Who is the greatest military commander of all time?

Answer 1

1) Patton how far could he have gone given a free hand in france during 1944?

2) Rommel what could he have done had he more than 25% of the force required to win in africa plus his defense of france and the conquest of france.

3) zhukov the defender of russia and did well in the east prior to facing the germans

4) Paul Hausser for his tactical leadership of the II SS Panzer Corps, he restored the sagging front after Stalingrad and Kursk, beating Soviet Armies 7 times his size.

5) napolean master of land and sea warfare egypt and russian were his for a while. He was left chomping on the bit along the English Coast the same as Hitler tho.

6) thomas jackson, for his tactical victories in the Shenandoah Valley and Chancellorsville. He made bobby lee look good and if he was alive, could've won at Gettysburg too.

7) macarthur same as napolean but not the size of scale of conquest. A free hand could've won the Korean Conflict, either that or a direct confrontation with China...who knows?

8)Moltke first used the practice of mobility with railroads and the use of commanders to figure out the best way to take an objective

9)Sherman author the first demonstation of total warfare with march through the south to atlanta

10)genghis khan able to go from mongolia to europe a large undertaking considering his time. His empire was larger than Hitlers, Alexanders, and the Roman Empire combined.

11) charlemagne last big empire of europe until napolean. Without him, Europe would've been overrun by the Moors/Saracens (You'd be praying to Mecca each day).

12)Gauis Julius Caesar, especially for his exploits in Gaul and Britainnia...

Answer 2

Alexander the Great is considered to be the greatest military commander of all time. There were many though.

Answer 3

I will have to say the British Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. He was a Commander for The British Expeditionary Forces in the area of Amiens. He was the man that created Combined Arms Tactics. CAT is using the different elements of the Armed Forces. Tanks, Infantry, Artillery, and even the Air Force. Even today CAT is the most important skill in modern war. He was also the Allied Commander to gain the most ground in one day in the history of WWI

Answer 4

George Washington

Answer 5

Ulysses S. Grant. Grant was the right General and the right time. After Lincoln went through inept commanders, Grant emerged and turned the Tide of the War.

Answer 6

Alexander the Great or General Patton

Answer 7

Genghis Khan

Answer 8

Alexander the Great

Answer 9

Alexander the Great. 35 years old and conquered 90% of the known world.

Answer 10

Alexander the Great