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Post by Franz von Hipper on Sept 15, 2016 16:27:18 GMT
Who was the best general that died too young or before reaching his full potential. You can base yourself on two things, what he did, what he could have become. Since this is a thread about deaths, I must ask for maturity and respect.
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Post by Washington on Sept 15, 2016 16:32:25 GMT
Who was the best general that died too young or before reaching his full potential. You can base yourself on two things, what he did, what he could have become. Since this is a thread about deaths, I must ask for maturity and respect. In fair honesty Rommel and Poniatowski did not die too soon as they lived through most of their wars, but yes they both had future potential |
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Post by Ivan Kolev on Sept 15, 2016 16:54:43 GMT
I chose other, as I'd say Stonewall Jackson died too soon. In my opinion, if Jackson had lived through the entire U.S civil war, the U.S civil war could have been prolonged past 1865.
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Sept 15, 2016 17:12:34 GMT
Other: Orde Wingate (the guy on a commando in1939
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 18:51:26 GMT
Other: Patton, although not a great person, he was a great general.
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Post by Washington on Sept 15, 2016 18:53:25 GMT
Other: Patton, although not a great person, he was a great general. A very brash and very strict general but a great general He would have had so much cold war use |
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Post by Franz von Hipper on Sept 15, 2016 22:02:58 GMT
Brock: the war of 1812 would have been a lot more painful for the americans with Brock alive, especially early on.
Lannes was one of Napoleon best commanders. If he lived, the napoleonic wars may have a way different ending
Desaix: while he was not the level of Lannes when he died. He was only 32 and had a lot of room to improve and surely would have changed the ending if he lived, since he was already excellent.
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Post by Stonewall Jackson on Sept 16, 2016 0:23:34 GMT
I chose other, as I'd say Stonewall Jackson died too soon. In my opinion, if Jackson had lived through the entire U.S civil war, the U.S civil war could have been prolonged past 1865. I would have to agree! Got shot by his own men at Chancellorsville, died days later due to pneumonia. Definitely changed outcome of war. Confederates could have possibly won Battle of Gettysburg if he partook in it. |
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Post by Franz von Hipper on Sept 16, 2016 3:22:32 GMT
I chose other, as I'd say Stonewall Jackson died too soon. In my opinion, if Jackson had lived through the entire U.S civil war, the U.S civil war could have been prolonged past 1865. I would have to agree! Got shot by his own men at Chancellorsville, died days later due to pneumonia. Definitely changed outcome of war. Confederates could have possibly won Battle of Gettysburg if he partook in it. Great generals change the course of history (or would have in this case) |
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Post by Yi Sun Sin on Sept 16, 2016 3:59:32 GMT
Desaix didn't live long enough to prove himself.
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Post by Franz von Hipper on Sept 16, 2016 4:15:54 GMT
Desaix didn't live long enough to prove himself. Desaix did prove himself to be an extremely competent commander. If you gave him a few more years, he could have exceptional and easily one of Nspoleon's best marshals |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2016 8:07:26 GMT
Colonel Oskars Kalpaks died way too soon(freedom fights were won without him alive, but wouldn't had been possible without him), if he was alive around 1939/1940 Baltic states would had fought with USSR and Germany when Poland got attacked, which would make war different, as British wouldn't have any other way as backup Baltic entente, making war way more difficult in eastern Europe and would make it fought differently.
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Sept 16, 2016 10:26:18 GMT
Anyways back on track, my favorite would've been Rommel as he had great skills that he had shown during the Battle of France and Africa. Had he lived longer the world would've been somewhat different.
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Post by Frederick the Great on Sept 16, 2016 10:29:17 GMT
As for Rommel, I agree and voted for him as well.
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Sept 16, 2016 13:48:13 GMT
No one likes Wingate  |
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