edit] U
- "Uncle Billy" - William T. Sherman, U.S. Civil War general
- "Uncle Charlie" – Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., World War II U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force commander
[edit] V
- "Vinegar Joe" — Joseph Stillwell, U.S. general
[edit] W
- "Weary" — Charles W. Wilkins, U.S. submarine commander
- "Weegee" – William G. Brown, World War II U.S. submarine commander
- "Wop" — W. R. May, Canadian aviator
[edit] X
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
- "Ziggy" — Clifton Sprague, U.S. carrier Task Force commander
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