1. George Washington
   Adolf Hitler
2. Georgy Zhukov
   Leonidas I

George Washington is, without a doubt, one of the greatest American military commanders of all time. George Washington is notable for being the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States.

1. William the Conqueror
   Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2. Charles Martel
   Heinz Guderian

Heinz Guderian is, without a doubt, one of the greatest ​(and controversial) German military commanders of all time. Heinz Guderian is notable for being a vocal advocate of the "blitzkrieg" method of warfare.

1. Alexander Suvorov
   Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
2. Vo Nguyen Giap
   Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant is, without a doubt, one of the greatest American military commanders of all time. Ulysses S. Grant is not only notable for his time as the 18th President of the United States but also for his service during the American Civil War; where he led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy.

1. Vo Nguyen Giap
   Erwin Rommel
2. Frederick II of Prussia
   Arminius

Frederick II of Prussia is, without a doubt, one of the greatest PLACE military commanders of all time. Frederick II of Prussia is notable for his final success against great odds in the Seven Years' War and his reign as the last titled King in Prussia.

1. Vo Nguyen Giap
   Saladin
2. Frederick II of Prussia
   Ulysses S. Grant

Vo Nguyen Giap is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Vietnamese military commanders of all time. Vo Nguyen Giap is considered one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century and was a Vietnamese general in the Vietnam People's Army.

1. Alaric I
   Erwin Rommel
2. Scipio Africanus
   Paul von Hindenburg

Erwin Rommel is, without a doubt, one of the greatest German military commanders of all time. Erwin Rommel is notable for his nickname, “Desert Fox,” which he earned as a field marshal in the Wehrmacht.

1. Hannibal Barca
   Genghis Khan
2. Joan of Arc
   Julius Caesar

Joan of Arc is, without a doubt, one of the greatest European military commanders of all time. Joan of Arc earned the nickname, “The Maid of Orléans,” and is notable for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War. She is one of the nine secondary patron saints of France.

1. John III Sobieski
   Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
2. Alexander the Great
   Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Alexander the Great is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Alexander the Great was undefeated in battle and is notable for creating one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of 30.

1. George Washington
   Alexander Suvorov
2. Shaka Zulu
   Adolf Hitler

Alexander Suvorov is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Russian military commanders of all time. Alexander Suvorov is considered a national hero and was Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Italy, and the last Generalissimo of the Russian Empire.

1. Chester W. Nimitz
   Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
2. Erich Ludendorff
   Ulysses S. Grant

Chester W. Nimitz is, without a doubt, one of the greatest U.S. military commanders of all time. Chester W. Nimitz is notable for being (as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet) instrumental in the U.S. Navy’s successes during World War II.

1. Julius Caesar
   Peter the Great
2. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
   Alaric I

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder is, without a doubt, one of the greatest German military commanders of all time. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder is regarded as the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field.

1. George Washington
   Napoleon Bonaparte
2. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
   Alexander the Great

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is, without a doubt, one of the greatest European military commanders of all time. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is notable for often being credited with the founding of the Swedish Empire and is remembered also for his success during the Thirty Years’ War.

1. Heinz Guderian
   Julius Caesar
2. Alaric I
   Joan of Arc

Julius Caesar is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Julius Caesar was notable for not only being a great military leader but also a great politician as well, serving as dictator of the Roman Republic. His assassination ultimately led to the formation of the Roman Empire.

1. Shaka Zulu
   Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
2. Alexander the Great
   Georgy Zhukov

Shaka Zulu is, without a doubt, one of the greatest African military commanders of all time. Shaka Zulu was notable for the fact that even though he was a skilled and successful military leader, he actually preferred social and propagandistic political methods.

1. Hannibal Barca
   Charlemagne
2. George S. Patton
   Horatio Nelson

Charlemagne is, without a doubt, one of the greatest European military commanders of all time. Charlemagne was notable for forming the Carolingian Empire and he held the titles King of the Franks, King of the Lombards, and Holy Roman Emperor.

1. John III Sobieski
   Peter the Great
2. Adolf Hitler
   Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Adolf Hitler is, without a doubt, one of the most infamous and most controversial military commanders of all time. Adolf Hitler is remembered as the leader of the Nazi Party and the instigator of World War II, the deadliest conflict in human history.

1. Ulysses S. Grant
   Napoleon Bonaparte
2. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
   Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Napoleon Bonaparte is, without a doubt, one of the greatest European military commanders of all time. Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader who dominated areas of Europe, creating the First French Empire and serving as Emperor of the French.

1. Saladin
   Charles Martel
2. Erwin Rommel
   Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Turkish military commanders of all time. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is notable for being a revolutionary and founder of the Republic of Turkey. He was the first president, holding the title until his death 15 years later.

1. George S. Patton
   Carl von Clausewitz
2. Charlemagne
   Erich von Manstein

George S. Patton is, without a doubt, one of the greatest U.S. military commanders of all time. George S. Patton is most notable for commanding the U.S. Seventh Army on the Western Front in World War II.

