World War II was one of the most tragic wars in human history, and it was also a war in which countless heroes and famous generals emerged. In this global conflict, some generals have won the admiration and praise of the world with their outstanding command ability and strategic vision, and have also left a deep impression on future generations.
This article will introduce the ranking of the top ten most well-known generals in the world during World War II, China has only one person on the list, ranking seventh, and one of the top three generals has a lot of water, and his reputation is completely greater than his strength.
Yamamoto 56 is one of the main promoters of the rapid development of the Japanese Navy, this person discovered the role of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft in naval warfare a long time ago, so the reason why the Japanese invaders were able to have the world's first aircraft carrier Fengxiang has a lot to do with Yamamoto 56, and he also gradually developed the Japanese Navy to the second in the world in the following time, second only to the United States.
However, these are not the reasons why Yamamoto Isoroku has such a high reputation, this person planned the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that shocked the world, severely damaged the US Pacific Fleet, and at the same time successfully allowed the US military to personally end the scene and beat the Japanese invaders.
It is worth mentioning that although Yamamoto Isoroku was the commander of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, he was clearly opposed to the opening of the Pacific Theater in the early days, and finally carried out under pressure, and was well known to all countries in the world as a negative image.
In the eyes of many, Eisenhower's fame as a military man is actually much smaller than that of Eisenhower as an American**. Many people only know this man as the 34th ** of the United States, but they always ignore that he was actually the supreme commander of the Allied forces during World War II.
As the youngest five-star general in the U.S. Army at the time, Eisenhower commanded not many battles, which was a major reason why his status as a soldier was neglected, but every battle he commanded was considered crucial.
For example, in the African landing operation, Eisenhower took advantage of this battle to completely reverse Germany's huge advantage in the North African theater, so that the German army had to shrink back to Europe and could not expand outward.
Another example is the famous Normandy landing, known as the largest landing operation in modern human history, which smashed the so-called Atlantic barrier of the German army, completely reversed the situation in the European theater, and became one of the important watersheds in World War II.
Due to his political and military success, Eisenhower was also one of the most famous generals of his time.
Nimitz is known as the father of the U.S. Navy, and in the eyes of the United States, Nimitz can be said to be entrusted with the defeat of the army, ordered to be in danger, the number one hero of the Pacific War, and also a well-deserved savior of the U.S. Navy.
In his early years, Nimitz was a skilled researcher in submarines, and later became an expert in engine technology. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, he became the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, took over the Pearl Harbor mess that was attacked, and then took action to turn the tide.
The most well-known war fought by Nimitz was the world-famous Battle of Midway, which can be said to have directly smashed the threat of the Japanese invaders to the United States' maritime transportation lines of communication, and used this as a base point to completely crush the naval power of the Japanese invaders.
As the absolute soul of the U.S. Navy, after Mimitz's death in 1966, the U.S. Navy even named the most advanced Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the time, and it is still the absolute workhorse of the U.S. Navy.
Sun Liren can be said to be one of the most well-known oriental generals in the world during World War II, known as the Oriental Longmeier. It's just that Long Meier became famous in the desert, while Sun Liren became famous in the jungle. He led the famous expeditionary force, with less than 1,000 men, to save nearly 7 times as many friendly troops.
This battle was also the first major victory of the Allies against the Japanese invaders since the outbreak of the Pacific War, which boosted the global military-civilian confrontation axis and attracted congratulations and sensation from the international community.
At the same time, Sun Liren was also the Chinese general who annihilated the most Japanese invaders in military-level units, and once created the only record in the history of World War II to capture the logo of the Japanese Kozuka Division, and Sun Liren's opponent in this battle was even the top elite of the Japanese invaders.
The ace of the 18th Division, which had previously caused headaches for the Allied countries, because of its proud achievements, coupled with Sun Liren's various victories, had important special significance in that period, and its reputation was quite large, and it became the world's most famous Chinese general in World War II.
Known as the Iron Courage General, Patton was one of the most famous generals in the North African battlefield, and he was ordered to use blitzkrieg to annihilate 150,000 German-Italian troops in the North African theater, and became famous in the first battle.
