"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]
"7, 8" –
Yedi SekizHasan Pasha,Ottoman Turkish
Pasha who gained this nickname because of his signature consisting only of the Arabic letters seven (٧) and eight (٨)[2]
"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.
"Bai Di Jiangjun 白地将军" (Chinese, literally "White Ground General") – Xiahou Yuan, general serving under the warlord
Cao Cao in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his death at the
Battle of Mount Dingjun while fixing damaged chevaux de frise instead of being in command; "Bai Di" may have referred to Xiahou Yuan's lowly upbringing and thus his approach to attending to everything personally
"Bai Ma Jiangjun 白马将军" (Chinese, "White Horse General") –
Gongsun Zan,
Eastern Han dynasty warlord, for his victories against the
Wuhuan and
Xianbei using his elite light cavalry force, the Bai Ma Yi Cong 白马义从 who solely rode white horses
Pang De, late
Eastern Han dynasty general who served under numerous warlords, for always riding a white horse and landing an arrow on
Guan Yu's forehead while doing so
"Bai Mian Shu Sheng 白面书生" (Chinese, literally "White Faced Scholar") – Lu Xun, general and statesman of the state of
Eastern Wu during the
Three Kingdoms period, for his perceived inexperience and lack of military qualities
"Bai Pao Jiangjun 白袍将军" (Chinese, literally "White Robed General") and like nicknames –
"Bing" – Kenneth Cross, British Second World War RAF pilot
"Bing Sheng 兵聖" (Chinese, literally "Soldier Saint") – Sun Wu, general, military strategist, and philosopher who served
Wu in the
Eastern Zhou period of ancient China
"Butcher" – Arthur T. Harris, British air chief marshal during the Second World War[27]
"The Butcher of East Bengal" - General Tikka Khan, the Military Governor of East Pakistan who enforced
Operation Searchlight that saw the brutal genocide of Bengali civilians in East Pakistan in the late hours of 25 March 1971. This genocide sparked the
Bangladeshi War of Independence that resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the newly independent
People's Republic of Bangladesh.
"The Butcher of Bosnia" – Ratko Mladić, Bosnian Serb military leader during the Bosnian War[28]
"The Butcher of Ethiopia" – Rodolfo Graziani, Italian Army general
"The Butcher of Fezzan" – Rodolfo Graziani, Italian Army general
"Butcher of the Somme" – Douglas Haig, British field marshal
"Buyi Jiangjun 布衣将军" (Chinese, literally "Plainclothes General") – Fu Zuoyi,
Chinese military leader widely praised for his defense of
Suiyuan from the Japanese.
"Buzz" – George Beurling, Canadian RAF fighter ace (a nickname he never acknowledged)
C
"Caccidiavolo" (
Italian, literally "Devil beater") – Aydın Reis,Turkish Admiral and Commander of the Ottoman fleet in
Algiers
"Cat's Eyes" – John Cunningham, Second World War British night fighter ace (a nickname he didn't like)
"Chancre Jack" – Chiang Kai-Shek, political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China
"Chang Sheng Jiangjun 常胜将军" (Chinese, literally "frequently-winning general") – Zhao Yun, general who lived in the late
Eastern Han dynasty and early
Three Kingdoms period, for his battle record
"Chang Shi Wan 常十万" (Chinese, literally "Chang Hundred-Thousand") – Chang Yuchun, general of the early
Ming dynasty, for his bravery and prowess
"CHAOS" – James Mattis, US Marine Corps general and Secretary of Defense
"Feng Chu 凤雏" (Chinese, "Fledgling Phoenix") – Pang Tong, adviser to the warlord
Liu Bei in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his erudite demeanor and great potential
"The Fighting Bishop" – Leonidas Polk, Episcopal bishop and Confederate general
"Grey Wolf" – Gino Polli, Italian army official leader in First World War, hero of the battles of the Piave river, sniper of special forces, in charge of suicide missions
"Gray Ghost" – John S. Mosby, Confederate Army cavalry commander, American Civil War
"Grey Fox" – George Crook, U.S. Army general, American Civil War
"Grumble" – William E. Jones, Confederate general, American Civil War
"Gu Bai Shun 顾百顺" (Chinese, literally "Gu the hundred-obedient") – Gu Zhutong, military general and administrator of the
Republic of China, for his willingness to do
Chiang Kai-Shek's bidding without question
"Gu Zhi Zhaohu 古之昭虎" (Chinese, "Like the ancient Zhaohu"; Zhaohu itself is a nickname for Duke Zhaomu of Zhou, who defeated 40,000
Dongyi of the
Jianghuai with his 7,000 strong army) – Zhang Liao, general of the
Eastern Han dynasty and
Cao Wei serving under the warlord
