During the war period of the last century, many war wizards emerged, and famous generals from various countries were multiplied, and after the war, the American media rated the five marshal-level figures with the most outstanding military achievements in modern history, of which only one was Asian. However, his outstanding military achievements are at the top of the list, and we will count these five marshals with military wizards.
Fifth place Desert Fox Rommel
Nicknamed "Desert Fox" and "Eagle of Empire", Rommel, along with Manstein and Guderian, was later known as one of Germany's three great generals during World War II.
He traveled with his army to France during World War I, and later fought the Romanians and Italians on the Eastern Front, where he was awarded the Order of the Blue Max by the Kaiser. In February 1940, he was appointed commander of the German 7th Panzer Division, earning the division the title of "Devil's Division". In January 1941 Hitler selected Lieutenant General Rommel as commander of the Afrika Korps.
Less than two months after his arrival in North Africa, he quickly reversed the initial situation of the war in North Africa and was promoted to general. In June 1942 Admiral Rommel was promoted to Field Marshal of Germany. During World War II, Rommel was caught up in a plot to overthrow Hitler, and under Hitler's persecution, Rommel was forced to commit suicide by poisoning himself in a truck on October 14, 1944, at the age of 53.
Among the brilliant stars of the Second World War, Rommel was the only one who was able to achieve a prominent reputation before his death and a succession of honors behind him, especially those recognized by both sides of the enemy.
Fourth place U.S. Army Five-Star General MacArthur
The best way for a soldier to prove himself is nothing more than a military resume. MacArthur is the only general in the US military who has participated in both World War I and World War II, and also participated in the Korean War, and it can be said that when it comes to the military of the United States in modern times, MacArthur is like a monument that cannot be bypassed.
During World War II, MacArthur served as commander of the U.S. Far East Army and allied forces in the Western Pacific Theater, and during the Korean War, he served as the supreme commander of the United Nations Forces. Being able to always be active in the military arena as a first-person posture is enough to prove his authority and dominance in the military field.
In 1944, MacArthur was awarded the Army Five-Star General, a single recipient of seven Silver Star Medals, and a Medal of Honor in the Philippines and other battles, and the most awarded general in the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force.
At the beginning of the Pacific War, the U.S. army was defeated, and the U.S. army surrendered one after another, and only MacArthur continued to fight. He ran to Australia and joined forces with the Australian army to resist further Japanese aggression, and finally waited for the dawn to dawn.
After the end of World War II, he served as the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Japan, and also led troops to participate in the Korean War, but unfortunately encountered the Chinese volunteer army led by Peng Dehuai, ending the myth of the invincibility of the US army in World War II.
Third place U.S. Army four-star General Patton
A man who lived for war and saw peace as hell, he had the privilege of living through two world wars.
A genius leader of a soldier, brave and ruthless in battle; he uses his characteristic vulgar language to arouse the morale of soldiers, and has repeatedly accomplished miraculous feats.
A "bandit in the U.S. army" has another affection for his wife.
In Patton's decades of horsemanship, he has created many firsts in American history, he has the reputation of "the first swordsman of the U.S. Army", Patton is born in cavalry, loves equestrianism, and he is also a distinctive western cowboy style even in a military uniform. He is also known as the "first warrior of the United States", he commanded the Jingo iron horse to gallop in the desert of North Africa, with outstanding military achievements and invincible attacks. Patton also had a first, but it was a major event in the history of the United States, Patton created the first tank unit in the United States. This opened a new page in his military career.
The "Iron General" of the U.S. Army, after the Normandy landings, served as the commander of the U.S. Third Army, leading the allied steel torrent to break through the German defenses, although it was only the main control of an army group, but the merit was no less than any marshal.
Four months after the end of World War II, Patton was in a car accident while out hunting, ending his life. Leaving a last word: "The fate of the general is to let the last bullet die in the last battle!" ”
Second place Zhukov
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a famous Soviet military, strategist, and marshal of the Soviet Union. In 1943, Zhukov was awarded the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union, the second Soviet commander after Stalin in the Soviet-German War to receive this honor.
Recognized as one of the best generals of the Second World War for his outstanding exploits in the Soviet-German War, he was one of only two people to be awarded the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union four times.
Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Union was a world-renowned general during World War II, and he successively commanded the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Leningrad, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk, the Battle of Belarus, and the Battle of Berlin.
He not only made a significant contribution to the defeat of german fascist aggression, but also his art of command also played a great role in promoting the development of Soviet military scholarship. He became a "legendary marshal" who distinguished himself in World War II. His outstanding contributions in the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union made him a Russian national hero on a par with Suvorov and Mikhail Kutuzov, which will forever be recorded in the annals of history.
1st place Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai was a proletarian revolutionary, military strategist, and statesman of the older generation who was highly respected and respected, and was one of the outstanding leaders of the Communist Party of China, the People's Republic of China, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army; he devoted his life's energies to the cause of the liberation of the Chinese people and the cause of socialist national defense and construction, and established immortal historical merits.
In all historical periods of the Chinese revolution, Comrade Peng Dehuai held senior leadership positions in the Communist Army and was the right-hand man of Comrades Mao Zedong and Zhu De in commanding the whole army; he had extraordinary boldness and exquisite military command art, and enjoyed lofty prestige at home and abroad; Comrade Peng Dehuai's outstanding military achievements for the party and the people will forever be recorded in the glorious annals of the Chinese revolution.
Comrade Peng Dehuai made important contributions to the formation and development of Mao Zedong's military thought. He conscientiously studied the characteristics and laws of China's revolutionary war, creatively implemented the strategic principles and tactical principles put forward by Comrade Mao Zedong, and enriched and developed the strategy and tactics of the people's war. The rich experience he has accumulated throughout his life is still of great significance to strengthening national defense and army building in the new situation.
As a great military figure, Peng Dehuai's extremely brilliant passages in his life history, in addition to the War of Resistance Against Japan, were the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
After two years and nine months of arduous struggle, he finally defeated the "United Nations Army" led by the United States. For the Americans, the defeat on the Korean battlefield was absolutely impressive.
When the United States attacked North Korea, the Americans absolutely did not expect that they would encounter such a big setback in this small land, Peng Dehuai led the Chinese army to beat the confident Americans to the ground, the Americans said that the seventeen-nation coalition army could not defeat a Peng Dehuai in the end, which shows how high their evaluation of Marshal Peng Dehuai is.
Therefore, Marshal Peng Dehuai will become a true military god in the eyes of the Americans.