1. Erwin Rommel
   Saladin
2. Peter the Great
   Adolf Hitler

Peter the Great is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Russian military commanders of all time. Peter the Great is notable for being responsible for expanding Russia’s influence, allowing the empire to become a major European power.

1. Heinz Guderian
   Carl von Clausewitz
2. Charlemagne
   Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson is, without a doubt, one of the greatest British military commanders of all time. Horatio Nelson was notable for his unconventional tactics, instinctive grasp of strategy, and his inspirational leadership skills.

1. Sun Tzu
   Paul von Hindenburg
2. Shaka Zulu
   Alexander Suvorov

Paul von Hindenburg is, without a doubt, one of the greatest German military commanders of all time. Paul von Hindenburg commanded the German military during the second half of World War I and was later elected President of the German Reich in 1925.

1. Saladin
   Charles Martel
2. Sun Tzu
   Peter the Great

Saladin is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Saladin is notable for being the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty.

1. Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
   Leonidas I
2. Shaka Zulu
   Georgy Zhukov

Georgy Zhukov is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Soviet military commanders of all time. Georgy Zhukov is notable for commanding the 1st Belorussian Front in the Battle of Berlin, which resulted in the final defeat of Nazi Germany.

1. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
   Genghis Khan
2. Joan of Arc
   Sun Tzu

Genghis Khan is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Genghis Khan was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire (and second largest overall) in history.

1. Alexander Suvorov
   George Washington
2. Leonidas I
   Georgy Zhukov

Leonidas I is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Leonidas I is most notable for leading what is considered to be one of the greatest last stands in history; where he held back the larger Persian Army for two days until they were defeated due to a betrayal.

1. Alexander the Great
   Vo Nguyen Giap
2. John III Sobieski
   Erich Ludendorff

Erich Ludendorff is, without a doubt, one of the greatest German military commanders of all time. Erich Ludendorff is most notably remembered for his victories at the Battle of Liège and the Battle of Tannenberg.

1. Horatio Nelson
   Scipio Africanus
2. Heinz Guderian
   William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror is, without a doubt, one of the greatest European military commanders of all time. William the Conqueror is notable for being the first Norman King of England, being crowned king on Christmas Day 1066, in London.

1. Erich von Manstein
   Paul von Hindenburg
2. Sun Tzu
   Genghis Khan

Sun Tzu is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Sun Tzu is probably most notable for being not only an unparalleled general but also a great military strategist and philosopher. His text, “The Art of War,” to this day still influences military thinking and philosophy around the world.

1. Alaric I
   Genghis Khan
2. Julius Caesar
   Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Alaric I is, without a doubt, one of the greatest European military commanders of all time. Alaric I most often remembered for his successful sack of Rome, an instrumental part of the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

1. Napoleon Bonaparte
   Erich Ludendorff
2. William the Conqueror
   Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Prussian military commanders of all time. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck earned the nickname, “Lion of Africa,” as a commander in the German East Africa campaign.

1. Scipio Africanus
   Attila the Hun
2. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
   Carl von Clausewitz

Scipio Africanus is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Scipio Africanus was a Roman general who is often recognized as a prodigious military strategist and one of the leading causes of a Roman victory in the Second Punic War.

1. Paul von Hindenburg
   Charlemagne
2. Erich von Manstein
   George S. Patton

Erich von Manstein is, without a doubt, one of the greatest (and controversial) German military commanders of all time. Erich von Manstein was a prolific German commander of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War.

1. Chester W. Nimitz
   Arminius
2. William the Conqueror
   Frederick II of Prussia

Arminius is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Germanic military commanders of all time. Arminius is most notably remembered for his decisive victory against three Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

1. Leonidas I
   Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
2. Napoleon Bonaparte
   Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Prussian military commanders of all time. Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher is notable for leading his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

1. George S. Patton
   Hannibal Barca
2. Arminius
   Attila the Hun

Hannibal Barca is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general who is notable for marching an army (which included war elephants) from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy.

1. Carl von Clausewitz
   Erich von Manstein
2. Horatio Nelson
   Scipio Africanus

Carl von Clausewitz is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Prussian military commanders of all time. Carl von Clausewitz is notable for also being a military theorist who stressed the psychological and political aspects of war.

1. Frederick II of Prussia
   Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2. Charles Martel
   Chester W. Nimitz

Charles Martel is, without a doubt, one of the greatest European military commanders of all time. Charles Martel is notable for restoring centralized government in Francia and also reestablishing the Franks as the undisputed leader of the surrounding region through military power.

1. Joan of Arc
   Arminius
2. Hannibal Barca
   Attila the Hun

Attila the Hun is, without a doubt, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Attila the Hun is notable for being one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires.

1. Attila the Hun
   John III Sobieski
2. Chester W. Nimitz
   Erich Ludendorff

John III Sobieski is, without a doubt, one of the greatest European military commanders of all time. John III Sobieski was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania and his military skill in wars against the Ottoman Empire was unmatched.