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CatNzHat
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1599 Posts
August 04 2011 09:31 GMT
#741
Has anyone said Goody yet?
zazone
Profile Joined April 2011
Romania460 Posts
August 04 2011 09:33 GMT
#742
no one is greater than General Winter himself.
Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?-Adolf Hitler
King of Kings
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany481 Posts
August 04 2011 09:34 GMT
#743
Erwin Rommel aka "Der Wüstenfuchs"

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The Iron Duke
Profile Joined June 2011
United Kingdom41 Posts
August 04 2011 09:36 GMT
#744
Duke of Wellington - and not just because i took his nick name :D , because he beat what was meant to be the best general of his time(but wasnt), was prime minster 2 times, and ripped faces as far as India, wont go in to what he did in Spain & Portugal , to much to talk about there.

also to note :
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, was one of the greatest

and the mongels didnt have the biggest the British empire was ...by only a little bit but total land owned by the British was more.

Aswell as Erwin Rommel not ever being great , started as good, but had the advtange in weapons making even a bad plan hard to fail. But then when things where evened out he was bested by some one who wasnt a great either and the dude was depressed as hell for most of it, like all the letters to his wife show just how bad it all was.

<3 for the epic thread tho been lots of fun reading it
jack520
Profile Joined August 2011
China3 Posts
August 04 2011 09:48 GMT
#745
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zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15324 Posts
August 04 2011 09:49 GMT
#746
On August 04 2011 18:36 The Iron Duke wrote:
<3 for the epic thread tho been lots of fun reading it

Probably the best tdot thread ever Ultimately this thread was the conversion of tdot. We became so vigilant of his trolling threads that he gradually started more and more acceptable threads, to the point that they spawn truly interesting discussion way past him being banned.

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GurZtly
Profile Joined June 2011
Austria148 Posts
August 04 2011 09:55 GMT
#747
On August 04 2011 13:29 InfamousSC2 wrote:
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On February 15 2011 13:53 Shrinky Dink wrote:
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Seriously though, if you look past the horrors he did, he was actually an excellent speaker, with his war machine being responsible for some of the greatest advances in technology and science, and recovered his country's extreme deficit in its economy at the time (following the Treaty of Versailles).

I know it's obviously that he wasn't the greatest of all time, but IMO he is very underrated as a leader for his country since everyone looks at his cons.


Not to berate your opinion, most of the things you mentioned made Hitler a great politician and not a great general. If he had let his generals who actually had military knowledge order the German military, then the outcome of the war could have been very different. On many occasions Hitler's incompetence as a commander cost the German army dearly. One of the most notable occasions this happened on was Stalingrad which was the beginning of the end for 3rd Reich


Interesting in which ways you can talk about Hitler in USA...
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
August 04 2011 09:56 GMT
#748
On August 04 2011 18:34 King of Kings wrote:
Erwin Rommel aka "Der Wüstenfuchs"

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I agree, he was a great commander as well as an inspiring man. In a force full of SS supporters, Rommel dared to stand up to Hitler for what he believed in, and the Germany that he believed in, earning him the admiration of both his peers and his foes. Truly a great man, showing that even in the darkest hours of humanity the good of one's heart comes first.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
August 04 2011 10:03 GMT
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jhNz
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Germany2762 Posts
August 04 2011 10:05 GMT
#750
Tsing Shi Tao

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his nuketanks were imba ;/
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Hassybaby
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United Kingdom10823 Posts
August 04 2011 10:07 GMT
#751
For results, probably Genghis Khan. For strategy you'd have to give it to Hannibal. You don't stay in enemy territory for 19 years with barely any reinforcements if you don't know how to tactically control your units
"These guys are mindfucking me into a sex coma" | "Mayonnaise is a must-have lubricant when performing necrophilia"
Dyme
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany523 Posts
August 04 2011 10:07 GMT
#752
Friedrich Ludwig Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen.

Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen must be the best name ever. Two rhymes!
He also took part in the decisive defeat against Napoleon, but his name...!
sVnteen
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2238 Posts
August 04 2011 10:17 GMT
#753
goody of course the panzer general is the greatest of all time
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Zazzles
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Slovakia153 Posts
August 04 2011 10:24 GMT
#754
No general can be compared to Napoleon he started as normal soldier and made it to the Emperor of French
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without this man World would speak German
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and Hitler was just great speaker but terrible general and even more horrible person.....
"Fortune favors the bold"
PlaGuE_R
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
France1151 Posts
August 04 2011 10:46 GMT
#755
Me says Napoleon.

He decided to take the reserves at Toulon, walked up to an english fort whilst the main French army was getting ripped to shreds, scaled the walls, and raped the cannon crews allowing the French to boot the English who were trying to help the Monarchists destroy the revolution and he was just a major at that time.

When he was stranded by Nelson's fleet in Egypt, he managed to get back to France and take complete control of France.

It took alliances of something like 6-7 countries to manage to defend europe from his Grande Armee.

After losing and getting exiled, he decided to escape and retake control of France, Like a boss!

he was crowned Emperor by the Pope.

anyways, he rocks :D

also, Sun Tzu isnt a real general, historians agree its a fictional persona made to aggregate a lot of Chinese Generals' best ideas/strategies
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FreshDumbledore
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria57 Posts
August 04 2011 11:24 GMT
#756
General forum.
im rich biaaaatch :D
bech
Profile Joined August 2010
Denmark162 Posts
August 04 2011 11:35 GMT
#757
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Tippecanoe
Profile Joined May 2011
United States342 Posts
August 04 2011 11:37 GMT
#758
Surprised nobody mentioned Robert E. Lee.

Lee, perhaps the most successful commander in history against numerically and materially superior forces, was the gentle genius in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia and most Confederate forces during the Civil War. He developed a reputation of near omniscience among both enemies and allies, and soundly thrashed Union forces soundly on numerous occasions. His losses, few as they were, were generally more devastating to his opponents than himself, and Ulysses S. Grant, the only general to successfully corner Lee, was forced to adopt a strategy of attrition, rather than any attempt to outfight Lee.
Usagi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Spain1647 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-04 11:41:40
August 04 2011 11:41 GMT
#759
I have to go with Erwin Rommel, the desert fox.
Generals from the nazi germany often go under rated and rarely received any credit, but some of them were fucking genious.
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-04 11:49:27
August 04 2011 11:43 GMT
#760
On August 04 2011 18:34 King of Kings wrote:
Erwin Rommel aka "Der Wüstenfuchs"

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yes absolutly no question Rommel was the greatest and biggest general ! he also was a mannerd guy and not killed people even after hitler told him etc

great general !
and all who say hitler ... he did SO many big mistakes in the war ... without his interuption gernals like rommel would been even better ... nono he sucked guys ! just good talker bad strategy
as i read this tread i think also rommel have the most points

ok well perhaps hes only the 2nd biggest general as i remember there is still

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