These Hardcore Soldiers Have Inked Their Names In Golden Color In World History

By Ashish Ranjan, 15 February 2018

There are many soldiers who have rocked the history with their bravado and machismo. They are known for their feats of courage, strength and tactical acumen. These hardcore soldiers have inked their name with golden colors in the history. Also, there is no set template of their forms. They come in all sizes ranging from short to large. Here is the list of soldiers who are known for their amazing fighting strength.

1Alaric the Visigoth

Alaric the Visigoth was the master of soldiers and a very important member of Roman Empire. He was invincible and was literally impossible to defeat. His exploits were such that only mother nature could have defeated him. He was also called Alaric the Barbarian.

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2 Count Roland

Roland was an illustrious warrior from France and was also a medieval folk hero. He was eulogized greatly by people. He was celebrated in the poem Chanson de Roland. The poem was written in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. 

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3Ahmed Ademovic

As we know that soldiers come in all forms, Ahmed Ademovic was a Serbian soldier who participated in First Balkan War. Ademovic was also a trumpeter and was adept at sending signals of advance and retreat. He was instrumental in sending retreat and attack signal during the war which resulted in their win.

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4Dhiraar bin Al-Azwar

Dhiraar bin Al-Azwar was a companion to the prophet Muhammad. He is also known as Islam’s most famous ancient warrior. He was also widely known as someone who used to go to the war without any clothes or armour on the upper body.

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5Hiroo Onoda

Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese soldier who never believed that World War II has ended. For him, until he was relieved by the commanding officer, the war was on. He was isolated on the Philippine island until 1974. He never believed in the news and pamphlets that he witnessed during the period of 20 years.

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6Marcus

Roman general Marcus Sergius was known for his bravery. He was rated very highly by the people. During his second outing, his right hand was chopped off. Then, he had a forged iron hand for him and participated in battles afterwards. He was also captured by enemies and he escaped every time.

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7Götz von Berlichingen

Götz von Berlichingen was affectionately known as Götz of the Iron Hand. He had achieved a legendary warrior status by his heroism. He also two prosthetic iron arms which is also at display at the Jagsthausen Castle in Germany. He was very famous warrior.

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8James Doohan

James Doohan became very famous for playing the role of Scotty in the early Star Trek. He also participated in the World War II as a Lieutenant in the Canadian military. He led his unit through the minefield. He also took six rounds of bullets to his body. He was also known as the “craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force.”

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9Dian Wei

Dian Wei was one of the strongest warrior that this world has ever seen. His weapons include two Jis with the weight of over 40 pounds each. He would carry almost dozen massive long swords. He was so powerful that he would single-handedly make the enemies retreat from the war.

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10Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang is an iconic military man from China. His exploits are inked with golden color and he is also known as one of the greatest warrior that this country has produced. He was also given the legendary nickname of “Crouching Dragon.” His exploits can be found in the history books.

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11Leo Major

He was a crazy soldier who fought with only one eye. His name was Leo Major and he lost right eye due to phosphorous grenade during D-Day. He fought the World War II like a sniper. He believed that only eye is needed to shoot the gun and he was master at it.

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12Declining awards

This major was known for his exploits at the Battle of the Scheldt. Once Major was successful in getting hold of 93 Nazi prisoners. He was also offered Distinguished Conduct Medal for his bravado but he declined to receive it. The cause of his refusal to accept was that he believed that General who was presenting the award was incompetent.

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13Vasily Blokhin

Vasily Blokhin was a very effective soldier who was also known for his executions. He was the chief executioner for the Soviet Union’s NKVD. He was known for his wide-scale executions during World War II.

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14Simo Häyhä

Simo Häyhä was a Finnish war hero who is known for his extraordinary achievements during the Winter War of 1939-1940. He was instrumental in wiping out the Soviet army. He was also given nickname of “Belaya Smert.”

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