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Top 10 Most Powerful Militaries of All Time

Created by David Murphy Staff · May 2024 · Updated Mar 2025

Top 10 Most Powerful Militaries of All Time: 35 items ranked by popular vote. Browse more in War.

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Nazi Germany 1933-1945

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United States 1941-Present

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Mongol Empire 1206-1368

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Empire of Japan 1905-1941

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British Empire 1800-1939

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Ottoman Empire 1299-1808

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Roman Empire 27 BC-476 AD

Roman Empire 27 BC-476 AD

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Soviet Union 1941-1991

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Russian Empire 1721-1905

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First French Empire 1804-1814

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Spanish Empire 1492-1975

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Spartans 900 BC-192 BC

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Caliphates 632-1258

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Persian Empire 550 BC-651 AD

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Germany 1914-1918

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Kingdom of Macedonia 808-168 BC

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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1386-1795

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Swedish Empire 1611-1721

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Sikh Empire 1799-1849

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Prussia 1701-1918

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Dai Viet Army 1228-1300

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Viet Cong 1954-1976

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Israel 1948-1982

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Grande Armée 1804-1815

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Maurya Empire 322-187 BC

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Communist China 1930-Present

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Russia 1991-Present

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Australia 2014-Present

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Tang Dynasty 618-905

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Regio Esercito Italiano 1870-1946

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China Qin Dynasty 221 BC-206 BC

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Ethiopian Army 747'“721 BC (25th Dynasty)

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Frankish Empire 500-900 AD

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Germanic Barbarians 400-500 AD

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Austria-Hungary 1867-1918

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Created: May 15, 2024
Updated: March 2025
Items: 35
Topic: War

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