Cao Cao, for his victory at the
Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
"Gulle" – Walter Oesau, World War II German fighter ace
"Hu Bao Yi 呼保義" (Chinese, "Protector of Justice") – Song Jiang, leader of a group of Chinese outlaws who lived in the
Song dynasty, nickname made famous by the novel
Water Margin
Curtis E. LeMay, US Army Air Force/US Air Force General, Commander Strategic Air Command, USAF Chief of Staff. Often bowdlerized to "Iron Pants" or "Iron Tail"
"
Jiangdong Meng Hu 江东猛虎" (Chinese, "Fierce Tiger of Jiangdong") – Sun Jian, general and warlord who lived in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his ferocity in battle
"Jin Fan Zei 锦帆贼" (Chinese, "Bandit with the Brocade Sails") – Gan Ning, general serving under the warlord
Sun Quan in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his past as a pirate and his easy-going personality
"Jin Ma Chao 锦马超" (Chinese, literally "Brocade Ma Chao") – Ma Chao, general and warlord who lived in the late
Eastern Han dynasty and early
Three Kingdoms period, for his good looks and athleticism
"Lao Tou Zi 老头子" (Chinese, roughly "Old Man") – Chiang Kai-Shek, political and military leader who served as the leader of the
Republic of China, nickname carries a slight connotation of being a gang leader
"Lao Wang 老王" (Chinese, "Old Wang") – Wang Yaowu, high-ranking
KMT general and the governor of Shandong Province who successfully fought against both the
Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese Communists, for his ferocity and bravery in the fight against the Japanese
"Liu Da Dao 劉大刀" (Chinese, literally "Big Blade Liu") – Liu Ting, late
Ming dynasty general, for the ability to wield his 120
catty blade like any other
"The Long Fellow" Éamon de Valera, Irish rebel leader and later statesman (due to his height)
"Looney" – Robert Hinde, British World War II armoured officer
"Mang Xiahou 盲夏侯" (Chinese, "Blind Xiahou") – Xiahou Dun, general serving under the warlord
Cao Cao in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for the loss of his left eye
"Mang Zhang Fei 莽张飞" (Chinese, "Rash Zhang Fei") – Zhang Fei, general who served under the warlord
Liu Bei in the late
Eastern Han dynasty and early
Three Kingdoms period, for his famously hot temper
"Manila John" – John Basilone, U.S. marine, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
"The Marble Man" – Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)[49]
"The Marble Model" – Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)[49]
"Peng Da Jiangjun 彭大将军"(Chinese, "Great General Peng") – Peng Dehuai, prominent Chinese Communist military leader, and served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959.
"Pips" – Josef Priller, World War II German fighter ace
"Popo 婆婆" (Chinese, "Granny") – Luo Ronghuan, Chinese
communist military leader, for his ability to work with
Lin Biao despite the latter's personality, and his talent in managing logistics and other background work for him
"Ren Tu 人屠" (Chinese, literally "Human Butcher") – Bai Qi, general of the
Qin state in the
Warring States period of China, for being responsible for the deaths of a total of between 890,000 and 2,000,000 enemy soldiers
"Rock of Chickamauga" - George Henry Thomas, Union Army general, US Civil War
"Sam Bahadur" – Sam Manekshaw, former Indian Army field marshal
"San Xing Jia Nu 三姓家奴" (Chinese, "Slave of Three Surnames") – Lü Bu, general and warlord of the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his betrayal of former masters
Ding Yuan and
Dong Zhuo
"Shen Tong Dajiang 神通大将" (Chinese, roughly "Great General of Clever Ability") – Li Siye, general of the
Tang dynasty, for his prowess in the campaign against
Chach
William W. Momyer, U.S. Air Force general and World War II flying ace
"Splash" – Edward Ashmore, British general who served in the
Royal Flying Corps and
RAF during World War I before rejoining the army to lead air defence
"Systematic Joe" – Sir Stanley Maude, British general in Mesopotamia during World War I (for his carefully planned campaign advancing up the
Tigris river)
"Taigong Wang 太公望" (Chinese, roughly "Hopeful Grand Duke") – Jiang Ziya,
Zhou dynasty noble, statesman, and general, for being the 'master'
King Wen of Zhou had hoped for
"Tooey" – Carl A. Spaatz, American general, first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
"Topal" (Turkish, Lame) – Feridunzade Osman,
Turkish Militia
Lieutenant Colonel, gained this nickname when a Bulgarian cannonball wounded his right kneecap during the
war making him lame.
