Which were the greatest military leaders in your opinion?

Question

And why..

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 - his victories are amongst the most astounding ever, he defeaeted a million men with an army 45,000 strong. The feat of conquering the Persian Empire in so short a time has never really been equalled.

Hannibal - firstly for the audacity of leading an army across the Alps, secondly for his repeated crushing of the Roman legions.

Shi Huang Ti - first Emperor of China. United the country, forming an empire that would remain the world's leading power for centuries.

Julius Caesar - counquered Gaul, defeated Pompey and created the Roman Empire

Charlemange - made the Frankish Empire into the greatest Western power since Rome, first Holy Roman Empire

Saladin - united the Muslim world, and defeated the Crusaders. Admired and respected by friend and foe.

Genghis Khan - conquered largest land empire in history

Horatio Nelson - established Britain as the greatest sea power in the world

Napoleon - genius who changed Europe forever, creating largest European empire since Charlemange

Erwin Rommel - arguably the best General of WWII. Had he been given the resources and men, he could have won the war for Germany.

Answer 3

Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Saladin
Edward III
Gustavus Adolphus
John Churchill
Frederick the Great
Napoleon Bonaparte
Duke of Wellington
Bernard Law Montgomery

Answer 4

Alexander. He took a small country and in a very short time dominated his world. He had remarkable personal courage as well as tactical brilliance.

Napoleon. A giant. His strategic thinking was incredible, his tactical abilities outstanding.

Wellington. He took a small army and used it wisely overcoming a mass of obstacles in the peninsula. His strategy and tactics were a match for Napoleon and although he is often written off as a defensive general that was more often due to his being outnumbered. However, given the chance he could go on the offensive as at Salamanca.

Answer 5

Alexander the Great
Julius Caeser
Saladin
Napoleon
Wellington
U.S. Grant
William Sherman

Why? Because all of them were innovative strategists in one way or another, and without a good strategy no military leader can be considered great.

Answer 6

Alexander the Great for obvious reasons. In a short time, he conquered much of the world known to him.

George Patton believed that troops which were prepared would be better in the field. He also believed in being aggressive, but not over-extending his troops. His men didn't necessarily love him, but they loved fighting for him.

William Sherman understood that when you took the people's will to fight away, the army would quit shortly thereafter.

Dwight Eisenhower was capable in both military and coalition actions. He knew where the troops should go and how to keep the allies happy.

Answer 7

General Robert E. Lee,General Patton and General Schwarzkopf.

Answer 8

I would pick Alexander the Great, Julius Casear, & Saladin, because they were kind towards other cultures and peoples and they had a strong passion for conquest (Alexander and Casear wanted more land, but Saladin wanted to recapture Palestine from the Crusaders)

Answer 9

Patton and Churchill. Both of them were good men with the guts to fight and conquer the enemy...not like a lot of these lily-livered officials we have in today's military 'elite'.

Answer 10

Patton