Although Patton was only a four-star general in the U.S. Army, his reputation was greater than that of some five-star generals. As one of the most underrated American generals, Patton had a superb strategic vision, foreseeing the possibility of a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese invaders, and was a promoter of the development of tanks, claiming that tanks would inevitably play a major role in World War II.
In addition to his fame in North Africa, Patton also fought Italy directly to its surrender in the Battle of Sicily, leaving the German army alone.
Later, he led the armored troops to sweep the German army, and the proud armored force created the achievement of annihilating more than 100,000 German troops in a hard-fought way, and it only took two weeks to complete all this, so many Americans regard it as an eternal hero in their hearts and have a high reputation.
Montgomery was another general who made a name for himself on the battlefields of North Africa. As one of the outstanding commanders of the Allied forces, Montgomery's opponent on the battlefield was Rommel, and after defeating Rommel by using a series of advantages such as logistics support in the North African battlefield, Montgomery also became an instant hit, and was dubbed the British epee by many people.
Montgomery's most distinctive trait is that he likes to win by surprise and has a strong ability to execute. The defeat of Rommel at the Battle of El Alamein, the Afrika Korps, and the encirclement and annihilation of the German-Italian forces in the Battle of Tunis. It can be said that half of the face of the British ** team during World War II was supported by the British Air Force in the Battle of Britain, and the other half was supported by Mongomery.
Subsequently, Mongomery gave exquisite command in the Battle of Normandy, and forced the Rhine River into northern Germany, creating a great advantage for the Allied advance. As a result, Montgomery also had a fairly high status in the hearts of the British and was the most well-known Allied general in Europe.
Rommel was the desert fox, Hitler's arsonist, these are Rommel's titles. This man joined the army in 1910 and won successive battles in France, Italy, and Romania, and was appointed commander of the Führer's base camp, and thus entered the world's eye. What really made Rommel famous in World War I was the Devil's Division, which was active in the North African battlefield.
Arriving in North Africa in early 1941, Rommel turned the tide of war and was promoted to field marshal in just two months. Rommel was good at four aspects of command, one was good at deception and liked to use illusions.
The second is to do it yourself, always on the front line. Third, the soldiers are noble and fast, emphasizing the expansion of the results of the war. Fourth, it emphasizes innovation and does not stick to existing tactics. Therefore, Rommel was also one of the most well-known generals during World War II, and his military tactics were repeatedly studied and speculated by many people.
Manstein, known as Count Lightning, is also one of the three famous German generals, and is also a headache for the Allies, and the operations against France, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and other countries are all personally handled by Manstein, who is the first chief of the army staff.
Operation Winter Storm, which later became known as the last chance of the German army, as well as the famous Battle of Kharkov and the Battle of Kursk, all involved Manstein, and he was also the main commander of the German army in the Leningrad direction of the Soviet-German war.
Manstein was imprisoned for several years after the war, and then, after his release in 1953, he became honorary chief of staff in West Germany.
Zhukov, the god of war, is known as the man who defeated Hitler, and the aforementioned Manstein was also his defeated general. Zhukov's biggest characteristic is that he is good at large corps and large battlefield operations, and millions of large armies of different arms can be used freely in his hands, and he is also known as the Soviet Union's navigator in a desperate situation.
The Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Leningrad, and the Battle of Stalin, these three amazing great battles were all commanded by Zhukov, which can be said to be brilliant and frequent, and made extremely outstanding contributions to World War II.
When talking about MacArthur's brilliant achievements, many people cannot tell them at the first time, only that he was the only American five-star general who participated in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.
But when it comes to popularity, MacArthur is not far behind, although his level of fighting is not very high, but he knows how to market and package himself. MacArthur liked to set up a persona for himself, and when he fled the Philippines, he famously said, "I'll be back."
For such shameful things, he can always find a suitable excuse for himself to become a hero. In addition, the United States spared no effort to package, so that many American generals with real military achievements are actually far less famous than Michael Arthur, which can be described as very ironic.