"Tubby" – Arthur Allen, Second World War Australian general
"Wen Hou 温候" (Chinese, "Marquis of Wen") – Lü Bu, general and warlord of the late
Eastern Han dynasty, a title granted by
Dong Zhuo which became a household name
"Wolong 卧龙" (Chinese, "Crouching Dragon") – Zhuge Liang, politician, military strategist, writer, engineer and inventor during the late
Eastern Han dynasty, and Imperial Chancellor and regent of
Shu Han during the
Three Kingdoms period, for his ambition and great potential
"Wully" – Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet – chief of the Imperial General Staff during the First World War, never lost traces of a working-class accent
"
Xi Chu Ba Wang 西楚霸王" (Chinese, "Hegemon-King of Western Chu") – Xiang Yu, Late
Qin dynasty Warlord, King of Western Chu during the
Chu–Han Contention, for his immense bravery and ferocity
"Xiang Shuai 香帅" (Chinese, "Fragrant Marshall") – Zhang Zhidong, important Chinese official of the late
Qing dynasty, because of his
courtesy name Xiang Tao 香涛
"Xiao Ba Wang 小霸王" (Chinese, "Little Hegemon-King"), also "Zhi'er 猘兒" (Chinese, roughly "Impulsive and Brave Lad") – Sun Ce, general and warlord of the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his bravery
"Xue Ping Gui 薛平贵" (Chinese, literally "Xue the Parity and Expensive") – Xue Yue,
Chinese Nationalist military general, given to him by the
Hunanese people for his interference in the price of rice in
Hunan for the war effort
"Yu Shuai 玉帥" (Chinese, "Jade Marshall") – Wu Peifu, major figure in the struggles between the
warlords who dominated
Republican China from 1916 to 1927, because of his
courtesy name Zi Yu 子玉
"Yue Wangye 岳王爷" (Chinese, roughly "Royal Highness Yue") – Yue Fei, military general who served the
Southern Song dynasty, for his posthumous rank which became a household nickname
"Yurufun" (Japanese, meaning roughly "droopy drawers") – Shimada Shigetaro, Japanese admiral in World War II[105]
"Zhou Lang 周郎" (Chinese, "Zhou the Youth") – Zhou Yu, military general and strategist serving under the late
Eastern Han warlord
Sun Ce, for his youth, good looks and impressive battle record
^Bekker, Cajus. Hitler's Naval War (New York City: Kensington Publishing Corp. {Zebra Books}, 1974; reprints Gerhard Stalling Verlag's 1971 Verdammte See), p. 178.
^Džaja, Srećko M.; Weiss, Günter, eds. (1995). Austro-Turcica, 1541-1552: diplomatische Akten des habsburgischen Gesandtschaftsverkehrs mit der Hohen Pforte, im Zeitalter Süleymans des Prächtigen. Südosteuropäische Arbeiten. München: R. Oldenbourg.
ISBN978-3-486-56167-8.
^
abGranatstein, J. L. (2002). Canada's army: waging war and keeping the peace. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
ISBN978-0-8020-4691-8.
OCLC48941226.
^Saward, Dudley (1984). "Bomber" Harris: the story of Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Arthur Harris, Bt, GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bomber Command, 1942–1945. London: Buchan & Enright.
OCLC11082290.
^
abJohnson, Johnny E. (1964). Full Circle: The Story of Air Fighting. London: Chatto and Windus. p. 26.
OCLC2486377.
^Margaritis, Peter (2019). Countdown to D-Day: The German perspective. Oxford, UK & PA, USA: Casemate. p. 29.
ISBN978-1-61200-769-4.
^Grady, Alan.When Good Men Do Nothing: The Assassination of Albert Patterson. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2003).
^Bekker, Cajus. Hitler's Naval War (New York City: Kensington Publishing Corp. {Zebra Books}, 1974; reprints Gerhard Stalling Verlag's 1971 Verdammte See), pp.104-5.
^West, James E.; Peter O. Lamb (1932). He-who-sees-in-the-dark; the boys' story of Frederick Burnham, the American scout.
Robert Baden-Powell (illust.). Brewer, Warren and Putnam.
OCLC1710834.
