Poll: WWII War Heroes

Results of 2,532 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Kirk Acevedo, Scott Grimes, Frank John Hughes, Ross McCall, and Neal McDonough in Band of Brothers (2001)

    

   The U.S Army 101st Airborne division from Band of Brothers (2001).
2. 2.
   

   Liam Neeson in Schindler's List (1993)

    

   Oskar Schindler from Schindler's List (1993)
3. 3.
   

   Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    

   Captain Miller from Saving Private Ryan (1998)
4. 4.
   

   Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    

   Lt. Aldo Raine and the whole team of Jewish U.S. soldiers from Inglourious Basterds (2009)
5. 5.
   

   Tom Cruise in Valkyrie (2008)

    

   Oberst Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg from Valkyrie (2008)
6. 6.
   

   "Patton" Goerge C. Scott 1970 / 20th

    

   George S. Patton from Patton (1970)
7. 7.
   

   Jürgen Prochnow in Das Boot (1985)

    

   Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock from Das Boot (1981)
8. 8.
   

   Audie Murphy in To Hell and Back (1955)

    

   Audie Murphy from To Hell and Back (1955)
9. 9.
   

   Brad Pitt in Fury (2014)

    

   Don 'Wardaddy' Collier from Fury (2014)
10. 10.
    

    Jude Law in Enemy at the Gates (2001)

     

    Vassili Zaitsev from Enemy at the Gates (2001)
11. 11.
    

    Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

     

    Colonel Nicholson (left) from The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
12. 12.
    

    Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)

     

    Rick Blaine from Casablanca (1942)
13. 13.
    

    Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

     

    The six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima from Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
14. 14.
    

    Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood in Where Eagles Dare (1968)

     

    Lieutenant Schaffer (left) and Major John Smith from Where Eagles Dare (1968)
15. 15.
    

    John Cassavetes and Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

     

    Maj. John Reisman (right) from The Dirty Dozen (1967)
16. 16.
    

    Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)

     

    Louis Zamperini from Unbroken (2014)
17. 17.
    

    Richard Attenborough in The Great Escape (1963)

     

    Bartlett 'Big X' from The Great Escape (1963)
18. 18.
    

    Tom Budge, James Badge Dale, and Josh Helman in The Pacific (2010)

     

    The U.S Marine Corps squad from The Pacific (2010)
19. 19.
    

    Sean Astin, Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr., Tate Donovan, Reed Diamond, Courtney Gains, and Neil Giuntoli in Memphis Belle (1990)

     

    Memphis Belle - a B-17 bomber from Memphis Belle (1990).
20. 20.
    

    Sean Penn in The Thin Red Line (1998)

     

    The U.S Marine Corps squad from The Thin Red Line (1998)
21. 21.
    

    David Niven, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, James Darren, and Anthony Quayle in The Guns of Navarone (1961)

     

    The British team who was sent to destroy the massive German gun from The Guns of Navarone (1961)
22. 22.
    

    Daniel Craig and Alexa Davalos in Defiance (2008)

     

    The four Bielski brothers from Defiance (2008)
23. 23.
    

    My Way (2011)

     

    Jun-shik Kim and Tatsuo Hasegawa from My Way (2011)
24. 24.
    

    "Combat" Cast 1963 ABC

     

    The American infantry squad from Combat! (1962)
25. 25.
    

    Gregory Peck in Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

     

    General Frank Savage from Twelve O'Clock High (1949).
26. 26.
    

    "From Here to Eternity" Montgomery Clift, Donna Reed

     

    Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt (left) from From Here to Eternity (1953)
27. 27.
    

    Karl Markovics in The Counterfeiters (2007)

     

    Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch from The Counterfeiters (2007)
28. 28.
    

    "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" Phyllis Thaxter, Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson 1944 MGM

     

    Lt. Col. James Doolittle (middle) & Ted Lawson (right) from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
29. 29.
    

    Julie Andrews and James Garner in The Americanization of Emily (1964)

     

    Lt. Cmdr. Charles Edward Madison (right) from The Americanization of Emily (1964)
30. 30.
    

    Karlos Drinkwater and Craig Hall in The Devil's Rock

     

    Sergeant Joseph Tane (left) and Captain Ben Grogan from The Devil's Rock (2011)
31. 31.
    

    John Garfield in Pride of the Marines (1945)

     

    Al Schmid from Pride of the Marines (1945)
32. 32.
    

    John Alvin, John Campbell, James Cardwell, George Offerman Jr., and Edward Ryan in The Fighting Sullivans (1944)

     

    The five Sullivan brothers who died while serving aboard the USS Juneau in the Pacific from The Sullivans (1944)
33. 33.
    

    Gary Cooper and Laraine Day in The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

     

    Dr. Corydon M. Wassell (right) from The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
34. 34.
    

    Henry Maske in Max Schmeling (2010)

     

    Max Schmeling from Max Schmeling (2010)
35. 35.
    

    Dana Andrews, Lloyd Bridges, Richard Conte, and Herbert Rudley in A Walk in the Sun (1945)

     

    The whole 36th Division from A Walk in the Sun (1945)