Who is your favorite military leader?

Answer 1

Mustafa Ataturk father of modern Turkey , a commander who saw first hand the futility of war and acknowledged the waste of young lives on both sides.

Answer 2

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 3

Sir Arthur Wellesley, the Duke ofWellington, the greatest infantry and arty commander who ever walked this earth.Vice Admiral Hiratio Nelsson, the best naval commander and FM Erwin Rommel, the greatest tank commander.

Answer 4

Patton, Rommell, Hector of Troy, George Washington

Answer 5

General of the Army MacArthur-oversaw the Japanese Surrender

Gen. Patton-survived WWII only to be killed in an car accident

General of the Army Eisenhower-Supreme Allied Commander, enough said.

Gen. Powell-first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Gen. Pace-outgoing Chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff, stated in Vietnam that he would be a Marine until he was no longer needed to serve

Gen. Odierno-is the current commander of Multi-National Corps Iraq

Answer 6

Being a former "jarhead" 0300 and by my own admission a bit narrow minded have to go with my sentimental favorite: Chesty Puller, the greatest Marine to ever wear the EGA.

S/F To "Chesty and his son Lewis Jr.

Answer 7

My favorite is the fictitious CAPT. Savage created by a bunch of US Army pay clerks in WWII. They had him listed as being in every major battle of the European theater and getting wounded in each one. He received all major awards and promotions possible and at the end of the war he was listed as missing in action and each of the personnel and pay clerks that put this character together were on the beneficiary forms and received his entitlement before they were discharged themselves.They also received his pay and divided it equally amongst themselves! I think at the end CAPT. Savage was a full colonel before he was MIA. This is why they separated finance and personnel after the war. But it was eventually restored to its original structure.

Answer 8

General Sherman, American Civil War

Answer 9

Liunitus King of Sparta. And yes I thought the movie was damn good. (if a little exagerated)

Answer 10

HANNIBAL -with his small mix army..took on the might of ROME and almost won