Since mankind entered modern history, due to the outbreak of the industrial revolution and the development of the commodity economy, the contradictions of interests between countries have become more acute and irreconcilable, and two world wars have broken out in just 100 years, involving dozens of countries and hundreds of millions of people in wars, regardless of the scale of the war, the number of casualties, the destruction of the economy and the impact on the world pattern. Unlike ancient wars, due to the advancement of military science and technology, the subjective role of the general commander was generally reduced, but it still played a key role that could not be ignored, and the American magazine selected the five most accomplished marshals.
The first one is
MacArthur of the United States
。 MacArthur was the most legendary and controversial military figure in American history, and he was fierce in politics, achieving far more than in the military field. During the occupation of Japan, he led the reform of de-militarism, used authoritarian and dictatorial means to eradicate the soil of war, disbanded the chaebols, liberated the peasants, and laid the modern Japanese political pattern. But militarily, MacArthur's achievements were far inferior to Patton, Nimitz and others, and the defeat of the Philippines and North Korea became a stain on his life. In a sense, MacArthur represented the American spirit, arrogant, good at limelight, good at great achievements, and solipsistic, which is the main reason why he was madly pursued by Americans.
The second place is
Montgo Marley of England
。 Throughout World War II, Britain's performance was very poor, the early stage could not prevent Germany from starting a war, the later period could not stop the German offensive in Europe, before the United States entered the war, the only thing that could be done before the United States entered the war was the Battle of Britain. The Battle of El Alamein became a battle of shame for the British army, and Montgomery commanded the 8th Army to annihilate 4 elite German divisions and 8 Italian divisions, reversing the unfavorable situation of the Allied forces in North Africa. The battle became both a battle of shame for the British Army and a turning point in the Second World War, and the direct commander, Montgo Marley, also became one of the most outstanding military generals in modern history.
The third place is
Rommel of Germany
。 During World War II, the German generals were brilliant, and Guderian and Manstein were the most outstanding strategic commanders, but the most legendary and recognized by both sides of the enemy was none other than Rommel. After the outbreak of World War II, his 7th Panzer Division swept through Europe, participating in almost all of the campaigns against Poland, France and the Soviet Union, and became known as the "Devil's Division". In 1941, Rommel was transferred to North Africa as the commander of the German African Army, commanding the German-Italian coalition army to defeat the Allies with inferior troops, and was called the "Desert Fox" by the British army. At the Battle of El Alamein, Rommel was defeated by Montgomery, becoming the biggest stain on his military career and earning Montgomery's name.
The fourth place is
Zhukov of the USSR
。 By the time Zhukov took over command, the Soviets were already in a very unfavorable situation, with Smolensk, Minsk, and Kiev falling one after another, 660,000 men of the Southwestern Front completely annihilated, and German troops approaching Leningrad. Under his command, the Soviet army held Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad, a series of wars that broke the German conspiracy to occupy the Soviet Union, the Soviet army entered the counter-offensive stage, it can be said that the foundation of the final victory of the Soviet Union was laid by Zhukov, and he also became the first commander in the Soviet-German war to be awarded the rank of field marshal.
The fifth place is
Japanese Isty-six Yamamoto
。 Yamamoto was not awarded the rank of marshal during his lifetime, and his highest position was commander of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy, and he spent most of his time in the naval military and political department. This man was a good gambler and skilled gambler, and it was inevitable to have a gambler's mentality when specifying the battle plan, but in the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army severely damaged the US Pacific Fleet, laying the absolute advantage of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia and the Pacific at the beginning of the war. This was the worst loss suffered by the United States since the founding of the United States, and the Americans hated it to the bone, and later shot down Fifty-six Yamamoto planes at all costs to avenge this great revenge.