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Post by Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb on Nov 26, 2017 23:21:26 GMT
Who was the BEST general? I know they were hard to find those days, but still...
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Post by Tadamichi Kuribayashi on Nov 27, 2017 2:03:53 GMT
A really good general during WW1 was Sir Walter Norris Congreve.
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Post by Leonid Govorov on Nov 27, 2017 7:03:40 GMT
Red Barren? He was quite good too
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Nov 27, 2017 9:41:07 GMT
Can I add myself? Since ET broke the Space-Time Continuum with EW5 😂
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Post by Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb on Nov 27, 2017 13:06:12 GMT
A really good general during WW1 was Sir Walter Norris Congreve. What did he do? I have never heard of him |
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Post by Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb on Nov 27, 2017 13:07:53 GMT
Red Barren? He was quite good too Someone could argue that he was not a general, but since I added Rommel, I guess he can be added |
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Post by Aleksandr Vasilevsky on Nov 27, 2017 19:48:42 GMT
For me, it was Aleksei Brusilov. After all, he was one of the only generals that helped Imperial Russia gain victories (though costly ones).
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Post by Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb on Nov 27, 2017 20:21:10 GMT
For me, it was Aleksei Brusilov. After all, he was one of the only generals that helped Imperial Russia gain victories (though costly ones). Oh, crap! I had made this poll draft, which included him but I forgot to add him later. Wait, let me do this again |
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Post by Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb on Nov 27, 2017 20:26:56 GMT
Should be fixed now
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Post by Jean de Lattre de Tassigny on Dec 7, 2017 4:30:18 GMT
Pétain is a very controversial figure even when studying WW1 due to his political future and WW2 but to be completely honest he was arguably the best defensive commander at least in the French army. His restoration of morale, victory at Malmaison and capture of the Chemin des Dames all proved his careful tactics to work great and even during the German Spring Offensive Pétain's sectors received comparatively fewer casualties than the other sectors.
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Post by Ivan Kolev on Dec 12, 2017 1:19:04 GMT
1. What about His Badassery Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck? He held off Entente forces from German East Africa at the Battles of Kilimanjaro and Tanga and held them back for just about 2 years from 1914-1916, and even when he was forced to abandon the colony, he continued to fight, fighting in Portuguese East Africa and winning the Battle of Mahiwa. He would continue to fight, advancing even into British Rhodesia (Now Zambia) by 1918. This guy was so awesome that when he first heard of the armistice in November, 1918, he rejected it, believing it to be British propaganda aimed at having him surrender, and he only did surrender at Abercorn on November 25th because he was so low on supplies. Because of his exploits and brilliant guerrilla warfare operations, he had the German East Africa Campaign be the longest campaign of the entire war, and the campaign itself ended up costing 12 billion dollars in today's money for the British. Not to mention all the African, Australian, New Zealander, and European troops he tied down due to the campaign.
2. August von Mackensen was a fantastic general, and it is no wonder why they call him "The Last Hussar". He was the principle German commander in charge of the German troops during the Gorlice-Tarnov Offensive in 1915, which saw nearly all of Russian Poland fall to the Germans and began Russia's Great Retreat into Belarus, Ukraine, and the Baltic States. After the end of that Offensive, he played a critical role in the defeat of Serbia in 1915, along with aid from Bulgaria (Wouldn't be fair to not mention them). He was also quite good to those he conquered, even ordering monuments to honor the Serb dead following their valiant resistance at the Battle of Belgrade. Following the 1915 Serbian Campaign, he would then fight against Romania in 1916, commanding a multinational force of Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians, Germans and Turks. He would cross the Danube in September incredibly quickly, and on December 6th, his birthday, his forces had taken the capital, Bucharest. His only defeat, from what I've read, was the Battle of Marasesti from August to September 1917, which saw Mackensen's Germans repulsed from Moldavia.
