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What military figure would you like to meet?

Discussion in 'Military History' started by Hawkerace, Feb 26, 2008.

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  1. cruachan

    cruachan Member

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    I would like to meet
    Hans Von Luck
    Edwin Campion Vaughan
    F.F.E. Yeo-Thomas
    Red Cloud
    MIchael Donnelly
    Frank Foley
    Otto Carius
     
    cruachan, Mar 6, 2008
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  2. TheRedBaron

    TheRedBaron Ace

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    Hitler... and kick him in the balls for being a tosser with a stupid moustache.
     
    TheRedBaron, Mar 6, 2008
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  3. Tomcat

    Tomcat The One From Down Under

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    haha good one red baron:) and I would agree with you on hitler and not only to kick him in the balls but also to just talk him and find out and try and understand wwhat screwed that poor soul up, and what turned him into the fasicts that he was. Because I have to admit although I disagree with everthing he did, it was impressive what he did for germany and how he did it, and then when I have me answers then I will kick him in the balls:)
     
    Tomcat, Mar 8, 2008
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  4. Falcon Jun

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    For World War II, I'd savor the chance to talk to Adolf Hitler. I may not like what he did but he still is an intriguing historical figure.
    Next would be Rommel. I'd ask him if he really was involved in the attempt against Hitler. The historical record, from what I've read, is still too murky.
    Another one would be Yamashita on the off chance that he'd reveal if his famed treasure really exists or not.
    Of course, Douglas Macarthur. As a Filipino, I would personally ask him why he let his command be attacked in 1941 despite several hours warning after Pearl Harbor.
     
    Falcon Jun, Mar 10, 2008
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  5. Totenkopf

    Totenkopf אוּרִיאֵל

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    Xerxes the great, Franz Ferdinand and the man who assasinated him.
     
    Totenkopf, Mar 23, 2008
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  6. Ceraphix

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    Rommel, von Manteuffel, Manstein, Monty, Guderian, Wittmann, Barkmann, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, and Peiper to name a few .
     
    Ceraphix, Mar 23, 2008
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  7. FramerT

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    "The soldier's General"...Bradley.
    Any survivor of the Bismark.
    Rudel.

    Field Marshal Paulus.
     
    FramerT, Mar 24, 2008
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  8. Patton

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    Patton, Eisinhower, Robert E. Lee, and Hannibal just to name a few
     
    Patton, Mar 27, 2008
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  9. solarfox

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    Sun Tzu, Dwight D Eisenhower, Yamamoto, Rommel, Geroge Washington, and Colin Powell.
     
    solarfox, Mar 28, 2008
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  10. Jaeger

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    Picking just the one. Monty.
     
    Jaeger, Mar 29, 2008
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  11. Twitch

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    Fortunately I have met and interviewed a few hundreds aces over the years from all countries but I'd sure like to be able to talk to my favs- Don Gentile and John Godfrey.
     
    Twitch, Mar 29, 2008
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  12. wtid45

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    leonidas now what a story he could tell.also paddy mayne wonder what sort of man he really was and how he did the things he did and did he wonder why he never got that vc
     
    wtid45, Apr 3, 2008
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  13. clems

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    Patton, Ike, Lee, Nelson, Napoleon, Maurice de Saxe, Saloah-din an-nasir ayyud, Cyrus the great, alexander, Ceasar...

    But i'll also add Adolphe Juin (for the tremendous mountain assault in Italy) Von lettow-Vorbeck (fascinating soldier), de Lattre de tassigny (one of those who did well in 1940, and he made great campaigns in France, Germany and Indochiné while the situation was desperate) and Audie Murphy.
     
    clems, Apr 4, 2008
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  14. mayne

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    My Grandfather's cousin - Blair "Paddy" Mayne.
     
    mayne, Mar 15, 2011
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  15. Sloniksp

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    Thomas Jonathan Jackson comes to mind.
     
    Sloniksp, Mar 15, 2011
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  16. Para629

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    Douglas MacArthur
    Bernard Montgomery
    Raymond Spruance
    Heinz Guderian
    Brian Horrocks
     
    Para629, Jan 5, 2012
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  17. urqh

    urqh Tea drinking surrender monkey

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    Major Morton....Churchills do it man. And do most of it in the shadows.
     
    urqh, Jan 5, 2012
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