Who is the greatest military hero/leader ever and why?

Question

in the world, in your opinion...

Answer 1

Alexander the Great is by far the greatest military leader of all time. He was able to conquer most of the known world before the age of 20. There were more cities named after him than years he had lived at the time of their inception. His tactics were the basis of all major generals to come after, including Caesar, Hannibal, Charlemagne, Napoleon, Lee, Patton, Hitler...
He lived over 2,000 years ago, and to this day his tactics are discussed in military academies. He was, and still is, the greatest.

Answer 2

I'd say it's a toss-up for greatest leaders-- Alexander the Great, who conquered everything from Greece through Egypt, and Ghengis Khan,who conquered everything from China to the Italian border.


Greatest military heroes are a completely different category. Of the many possible, I think I'll vote for a conscientous objector! Army PFC Desmond Doss was a religious objector during World War II who volunteered to serve as an Army medic (but not carry a weapon). During the Battle of Okinawa his unit came under heavy Japanese fire-- they were on the exposed top of a 400 foot hill, with the Japanese on a higher hill firing down on them, and also firing from caves further along the escarpment. They couldn't move forward, and behind them was a sheer cliff. Some 75 American casualities fell almost immediately.

Doss refused to seek cover with the rest of his unit, and instead went from wounded soldier to wounded soldier, treating them and then lowering them on stretchers over the edge of the hill. At times Doss crawled to within 20 or 25 feet of the Japanese caves from which the rifle and mortar firings were coming to save wounded soldiers. A few days later, near Shuri Castle, he was in an almost identical position and did the same thing, despite being seriously wounded in both legs. When he was being carried to the aid station, one of his stretcher bearers was shot-- he rolled off the strtcher, bandaged the guy, and insisted they carry the soldier, leaving him behind. While on the ground, he was shot again, in the arm-- he took a broken rifle butt and splinted himself, then crawled (with two badly broken legs and a compound fracture of the arm) the last 300 yards to the aid station by himself.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor, possibly the only Conscientous Objector ever to receive one.

Answer 3

Hmmm....... Finally a good question.

Greatest Hero/leader? As a military history buff I have alot of choices I could make. I'll take Douglas MacArthur. His career is one unequaled in military history. One the best grads ever from West Point. Commander of the Rainbow Division in WW1. Chief of Staff in the 1930's. Built up the Phillipine Army. Returned to US Service & led the war in the Phillipines at the start of the war. Came up with the Island hopping campaign in the SW Pacfic. Marched back all the way to Batan. Helped make Japan into a modern wonder it is today. Almost won the Korean war till China invaded. No other has had a career so varied, long, or noteworthy. While I'll give Alexander his due. I think MacArthur had a harder more complex job.

Answer 4

Genghis Khan governed over the biggest empire ever and he replaced right into a real defense force chief. Stalin, Hitler, Churchill and F.D. Roosevelt have been by no skill basically defense force leaders for the duration of WWII yet have been political leaders who led their countries for the duration of a time of war and in consequence became polito-defense force leaders so it relies upon on how vast your definition of defense force chief is as to if those people count selection. Having mentioned this Stalin, Hitler and Churchill did have defense force journey with Hitler having been a corporal and the different 2 having been officers yet none of them rose as much as an extremely intense rank. in case you do count selection those 4 then Churchill and Roosevelt in all probability compete for first place as they controlled a war that replaced into international, having forces concurrently battling on diverse fronts all all over the realm and attempting to be sure each had the materials they mandatory. No mean feat!

Answer 5

Karl von Clausewitz, an instructor for the military academy in Prussia in the early 19th century, is considered the father of modern military tactics...most of which are still used today. Although he never served in combat and can't by regular definition be called a hero, he can most certainly be called a military leader.

Answer 6

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944)

was one of the most distinguished German field marshals of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname The Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs, listen (help·info)) for the skillful military campaigns he waged on behalf of the German Army in North Africa. He was later in command of the German forces opposing the Allied cross-channel invasion at Normandy.

Rommel is often remembered not only for his remarkable military prowess, but also for his reputation for chivalry towards his adversaries - being one of the German commanders who disobeyed the commando order. He is also noted for possibly having taken part in a plot to assassinate Hitler, for which he was forced to commit suicide before the war's end.

Answer 7

General Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army, over every other five-star officer. No question! Read his biography and events of the Twentieth century.

Answer 8

General Robert E Lee.Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and later Supreme Commander of all the Confederate Forces.He had limited resources,limited manpower,in fact limited everything yet still managed to campaign successfully in one of the bloodiest Wars in history.

Answer 9

Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of allied forces during D Day, president of the United States.

Answer 10

Of which age or country? Every country has one that they concider their greatest military hero/ leader.