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Post by Jean de Lattre de Tassigny on Dec 12, 2017 4:29:57 GMT
1. What about His Badassery Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck? He held off Entente forces from German East Africa at the Battles of Kilimanjaro and Tanga and held them back for just about 2 years from 1914-1916, and even when he was forced to abandon the colony, he continued to fight, fighting in Portuguese East Africa and winning the Battle of Mahiwa. He would continue to fight, advancing even into British Rhodesia (Now Zambia) by 1918. This guy was so awesome that when he first heard of the armistice in November, 1918, he rejected it, believing it to be British propaganda aimed at having him surrender, and he only did surrender at Abercorn on November 25th because he was so low on supplies. Because of his exploits and brilliant guerrilla warfare operations, he had the German East Africa Campaign be the longest campaign of the entire war, and the campaign itself ended up costing 12 billion dollars in today's money for the British. Not to mention all the African, Australian, New Zealander, and European troops he tied down due to the campaign. 2. August von Mackensen was a fantastic general, and it is no wonder why they call him "The Last Hussar". He was the principle German commander in charge of the German troops during the Gorlice-Tarnov Offensive in 1915, which saw nearly all of Russian Poland fall to the Germans and began Russia's Great Retreat into Belarus, Ukraine, and the Baltic States. After the end of that Offensive, he played a critical role in the defeat of Serbia in 1915, along with aid from Bulgaria (Wouldn't be fair to not mention them). He was also quite good to those he conquered, even ordering monuments to honor the Serb dead following their valiant resistance at the Battle of Belgrade. Following the 1915 Serbian Campaign, he would then fight against Romania in 1916, commanding a multinational force of Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians, Germans and Turks. He would cross the Danube in September incredibly quickly, and on December 6th, his birthday, his forces had taken the capital, Bucharest. His only defeat, from what I've read, was the Battle of Marasesti from August to September 1917, which saw Mackensen's Germans repulsed from Moldavia. The best part is that von Lettow-Vorbeck wasn't the last to surrender. AFAIK it was Fahrettin Pasha who was forced by his own men to surrender on January 9/10 and thus making the capitualation of Medina not only months past the Armistice of Mudros but also the collapse of the government. |
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Post by Ivan Kolev on Dec 12, 2017 10:26:51 GMT
1. What about His Badassery Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck? He held off Entente forces from German East Africa at the Battles of Kilimanjaro and Tanga and held them back for just about 2 years from 1914-1916, and even when he was forced to abandon the colony, he continued to fight, fighting in Portuguese East Africa and winning the Battle of Mahiwa. He would continue to fight, advancing even into British Rhodesia (Now Zambia) by 1918. This guy was so awesome that when he first heard of the armistice in November, 1918, he rejected it, believing it to be British propaganda aimed at having him surrender, and he only did surrender at Abercorn on November 25th because he was so low on supplies. Because of his exploits and brilliant guerrilla warfare operations, he had the German East Africa Campaign be the longest campaign of the entire war, and the campaign itself ended up costing 12 billion dollars in today's money for the British. Not to mention all the African, Australian, New Zealander, and European troops he tied down due to the campaign. 2. August von Mackensen was a fantastic general, and it is no wonder why they call him "The Last Hussar". He was the principle German commander in charge of the German troops during the Gorlice-Tarnov Offensive in 1915, which saw nearly all of Russian Poland fall to the Germans and began Russia's Great Retreat into Belarus, Ukraine, and the Baltic States. After the end of that Offensive, he played a critical role in the defeat of Serbia in 1915, along with aid from Bulgaria (Wouldn't be fair to not mention them). He was also quite good to those he conquered, even ordering monuments to honor the Serb dead following their valiant resistance at the Battle of Belgrade. Following the 1915 Serbian Campaign, he would then fight against Romania in 1916, commanding a multinational force of Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians, Germans and Turks. He would cross the Danube in September incredibly quickly, and on December 6th, his birthday, his forces had taken the capital, Bucharest. His only defeat, from what I've read, was the Battle of Marasesti from August to September 1917, which saw Mackensen's Germans repulsed from Moldavia. The best part is that von Lettow-Vorbeck wasn't the last to surrender. AFAIK it was Fahrettin Pasha who was forced by his own men to surrender on January 9/10 and thus making the capitualation of Medina not only months past the Armistice of Mudros but also the collapse of the government. Just looked him up, and I'm surprised. |
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Post by Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb on Dec 12, 2017 18:20:59 GMT
Ivan Kolev, I know. I think he was the only general that remained undefeated throughout the war. I didn't add him, though because I couldn't remember his name. Also, I just realised that I forgot to add the "other" option, lol.
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Post by Jeanne d'Arc on May 24, 2019 15:47:06 GMT
Ronmel needs some love, really. Being wounded several times yet coming back to basically the same he was wounded at? Badass. The Red Baron was also competent not as a commander, but as an ace in his own right. An honourable mention goes to Paul von Hindenburg for his victory at Tannenburg.
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