"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]
"7, 8" –
Yedi SekizHasan Pasha,Ottoman Turkish
Pasha who gained this nickname because of his signature consisting only of the Arabic letters seven (٧) and eight (٨)[2]
"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.
"Bai Di Jiangjun 白地将军" (Chinese, literally "White Ground General") – Xiahou Yuan, general serving under the warlord
Cao Cao in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his death at the
Battle of Mount Dingjun while fixing damaged chevaux de frise instead of being in command; "Bai Di" may have referred to Xiahou Yuan's lowly upbringing and thus his approach to attending to everything personally
"Bai Ma Jiangjun 白马将军" (Chinese, "White Horse General") –
Gongsun Zan,
Eastern Han dynasty warlord, for his victories against the
Wuhuan and
Xianbei using his elite light cavalry force, the Bai Ma Yi Cong 白马义从 who solely rode white horses
Pang De, late
Eastern Han dynasty general who served under numerous warlords, for always riding a white horse and landing an arrow on
Guan Yu's forehead while doing so
"Bai Mian Shu Sheng 白面书生" (Chinese, literally "White Faced Scholar") – Lu Xun, general and statesman of the state of
Eastern Wu during the
Three Kingdoms period, for his perceived inexperience and lack of military qualities
"Bai Pao Jiangjun 白袍将军" (Chinese, literally "White Robed General") and like nicknames –
"Bing" – Kenneth Cross, British Second World War RAF pilot
"Bing Sheng 兵聖" (Chinese, literally "Soldier Saint") – Sun Wu, general, military strategist, and philosopher who served
Wu in the
Eastern Zhou period of ancient China
"Butcher" – Arthur T. Harris, British air chief marshal during the Second World War[27]
"The Butcher of East Bengal" - General Tikka Khan, the Military Governor of East Pakistan who enforced
Operation Searchlight that saw the brutal genocide of Bengali civilians in East Pakistan in the late hours of 25 March 1971. This genocide sparked the
Bangladeshi War of Independence that resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the newly independent
People's Republic of Bangladesh.
"The Butcher of Bosnia" – Ratko Mladić, Bosnian Serb military leader during the Bosnian War[28]
"The Butcher of Ethiopia" – Rodolfo Graziani, Italian Army general
"The Butcher of Fezzan" – Rodolfo Graziani, Italian Army general
"Butcher of the Somme" – Douglas Haig, British field marshal
"Buyi Jiangjun 布衣将军" (Chinese, literally "Plainclothes General") – Fu Zuoyi,
Chinese military leader widely praised for his defense of
Suiyuan from the Japanese.
"Buzz" – George Beurling, Canadian RAF fighter ace (a nickname he never acknowledged)
C
"Caccidiavolo" (
Italian, literally "Devil beater") – Aydın Reis,Turkish Admiral and Commander of the Ottoman fleet in
Algiers
"Cat's Eyes" – John Cunningham, Second World War British night fighter ace (a nickname he didn't like)
"Chancre Jack" – Chiang Kai-Shek, political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China
"Chang Sheng Jiangjun 常胜将军" (Chinese, literally "frequently-winning general") – Zhao Yun, general who lived in the late
Eastern Han dynasty and early
Three Kingdoms period, for his battle record
"Chang Shi Wan 常十万" (Chinese, literally "Chang Hundred-Thousand") – Chang Yuchun, general of the early
Ming dynasty, for his bravery and prowess
"CHAOS" – James Mattis, US Marine Corps general and Secretary of Defense
"Feng Chu 凤雏" (Chinese, "Fledgling Phoenix") – Pang Tong, adviser to the warlord
Liu Bei in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his erudite demeanor and great potential
"The Fighting Bishop" – Leonidas Polk, Episcopal bishop and Confederate general
"Grey Wolf" – Gino Polli, Italian army official leader in First World War, hero of the battles of the Piave river, sniper of special forces, in charge of suicide missions
"Gray Ghost" – John S. Mosby, Confederate Army cavalry commander, American Civil War
"Grey Fox" – George Crook, U.S. Army general, American Civil War
"Grumble" – William E. Jones, Confederate general, American Civil War
"Gu Bai Shun 顾百顺" (Chinese, literally "Gu the hundred-obedient") – Gu Zhutong, military general and administrator of the
Republic of China, for his willingness to do
Chiang Kai-Shek's bidding without question
"Gu Zhi Zhaohu 古之昭虎" (Chinese, "Like the ancient Zhaohu"; Zhaohu itself is a nickname for Duke Zhaomu of Zhou, who defeated 40,000
Dongyi of the
Jianghuai with his 7,000 strong army) – Zhang Liao, general of the
Eastern Han dynasty and
Cao Wei serving under the warlord
