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Originally Posted by Farseer I think that in normal circumstances Guderian was better panzer commander, but in Russian front and with those circumstances and with mainly infantry Rommel was far better than Guderian or any other German general, including Manstein. Especially if battle would have been small-scaled, Rommel would have been best choice. | What evidence do we have that Rommel would have excelled in war on the Russian front, including the Russian winter? What on Earth was ever small scale about Leningrad? While I agree that he may have improved matters very slightly, I don't think he would have had the freedom of movement anywhere on the Eastern Front to use his talents to their fullest.
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