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Juan Antonio Álvarez de Arenales
Juan Antonio Álvarez de Arenales (1770–1831) was an Argentine general born in Spain who organized guerrilla warfare in Upper Peru and led liberating campaigns in the Peruvian highlands.
Jules Brunet
Jules Brunet (1838–1911), French horse artillery officer of the first French military mission to Japan (1867); defected to the Tokugawa shogunate in the Boshin War and advised the Republic of Ezo's defense, later became a French general and an inspiration for The Last Samurai.
Julius Jacob von Haynau
Julius Jacob von Haynau (1786–1853) was an Austrian general, nicknamed the Hyena of Brescia, who crushed the Hungarian Revolution and ordered the 1849 Arad executions.
Juliusz Rómmel
Juliusz Rómmel (1881–1967) was a Polish divisional general, praised as a cavalry commander in the 1920 Polish-Soviet War, who commanded Army Łódź and the defense of Warsaw in September 1939.
K. M. Cariappa
Kodandera Madappa Cariappa (Kipper), 1899–1993, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from 15 January 1949 and Field Marshal from 1986; led Western Command in the 1947–48 Kashmir war.
Karl Parts
Karl Parts was an Estonian military commander, born in 1886, who organized and led the army's armored trains in the War of Independence of 1918–1920, freeing Tapa and Tartu.
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg was an Austrian field marshal who commanded the allied armies against Napoleon at Leipzig in 1813 and captured Paris in 1814.
Karol Kniaziewicz
Karol Kniaziewicz (1762–1842) was a Polish general who commanded the First Polish Legion in Italy and founded the Danube Legion, helping win the 1800 French victory at Hohenlinden.
Károly Leiningen-Westerburg
Károly Leiningen-Westerburg, born Karl August, Graf zu Leiningen-Westerburg, was a Hessian-born count who served as a general in the Hungarian revolutionary army and was executed at Arad in 1849.
Kassa Haile Darge
Kassa Haile Darge, also written Kassa Haylu (Amharic: ካሣ ኀይሉ ዳርጌ), was an Ethiopian prince and governor who commanded the northern front against Italy's 1936 invasion.
Kawabe Torashirō
Kawabe Torashirō (河辺虎四郎, 1890–1960) was a Japanese lieutenant general who was the last Vice Chief of the Army General Staff, serving at Japan's surrender in 1945.
Kazimierz Fabrycy
Kazimierz Fabrycy (1888–1958) was a Polish general and vice-minister of military affairs in interwar Poland who commanded the Karpaty and Małopolska Armies in September 1939.
Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha (Kazimieras Nestoras Sapiega) was a prince of the Sapieha family and General of Lithuanian Artillery who led Lithuanian deputies at the Four-Year Sejm.
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Kazimierz Sosnkowski (1885–1969) was a Polish general and independence activist who served as chief of staff to Józef Piłsudski and commanded the Polish Armed Forces in the West.
Keith Kellogg
Joseph Keith Kellogg Jr., retired US Army lieutenant general, Vietnam veteran with the Silver Star, commanded the 82nd Airborne; NSC chief of staff, acting national security adviser, Pence's NSA adviser, and Trump's Ukraine envoy.
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), North Carolina lawyer and brigadier general, was the last U.S. Secretary of War (July 1947) and first Secretary of the Army (1947-1949), known for defending the 1942 German saboteurs.
Kevin Leahy (general)
Kevin C. Leahy is a US Army lieutenant general and Special Forces officer commanding United States Army Central since March 2026, after leading Special Operations Command Central and Combined Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq.
Khalifa Haftar
Khalifa Haftar (خليفة حفتر), born 1943 in Ajdabiya, is Libya's eastern field marshal commanding the LAAF; a 1969 coup officer, ex-CIA-backed exile, and head of a family military dynasty with sons Saddam, Khaled and Belgassem in key posts.
Khamis Gaddafi (خميس القذافي)
Khamis Gaddafi (خميس القذافي), son of Muammar Gaddafi, commanded Libya's elite 32nd Reinforced Brigade (Khamis Brigade) and served as national security advisor; repeatedly reported killed in 2011, his death was confirmed in October 2011.
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav (Хатанбаатар Магсаржав), born in 1877 or 1878, was a Mongolian general who captured Khovd in 1912, won the hereditary title Khatanbaatar, and never lost a battle.
Kim Yong-hyun (김용현)
Kim Yong-hyun (김용현, 金龍顯), born 1959, retired ROK Army lieutenant general, Yoon Suk Yeol confidant, Presidential Security Service chief and 50th defense minister; first arrested and indicted official in the 3 December 2024 martial law insurrection case.
Kitsos Tzavelas
Kitsos Tzavelas (Κίτσος Τζαβέλας, born Kyriakos Tzavellas) was a Souliote fighter and general of the Greek War of Independence and Prime Minister of Greece from 1847 to 1848.
Kliment Voroshilov
Kliment Voroshilov (Климент Ефремович Ворошилов, 1881–1969), Soviet Marshal and Politburo member; People's Commissar of Defense 1925–1940, Winter War commander, head of state 1953–1960, Stalin loyalist involved in the 1937–1938 purges.
Kong Le
Kong Le (1934–2014) was a Lao paratroop captain who seized Vientiane in a nearly bloodless coup on 9 August 1960, becoming the neutralist faction's military leader.
Konstantin Rokossovsky (Константин Константинович Рокоссовский)
Konstantin Rokossovsky (Константин Константинович Рокоссовский), Soviet and Polish marshal (1896–1968), commanded fronts at Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk, and Operation Bagration, survived Stalin's purges, led Poland's defense ministry 1949–1956, and commanded the 1945 Victory Parade.
Konstanty Ostrogski
Konstanty Ostrogski (c. 1460–1530) was a Grand Hetman of Lithuania who led the Polish-Lithuanian army to victory over Muscovy at the Battle of Orsha in 1514.
Koxinga (国姓爷)
Koxinga, also known as Zheng Chenggong, was a Ming loyalist general who expelled the Dutch from Taiwan in 1661. He ruled the island as the Kingdom of Tungning until 1683.
Kris Sivara
Kris Sivara was a Thai army commander and politician, the 19th army commander-in-chief from 1973 to 1975, whose refusal to crush the 1973 uprising helped end military rule.
Krsto Popović
Krsto Popović (Крсто Зрнов Поповић) was a Montenegrin general who commanded the 1919 Christmas Uprising against union with Serbia and led the Lovćen Brigade in World War II.
Krzysztof Arciszewski
Krzysztof Arciszewski (1592–1656) was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and engineer who commanded Dutch forces conquering northeastern Brazil and later served as General of the Crown Artillery.