Cao Cao, for his victory at the
Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
"Gulle" – Walter Oesau, World War II German fighter ace
"Hu Bao Yi 呼保義" (Chinese, "Protector of Justice") – Song Jiang, leader of a group of Chinese outlaws who lived in the
Song dynasty, nickname made famous by the novel
Water Margin
Curtis E. LeMay, US Army Air Force/US Air Force General, Commander Strategic Air Command, USAF Chief of Staff. Often bowdlerized to "Iron Pants" or "Iron Tail"
"
Jiangdong Meng Hu 江东猛虎" (Chinese, "Fierce Tiger of Jiangdong") – Sun Jian, general and warlord who lived in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his ferocity in battle
"Jin Fan Zei 锦帆贼" (Chinese, "Bandit with the Brocade Sails") – Gan Ning, general serving under the warlord
Sun Quan in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his past as a pirate and his easy-going personality
"Jin Ma Chao 锦马超" (Chinese, literally "Brocade Ma Chao") – Ma Chao, general and warlord who lived in the late
Eastern Han dynasty and early
Three Kingdoms period, for his good looks and athleticism
"Lao Tou Zi 老头子" (Chinese, roughly "Old Man") – Chiang Kai-Shek, political and military leader who served as the leader of the
Republic of China, nickname carries a slight connotation of being a gang leader
"Lao Wang 老王" (Chinese, "Old Wang") – Wang Yaowu, high-ranking
KMT general and the governor of Shandong Province who successfully fought against both the
Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese Communists, for his ferocity and bravery in the fight against the Japanese
"Liu Da Dao 劉大刀" (Chinese, literally "Big Blade Liu") – Liu Ting, late
Ming dynasty general, for the ability to wield his 120
catty blade like any other
"The Long Fellow" Éamon de Valera, Irish rebel leader and later statesman (due to his height)
"Looney" – Robert Hinde, British World War II armoured officer
"Mang Xiahou 盲夏侯" (Chinese, "Blind Xiahou") – Xiahou Dun, general serving under the warlord
Cao Cao in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for the loss of his left eye
"Mang Zhang Fei 莽张飞" (Chinese, "Rash Zhang Fei") – Zhang Fei, general who served under the warlord
Liu Bei in the late
Eastern Han dynasty and early
Three Kingdoms period, for his famously hot temper
"Manila John" – John Basilone, U.S. marine, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
"The Marble Man" – Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)[49]
"The Marble Model" – Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)[49]
"Peng Da Jiangjun 彭大将军"(Chinese, "Great General Peng") – Peng Dehuai, prominent Chinese Communist military leader, and served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959.
"Pips" – Josef Priller, World War II German fighter ace
"Popo 婆婆" (Chinese, "Granny") – Luo Ronghuan, Chinese
communist military leader, for his ability to work with
Lin Biao despite the latter's personality, and his talent in managing logistics and other background work for him
"Ren Tu 人屠" (Chinese, literally "Human Butcher") – Bai Qi, general of the
Qin state in the
Warring States period of China, for being responsible for the deaths of a total of between 890,000 and 2,000,000 enemy soldiers
"Rock of Chickamauga" - George Henry Thomas, Union Army general, US Civil War
"Sam Bahadur" – Sam Manekshaw, former Indian Army field marshal
"San Xing Jia Nu 三姓家奴" (Chinese, "Slave of Three Surnames") – Lü Bu, general and warlord of the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his betrayal of former masters
Ding Yuan and
Dong Zhuo
"Shen Tong Dajiang 神通大将" (Chinese, roughly "Great General of Clever Ability") – Li Siye, general of the
Tang dynasty, for his prowess in the campaign against
Chach
William W. Momyer, U.S. Air Force general and World War II flying ace
"Splash" – Edward Ashmore, British general who served in the
Royal Flying Corps and
RAF during World War I before rejoining the army to lead air defence
"Systematic Joe" – Sir Stanley Maude, British general in Mesopotamia during World War I (for his carefully planned campaign advancing up the
Tigris river)
"Taigong Wang 太公望" (Chinese, roughly "Hopeful Grand Duke") – Jiang Ziya,
Zhou dynasty noble, statesman, and general, for being the 'master'
King Wen of Zhou had hoped for
"Tooey" – Carl A. Spaatz, American general, first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
"Topal" (Turkish, Lame) – Feridunzade Osman,
Turkish Militia
Lieutenant Colonel, gained this nickname when a Bulgarian cannonball wounded his right kneecap during the
war making him lame.
