I was playing Metal Gear Solid on the PS1 the other day and it got me thinking. Snake and Big Boss are both constantly called the world's greatest soldiers but in real life who would be called this? I don't mean military commander so don't thorw in stuff like Alexander the Great or Caesar. And I don't mean groups of soldiers so don't say SAS or SEALS. Just a single person that could be considered the greatest ever living solider?
Sgt. Henry Lincoln Johnson hands down was the best soldier. In WWI battle he got shot, stabbed, and punctured by shrapnel, but he still managed to kill or injure 16 German enemies, and he did it all with just his bolo knife.
Sgt. Henry Lincoln Johnson hands down was the best soldier. In WWI battle he got shot, stabbed, and punctured by shrapnel, but he still managed to kill or injure 16 German enemies, and he did it all with just his bolo knife.
Kind of reminds me of a Gurkha who lost his arm but fought of 20 odd enemy soldiers with a bolt action rifle, I dont remember his name though witch is a shame
I'd say my grandpa, since he's the only person who I know is a soldier that I've met. He helped fight off the Red Army in Berlin before he hit puberty. Killed one guy and severely wounded a 2nd.
@King Saturn: He was shot in the face, If I remember correctly he promptly killed the person that shot him and then walked to a field hospital... or I may be thinking of someone else...
@King Saturn: He was shot in the face, If I remember correctly he promptly killed the person that shot him and then walked to a field hospital... or I may be thinking of someone else...
Russian General: So your telling me that every soldier we send here gets killed? *points at a map* Russian Soldier: Da Russian General: Send 10x as many soldiers as before
@Mikepool: Well, it depends if you take it literally, or figuratively. If literally, it kind of depends on the problem. Say, you had a problem with a man-eating shark. That's a problem where throwing more men at it will probably make an even bigger problem.
I don't know if he's the best but Matthew Axelson might have the biggest balls.
" During the fire fight, Axelson was shot in the chest and head but continued to fight alongside Luttrell until a blast from a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) separated them. Along with injuries sustained from the blast, Axelson died of bullet wounds to the chest and head. When US Navy personnel arrived to retrieve his body for burial, they found that it was a few hundred yards away from the RPG blast location. Axelson was reported by Luttrell to have had three magazines remaining when the blast took place, however, when his body was found, he had only one magazine remaining, which indicates that Axelson continued to fight even after the blast."
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