"Favorite WWII Admiral?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	27 Sep 2016 2:24 p.m. PST
Do you have a favorite?
rmaker	27 Sep 2016 2:41 p.m. PST
Mitscher.
Texas Jack	27 Sep 2016 2:57 p.m. PST
Willis Lee
Wackmole9	27 Sep 2016 3:03 p.m. PST
Lee
Winston Smith	27 Sep 2016 3:09 p.m. PST
Spruance
Sundance	27 Sep 2016 3:17 p.m. PST
Yamamoto and Raeder.
Yellow Admiral	27 Sep 2016 3:32 p.m. PST
Yamamoto, the greatest generator of naval and aviation wargames in the historical record. Even his death is a fun game. - Ix
Generalstoner49	27 Sep 2016 3:53 p.m. PST
Spruance.
21eRegt	27 Sep 2016 3:53 p.m. PST
Halsey, warts and all.
Joes Shop	27 Sep 2016 4:04 p.m. PST
Nimitz.
skippy0001	27 Sep 2016 4:04 p.m. PST
Canaris
Jeff Ewing	27 Sep 2016 4:12 p.m. PST
Cunningham.
Swab Jockey	27 Sep 2016 4:30 p.m. PST
Not a "fighting" Admiral, but it is hard to overlook Canaris. Charles Lockwood, ComSubPac.
McKinstry	27 Sep 2016 4:36 p.m. PST
Spruance. Proved it doesn't take a massive ego to be a great leader. Cunningham was one heck of a good man as well.
Big Red	27 Sep 2016 4:41 p.m. PST
Cunningham, old ABC.
Phil Hall	27 Sep 2016 4:51 p.m. PST
Nimitz
wrgmr1	27 Sep 2016 4:55 p.m. PST
Spruance
Lascaris	27 Sep 2016 4:57 p.m. PST
Nimitz. It's hard to imagine someone being more effective than he was.
StarCruiser	27 Sep 2016 5:08 p.m. PST
Yep – Canaris was probably the greatest unsung hero of the entire war…
Dynaman8789	27 Sep 2016 5:24 p.m. PST
Nope
Shagnasty	27 Sep 2016 7:01 p.m. PST
Another vote for Cunningham.
robert piepenbrink	27 Sep 2016 7:13 p.m. PST
Halsey. Clear, simple and straightforward.
Ottoathome	27 Sep 2016 7:32 p.m. PST
There are so many excellent ones to chose from. For me though my favorite is Canaris simply because of the double life he led. Chief of Military Intelligence for the Germans and a dedicated anti-Nazi and head of the resistance. What a complex character- and he survived so long!
jurgenation	27 Sep 2016 7:41 p.m. PST
Doenitz
McWong73	27 Sep 2016 8:29 p.m. PST
Yamamoto
Mserafin	27 Sep 2016 9:15 p.m. PST
Cunningham.
Pontius	28 Sep 2016 1:35 a.m. PST
Cunningham (ABC) as a commander at sea, but also great admiration for Ramsey as a planner.
MHoxie	28 Sep 2016 1:56 a.m. PST
Tenacious Tanaka.
sebastien	28 Sep 2016 7:15 a.m. PST
Ramsey….organised the Dunkirk evacuation AND the naval forces for D Day
Patrick Sexton	28 Sep 2016 8:25 a.m. PST
Halsey, Nimitz, Cunningham and Tanaka.
Only Warlock	28 Sep 2016 9:29 a.m. PST
Raizo Tanaka
KSmyth	28 Sep 2016 11:27 a.m. PST
Another vote for Mitscher
PVT641	28 Sep 2016 1:10 p.m. PST
Tanaka
Old Contemptibles	28 Sep 2016 3:01 p.m. PST
Spruance
Bozkashi Jones	30 Sep 2016 9:08 a.m. PST
Another vote for ABC – defo Cunningham
Royston Papworth	01 Oct 2016 9:52 a.m. PST
ABC….