"Tubby" – Arthur Allen, Second World War Australian general
"Wen Hou 温候" (Chinese, "Marquis of Wen") – Lü Bu, general and warlord of the late
Eastern Han dynasty, a title granted by
Dong Zhuo which became a household name
"Wolong 卧龙" (Chinese, "Crouching Dragon") – Zhuge Liang, politician, military strategist, writer, engineer and inventor during the late
Eastern Han dynasty, and Imperial Chancellor and regent of
Shu Han during the
Three Kingdoms period, for his ambition and great potential
"Wully" – Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet – chief of the Imperial General Staff during the First World War, never lost traces of a working-class accent
"
Xi Chu Ba Wang 西楚霸王" (Chinese, "Hegemon-King of Western Chu") – Xiang Yu, Late
Qin dynasty Warlord, King of Western Chu during the
Chu–Han Contention, for his immense bravery and ferocity
"Xiang Shuai 香帅" (Chinese, "Fragrant Marshall") – Zhang Zhidong, important Chinese official of the late
Qing dynasty, because of his
courtesy name Xiang Tao 香涛
"Xiao Ba Wang 小霸王" (Chinese, "Little Hegemon-King"), also "Zhi'er 猘兒" (Chinese, roughly "Impulsive and Brave Lad") – Sun Ce, general and warlord of the late
Eastern Han dynasty, for his bravery
"Xue Ping Gui 薛平贵" (Chinese, literally "Xue the Parity and Expensive") – Xue Yue,
Chinese Nationalist military general, given to him by the
Hunanese people for his interference in the price of rice in
Hunan for the war effort
"Yu Shuai 玉帥" (Chinese, "Jade Marshall") – Wu Peifu, major figure in the struggles between the
warlords who dominated
Republican China from 1916 to 1927, because of his
courtesy name Zi Yu 子玉
"Yue Wangye 岳王爷" (Chinese, roughly "Royal Highness Yue") – Yue Fei, military general who served the
Southern Song dynasty, for his posthumous rank which became a household nickname
"Yurufun" (Japanese, meaning roughly "droopy drawers") – Shimada Shigetaro, Japanese admiral in World War II[105]
"Zhou Lang 周郎" (Chinese, "Zhou the Youth") – Zhou Yu, military general and strategist serving under the late
Eastern Han warlord
Sun Ce, for his youth, good looks and impressive battle record
^Bekker, Cajus. Hitler's Naval War (New York City: Kensington Publishing Corp. {Zebra Books}, 1974; reprints Gerhard Stalling Verlag's 1971 Verdammte See), p. 178.
^Džaja, Srećko M.; Weiss, Günter, eds. (1995). Austro-Turcica, 1541-1552: diplomatische Akten des habsburgischen Gesandtschaftsverkehrs mit der Hohen Pforte, im Zeitalter Süleymans des Prächtigen. Südosteuropäische Arbeiten. München: R. Oldenbourg.
ISBN978-3-486-56167-8.
^
abGranatstein, J. L. (2002). Canada's army: waging war and keeping the peace. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
ISBN978-0-8020-4691-8.
OCLC48941226.
^Saward, Dudley (1984). "Bomber" Harris: the story of Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Arthur Harris, Bt, GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bomber Command, 1942–1945. London: Buchan & Enright.
OCLC11082290.
^
abJohnson, Johnny E. (1964). Full Circle: The Story of Air Fighting. London: Chatto and Windus. p. 26.
OCLC2486377.
^Margaritis, Peter (2019). Countdown to D-Day: The German perspective. Oxford, UK & PA, USA: Casemate. p. 29.
ISBN978-1-61200-769-4.
^Grady, Alan.When Good Men Do Nothing: The Assassination of Albert Patterson. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2003).
^Bekker, Cajus. Hitler's Naval War (New York City: Kensington Publishing Corp. {Zebra Books}, 1974; reprints Gerhard Stalling Verlag's 1971 Verdammte See), pp.104-5.
^West, James E.; Peter O. Lamb (1932). He-who-sees-in-the-dark; the boys' story of Frederick Burnham, the American scout.
Robert Baden-Powell (illust.). Brewer, Warren and Putnam.
OCLC1710834.