Momčilo Gavrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Гаврић; 1 May 1906 – 28 April 1993) was the youngest Serbian soldier; he became a soldier at the age of eight. Momčilo Gavrić in Loznica, 1914.
1. Greatest warriors in History – Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king who lived from 356 BC to 323 BC. He is one of the most successful military commanders in history.
Khalid Ibn Al- Walid (RA): The Undefeated Islamic Warrior. WIDELY regarded as one of the most consequential Muslim military leaders of all time, Khalid ibn al-Walid was an Arab Muslim commander in the service of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the caliphs Abu Bakr (RA) (r. 632–634) and Umar (RA) (r.
Uriah Galusha Pennypacker (June 1, 1841/1844 – October 1, 1916) was a Union general during the American Civil War. He may be the youngest person to hold the rank of brigadier general in the US Army; at the age of 20, he remains the only general too young to vote for the president who appointed him.
It is based on the real-life story of the youngest soldier in World War II, Sergei Aleshkov, who was only 6 years old.
In the East Asian country of Laos, the minimum age for compulsory military service is 15 years.
In antiquity, no one stands taller than Alexander the Great - the young military genius who never once lost a battle and established a vast empire that heralded a new historical era.
Louis Cyr Added Showmanship to Strength
His name is not well known today, but during the late 19th century Louis Cyr was considered the world's strongest man. Even now, his feats of strength may just qualify him as the strongest man who ever lived.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was perhaps the greatest of Rome's generals. He was a man who never lost a battle, and who defeated the most dangerous enemy Rome had ever faced.
The Five Warriors
The first four are historical figures - Moses, Jesus, Genghis Khan and Napoleon Bonaparte - and the fifth is later revealed to be Jack himself.
Though they existed more than eight centuries ago, Genghis Khan and the Mongols are still regarded as the most-feared military of all time. This is due to their reign over an incredible empire that they conquered in a short period of time.
Galusha Pennypacker achieved a measure of fame for claiming to be the youngest general of all. He was allegedly only 16 when he enlisted in the 9th Pennsylvania Infantry immediately after Fort Sumter fell, yet he became the quartermaster sergeant.
Alexander the Great conquered countries at 18
Hellenistic conqueror Alexander the Great accomplished extraordinary things during his short time on earth. After the assassination of his father, Philip II of Macedon, Alexander ascended to the throne. Two years later, at the age of 18, he began expanding his domain.
The U.S. Code explicitly limits the total number of four-star officers that may be on active duty at any given time. The total number of active-duty general or flag officers is capped at 218 for the Army, 149 for the Navy, 170 for the Air Force, 62 for the Marine Corps, and 21 for the Space Force.
Lalitaditya Muktapida was the ever-undefeated King of Kashmir of the Karkota dynasty. Chinese, Turkish and Tibetan legends referred to him as a great conqueror. Lalitaditya was the first Indian king who gave a befitting reply to the Arabs and one of the few Indian kings who was able to conquer Central Asia.
He is Cyrus the Great of Persia, who in the mid-6th century BC ruled the greatest empire the world had ever known. He started as the chief of a downtrodden tribe that overthrew its masters, and he went on to ensure that for the next couple of centuries no other nation would conquer his people again.
The Battle of Verdun, 21 February-15 December 1916, became the longest battle in modern history. It was originally planned by the German Chief of General Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn to secure victory for Germany on the Western Front.
The Most Deadly Battle In History: Stalingrad
The figures for the Battle of Stalingrad battle are shocking even by the standards of the other campaigns on this list. Running from August 23, 1942 to February 2, 1943, Stalingrad led to 633,000 battle deaths.
Khālid refused to step down, and the Anglo-Zanzibar War began. The brief battle between Khālid's supporters and the British Royal Navy took less than an hour and is considered the shortest war in recorded history. After Khālid's defeat, the British-supported Ḥamud ibn Moḥammed was installed as sultan.
Tom 'Diver' Derrick VC DCM was Australia's most famous fighting soldier of World War II. Derrick fought in five campaigns, won the highest medals for bravery, and died of wounds sustained while leading his men in the war's last stages.
Age limits
Air Force: 17 - 39. Army: 17 - 35. Coast Guard: 17 - 31. Marine Corps: 17 - 28.