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    Lomov, General Nikolai (1899–1990), Deputy Head of Red Army Operations 1944–46, then head of the Soviet General Staff's Far East Department who coordinated the invasion of South Korea by Kim II Sung in 1950. Later in charge of the Chief Operative Directorate and for many years Head of the Department of Strategy at the General Staff's Military Academy.
    Looks, Lieutenant Commander Hartwig (b. 1917), commander of U-264, 1942–44.
    Loveless, Private John, US serviceman in the Battle of the Bulge, 1944.
    Luft, Friedrich, Berlin civilian.
    Lynn, Dame Vera (b. 1917), sang with the Ambrose Orchestra 1937–40, had her own radio show 1941–7. Famous for such wartime songs as 'We'll Meet Again', 'White Cliffs of Dover' and 'It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow'. Known as 'The Forces' Sweetheart' because she travelled as far as Burma to sing for troops in the field.
    Lyttelton, Oliver, Viscount Chandos (1893–1972), Conservative MP, President of the Board of Trade 1940–41 and 1945, Minister for the Middle East 1941–42, of Production 1942–45, for the Colonies 1951–54, ennobled 1954.
    McBeath, Lieutenant Commander John (1907–82), captain of HMS Venomous at Dunkirk.
    McCloy, John (1895–1989), US corporate lawyer, Assistant Secretary of War 1941–45.
    McGee, Private John, Infantry, Eighth Army.
    Mahaddie, Group Captain Thomas Gilbert 'Hamish' (1911–97), flew many bombing missions until rested as an instructor in July 1940. He returned as a Pathfinder from August 1942 until March 1943. Post-war he was the aviation consultant on the films 633 Squadron and The Battle of Britain.
    Manson, Captain Frank (1920–2005), crewman on USS Laffey, hit by five kamikazes on 16 April 1945.
    Manteuffel, General Hasso-Eccard Freiherr von (1897–1978), German Army, served in France, Eastern Front and North Africa, commander of Fifth Panzer Army in the Ardennes offensive and latterly Third Panzer Army in the East. Free Democrat representative in the Bundestag 1953–57.
    Marshall, David, Malayan member of the Straits Settlement Volunteer Corps.
    Mash, Sapper Bob, British combat engineer, Eighth Army.
    Matsukawa, Kishi, Hiroshima housewife.
    Mauldin, Bill (1921–2003), American cartoonist who created the archetypical GIs 'Willie and Joe' for Stars and Stripes, the Forces' newspaper, wounded at Anzio, later won two Pulitzer prizes as an editorial cartoonist.
    Maurer, Dr Ekkehard (1918–2002), German infantry captain on the Eastern Front, later a leading West German industrialist.
    Meyer, Major General John (1919–75), 352nd Fighter Group USAAF, who flew 200 combat missions with 24 confirmed kills. Eighth Air Force's top-scoring ace, three times awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
    Middleton, Drew (1913–90), American journalist, foreign correspondent and military correspondent for the New York Times.
    Miller, Harry, British civilian in Singapore.
    Miner, Vernon, merchant seaman.
    Minogue, Joe (1923–96), Royal Engineer who landed at Gold Beach, Normandy, on D-Day, later Foreign Editor of the Guardian newspaper.
    Mitchell, Harry, stretcher-bearer, 50th Division, Eighth Army, North Africa.
    Morgen, Dr Konrad (1910–76), German lawyer and SS investigating magistrate 1943–44, dealt with 800 cases of corruption and murder, resulting in 200 sentences, many of the so-called 'camp aristocracy'.
    Mountbatten, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–79), British Chief of Combined Operations 1941–43, Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943–46, Viceroy of India 1946–47. Murdered by the IRA along with his 14–year-old grandson, a local teenager and his eldest daughter's mother-in-law.
    Murray, Lieutenant Ken, staff officer, US Pacific Fleet.
    Mutsu, Ian (1907–2002), Japanese–English journalist.
    Nakajima, Captain Tadashi, Commander Mabalacat air base, the Philippines, organiser of first Special Attack Unit (kamikaze), co-author of The Divine Wind.
    Nakamoto, Michiko, Hiroshima