Who served in the most wars?

  • Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart was a one-eyed, one-handed war hero who fought in three major conflicts across six decades, surviving plane crashes and PoW camps. ...
  • Carton de Wiart served in the Boer War, World War One and World War Two. ...
  • In WW1 he was severely wounded on eight occasions and mentioned in despatches six times.
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Who served 3 wars?

Lauri Allan Törni didn't just serve in more than three wars; he did so with three different armies.
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Who won the 100 year war?

Yes, the French eventually won the Hundred Years' War. Following their defeat at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French soon recovered and won several battles and finally fully defeated the English at the Battle of Castillon in 1453.
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Which country never fought a war?

The only, and never fought a war, never faced a war. San Marino! San Marino was an interesting case because she was founded at 4th century CE. The foundation of San Marino, one of the oldest-existing nations in the world, has never been involved in any wars at all.
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Did anyone fight in both wars?

Carton de Wiart served in the Boer War, World War One and World War Two. In the process he was shot in the face, losing his left eye, and was also shot through the skull, hip, leg, ankle and ear.
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Did anyone serve in WW2 and Vietnam?

John Lavra, CPT, USNR, Retired. Lavra joined the US Navy Reserves in 1944 and saw action in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Some people have long military careers without ever being in the line of fire.
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Did anyone fight in WW2 and Korea?

Veteran Fought In World War II, Korea And Vietnam Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley, who served in three wars, has died at the age of 92.
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Who is stronger France or UK?

France surpassed the US and Britain as the world's top soft power, according to an annual survey examining how much non-military global influence an individual country wields. Britain headed the list two years ago, but was edged off top spot by the US last year.
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Which person won the most battles?

Napoleon benefited from the large number of battles in which he led forces. Among his 43 listed battles, he won 38 and lost only 5. Napoleon overcame difficult odds in 17 of his victories, and commanded at a disadvantage in all 5 of his losses. No other general came close to Napoleon in total battles.
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Has Britain lost a war?

Battle of the Somme, 1916

They were so confident that they told their troops to simply walk across no man's land instead of dashing from cover to cover. The British lost around 20,000 soldiers on the first day of the battle. Over the next three months, both the Brits and the Germans lost around half a million men each.
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Who is the soldier with the most kills?

Charles Benjamin "Chuck" Mawhinney (born 1949) is a United States Marine who holds the Corps' record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War. Lakeview, Oregon, U.S.
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Is anyone alive from ww1?

The last combat veteran was Claude Choules, who served in the British Royal Navy (and later the Royal Australian Navy) and died 5 May 2011, aged 110. The last veteran who served in the trenches was Harry Patch (British Army), who died on 25 July 2009, aged 111.
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Are there any ww2 vets alive?

Around 16 million Americans served in the military during World War II, but only a small fraction remain alive, with the youngest living veterans now in their mid-90s.
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Did anyone fight in the civil war and ww1?

Gen. Hains retired (again) in 1918. He died not long afterward in 1921. As far as anyone knows, he is the only person to have served in both the Civil War and the first World War.
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Did ww1 vets fought in WW2?

But to answer your question, YES... thousands..of soldiers, not just Germans had seen combat before the outbreak of WWII. Most of the great Generals, Axis and Allies, fought in both wars. Also any of the professional soldiers who fought in 1919 were still around in 1936 when WWII started heating up.
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How many Korean War veterans are still alive?

There are 500,000 Korean War veterans still living, but about 600 of those die every day, according to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation. Of the 2.7 million men and women who served in land forces in Vietnam, only about 600,000 are still alive.
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Who was the most famous soldier in World war 1?

If someone were to ask “Who earned the most prestigious U.S. medals in WWI?” the answer most people might give is Sgt. Alvin York. The exploit that earned him the Medal of Honor (MOH) is legendary, and his name became synonymous with WWI.
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Which war had the most deaths?

By far the most costly war in terms of human life was World War II (1939–45), in which the total number of fatalities, including battle deaths and civilians of all countries, is estimated to have been 56.4 million, assuming 26.6 million Soviet fatalities and 7.8 million Chinese civilians were killed.
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Has US ever been invaded?

The country has been physically invaded a few times – once during the War of 1812, once during the Mexican–American War, several times during the Mexican Border War, and three times during World War II, two of which were air attacks on American soil.
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What country has no army?

The other countries that have neither an army nor a military force are Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic),Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, St. Lucia and Tuvalu.
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How many wars has America lost?

US lost five major wars after 1945

However, the US was unable to get any significant victory in its wars abroad. America fought five major wars after 1945 including Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan in addition to some minor wars in Somalia, Yemen, and Libya.
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