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Default Re: Greatest European military leader ?

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Originally Posted by Breha View Post
Why not to insert Julius Caesar? He was the conqueror of Gaul, so you may not be liking him, however ...
Julius Caesar is in the poll under "(Roma) Julius Caesar". Read better before making such assumptions.

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Originally Posted by Galaico
I also add Zhukov on the Soviet side, and almost all III Reich's staff was made up of military genious. If it hadn't been for Hitler's idiotic and hesitant military decisions, Germany would have won the war in 1941.
True. Zhukov and many German generals were - militarily speaking - genius. Especially Rommel in my opinion who is remembered not only for his military achievements but also for his reputation for chivalry towards his enemies.
As for Guderian, I've still to say that most of his theories were inspired - by his own account - by de Gaulle and his book "The Army of the Future" (1934) - his book "Achtung Panzer!" was published only in 1937. It's only that Hitler listened to him while in France nobody listened to de Gaulle...
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