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131 Notable deaths
by killed in action
Franz Marc
German painter.
Born February 8th, 1880 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1916 at 36 years old in Verdun, Braquis (killed in action). [ref]
Italo Balbo
Italian marshal of the air force and minister.
Born June 6th, 1896 in Quartesana. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1940 at 44 years old in Tobruk (killed in action). [ref]
Rudolf Anderson
Usaf pilot, the only person killed by enemy fire during the cuban missile crisis (1927-1962).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Greenville.
Died October 27th, 1962 at 35 years old in Cuba (killed in action).
Adem Jashari
Commander of the kosovo liberation army.
Born November 28th, 1955 in Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 42 years old in Kosovo (killed in action).
Lavr Kornilov
Imperial russian army general (1870–1918).
Born August 19th, 1870 in Ust-Kamenogorsk Uyezd. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1918 at 47 years old in Krasnodar (killed in action). [ref]
Somnath Sharma
Proud on major somnath sharma.
Born January 31st, 1923 in Kangra.
Died October 31st, 1947 at 24 years old in Budgam (killed in action).
Günther Prien
German u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born January 16th, 1908 in Osterfeld.
Died March 8th, 1941 at 33 years old in Atlantic Ocean (killed in action). [ref]
Lydia Litvyak
Soviet flying ace.
Born August 18th, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1943 at 21 years old in Donbas (killed in action).
Günther Lütjens
German admiral.
Born May 25th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died May 27th, 1941 at 52 years old in Atlantic Ocean (killed in action).
Maximilian von Spee
German admiral.
Born June 22nd, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died December 8th, 1914 at 53 years old in South Atlantic Ocean (killed in action).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon