Re: The Most Skilled WW2 Commander
THERE WERE NO AMERICAN TROOPS AT EL ALAMEIN.Btw, wasn't it Mondgomery the british commander at El-Alameyn? (and Patton the US).
Ahem. or even within 1000 miles of it.
Anyway, Rommel was the commander the British respected the most so I would vote for him.
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Re: The Most Skilled WW2 Commander
Its a tough choice for me between Guderian and Von Manstein. I suppose i will go with Guderian as hes the father of the blitz and the panzer forces, but Von Manstein was an amazing tactician. He came up with the plan for france and did great things in russia. I debated putting Raus in there, but, although his defensive tactics were amazing, he really didnt get to do much offensive stuff as an army commander.
Quite frankly I dont think Rommel really got to show just how good a commander he was. Afrika was a second rate front.. I wish Hitler would have let him loose in Russia with a real army. He was a great commander to do what he did with the corps, but its hard to compare him to the others...
I dont think any of the allied generals could have been successful if they were put on equal terms against Germans. Thats not an insult, just an observation.
Re: The Most Skilled WW2 Commander
I voted for another.
I dont know how common knowledge this is,but i Would like point out Finish Marshall Mannerheim.
In november 1939 Soviets attacked Finland and thought they could take Finland in four weeks.The ratio of troops were 10:1 to Soviets but they failed badly and 12.3.1940 peace was made in Moscow.Soviet losses were aproximitely 800.000 dead,wounded or MIA..Finnish casulties were 21396 dead,43557 wounded and 1454 MIA.
I think there are many more factors than Mannerheim whis lead that war to that
kind of end.But just wanted to point out an Great Commander.
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Re: The Most Skilled WW2 Commander
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount of Alamein. Defeated Rommel at El Alamein. Part-Victor of the Battle of the Bulge. Would have made a better job of the Invasion on Italy and Sicily if Patton didn't take charge.
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Re: The Most Skilled WW2 Commander
Oops, sorry if i was wrong there, it's some 10 years since i last read the ww2 historyOriginally Posted by English assassin
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