On September 1, 1939, Germany raided Poland, Britain and France were forced to declare war on Germany, the standard of this Second World War broke out in full swing, the fascist alliance led by Germany, Japan and Italy carried out a crazy invasion and plunder of the world, directly causing the death of nearly 100 million people, 5 trillion US dollars of property damage, hundreds of millions of people displaced, can be called the largest war of mankind. In this battle, there were four world-recognized generals, and their military command ability influenced and changed the course of history, so let xiaobian take everyone to know these four military geniuses.
A Rommel
Born in 1891 in Heidenheim am Brenz, Erwin Rommel grew up in a relatively privileged family, his father was a teacher, his mother was the daughter of a local administrator, when he was a child Rommel's wish was to become an engineer, but later asked by his father to participate, during the First World War, Rommel once led 3 soldiers to defeat the French small army of 20 people, excellent leadership has begun to stand out.
The change in Rommel's fate began with the acquaintance with Hitler, when Rommel wrote a military book called "Infantry Attack", which was accidentally seen by Hitler, and his views were affirmed and appreciated by Hitler, and after Hitler took power, he promoted Rommel to the captain of the base camp, and from then on Rommel's life went to glory. After the outbreak of World War II, in order to help his ally Italy and occupy the resources of North Africa, Hitler ordered Rommel to go to North Africa to direct the operation against the Anglo-French coalition.
On February 16, 1941, Rommel took command of the African wars, and his arrival quickly reversed the defeat in Italy, beating the British troops in North Africa to escape, and also captured General O'Connor, causing a devastating blow to the British army in North Africa, while Germany only paid a slight price, Rommel's achievements attracted the attention of the world, so he was called "Desert Fox", deservedly the first of the four major generals of World War II.
Two MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur was born in 1880 in Aksay to a military family whose father was a three-star lieutenant general, and the family environment had a great influence on MacArthur. At the age of 19, MacArthur was admitted to the famous West Point Military Academy in the United States, graduating with a score of 98.43, and no one has broken this record so far, and later became the youngest principal in the history of West Point.
In 1917, MacArthur participated in The First World War, and his unit was known as the "Rainbow Division", because of his bravery in battle and repeated military achievements, he was promoted to brigade commander a year later, and by the end of the First World War, he had been promoted to the commander of the Rainbow Division. He remained idle for more than 20 years, hanging out in the military until 1941, when the United States entered World War II, MacArthur was appointed commander-in-chief of the U.S. Far East Army, and fought in Australia and the Philippines, achieving great victories.
The most glorious moment of MacArthur's life was to accept Japan's surrender, on August 15, 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender, and on September 2, As the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Japan, MacArthur accepted Japan's surrender on the "Missouri", which also represented the formal acceptance of World War II. MacArthur was the only senior American general to have fought in World War I, World War II and the Korean War, and was recognized worldwide as a famous general in World War II.
Three grandsons
Sun Liren was born in Lujiang County, Anhui Province in 1900, his mother died when he was 5 years old, he had a father who raised him alone, Sun Liren was very smart when he was a child, and his academic performance was also excellent, and he was later admitted to Tsinghua University, ranking first among more than a thousand students in Anqing. At Tsinghua University, Sun Liren also captained the basketball team, and later led the team to defeat the Philippines and Japan, winning the first international basketball championship for China.
In 1924, Sun Liren studied in the United States, that is, he applied for the Virginia Military Academy, which is the same name as the United States and the West Point Military Academy, and served as the deputy captain of the colonel after returning to China. In 1937, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, and Sun Liren participated in the Battle of Songhu in Shanghai with his army, and was wounded 13 times in the warhead, and was in a coma for three days before being rescued. But in the end, sun Liren became famous in the world or went to Burma to fight.
In 1942, the Chinese Expeditionary Force was established, Sun Liren served as the commander of the 38th Division, killed more than 2,000 enemies in the Battle of Mengguan Jiebu Mountain Pass, killed more than 12,000 Japanese troops in the Battle of Menggong River Valley, served as a commander during the second battle into Burma, killed 33,000 Japanese troops, was the general who killed the most Japanese troops in the War of Resistance Against Japan, so he was also known as "Rommel of the East" and "Jungle Fox", Sun Liren was a veritable one of the four major generals of World War II.
Four Montgomery
Bernard Montgomery was born in London in 1887 to a clergyman family, started school at the age of 14, and his grades were very poor, but his physical education was quite good, so he enrolled in the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst at the age of 20 and became a second lieutenant platoon leader. During World War I, Montgomery fought in France, but was seriously wounded and almost died.
In 1942, due to the defeat of the British army in North Africa Rommel, the losses were heavy, helpless, the United Kingdom in August of the same year ordered Montgomery to fight in North Africa, he got the support of Churchill, obtained the deciphered German battle plan, and finally defeated Rommel in North Africa, known as the "Desert Fox" hunter, and thus famous in the world, can be described as a world war fame, Montgomery is also recognized as one of the most famous generals in World War II.