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    Default Greatest WWII General

    Who was the greatest and wisest World War II general?

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    Hard to pick one. Patton is a favorite of mine, but I think Rommel was the most brilliant. Even with the Allies choking his supply lines relentlessly, he still managed to pull off impressive wins. There's no telling how far he could have gone with proper supplies & reinforcements.

    My least favorite would have to be Britain's Bernard Montgomery. He was an egotistical prick and Patton loathed him. However, I am aware that my opinion on him was formed reading American recounts of the war exclusively, so that may be a bit unfair.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NightTrain View Post
    Hard to pick one. Patton is a favorite of mine, but I think Rommel was the most brilliant. Even with the Allies choking his supply lines relentlessly, he still managed to pull off impressive wins. There's no telling how far he could have gone with proper supplies & reinforcements.

    Wow, my opinion exactly! Even same regarding Monty and caveat.
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    Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book.

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    Zhukov was another brilliant General, but to a lesser degree IMO than both Patton and Rommel.

    He was fortunate that Stalin didn't take his head over the Kiev disagreement... while everyone else was licking Stalin's boots, Zhukov told him what he thought and refused to kowtow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NightTrain View Post
    Zhukov was another brilliant General, but to a lesser degree IMO than both Patton and Rommel.

    He was fortunate that Stalin didn't take his head over the Kiev disagreement... while everyone else was licking Stalin's boots, Zhukov told him what he thought and refused to kowtow.
    Zhukov and the Red Army were brutal. No one talks of their brutality.

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    Wasn't it Zhukov who drove the Germans away from Moscow?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Diamond View Post
    Wasn't it Zhukov who drove the Germans away from Moscow?
    Among others... but he was the brains behind it.

    I don't place him on the same level as the others because of the tens of thousands of peasants used as cannon fodder to overwhelm the Germans. I realize they were fighting for their lives, literally, but still...

    Patton and Rommel lost a lot of men, but they didn't throw wave after wave at the enemy until the bad guys ran out of ammo. That's a whole new level of cold.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NightTrain View Post
    Among others... but he was the brains behind it.

    I don't place him on the same level as the others because of the tens of thousands of peasants used as cannon fodder to overwhelm the Germans. I realize they were fighting for their lives, literally, but still...

    Patton and Rommel lost a lot of men, but they didn't throw wave after wave at the enemy until the bad guys ran out of ammo. That's a whole new level of cold.
    Stalin....

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    I too have high regard for Rommel. To me, it's a toss up between Bradley and Patton, though Patton was probably a better "soldier's soldier". Unfortunately, the type of military leadership found throughout WWII would be castigated and shunned by today's civilian "leadership" (not sure you can call whatever the current CinC does "leadership").
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    Patton. he talked the talk and walked the walk. the most feared by the Nazi's

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    The General I most admire from our History....
    I love to make Liberals Cry, and Whine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aboutime View Post

    The General I most admire from our History....
    classic shit thru a goose

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    Quote Originally Posted by namvet View Post
    classic shit thru a goose

    Loved it. I think Patton knew the Clinton's, Obama, Pelosi, Kerry, and Sanders long before their parents gave up on abortions!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by namvet View Post
    classic shit thru a goose
    A lot of people think Patton's death was no accident. That he was eliminated to make damn sure he did not run for the Presidency. And I think thats true.
    Speed of the vehicle and he was the only one injured and that with a broken neck from basically a fender bender.
    Plus he had firm ideas about how to deal with the Ruskies, which did not involve kissing their asses as FDR HAD DONE.

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