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Originally Posted by Somalia I have done extensive readings on ww2, and read books from the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich which is about 1500 pages to such books as Fatal Decisions which is about the most crucial mistakes made during ww2. I won't argue with you b/c i can discuss ww2 down to the detail, but thats besides the point....Every war has great Generals that usually played a crucial difference, and Zhukov played that part on the Russian front. As far as Erwin Rommel is considered ppl have their differring views but he is recognized as one of the Greatest military tacticians and General/Field Marshal of WW2. Hitler handicapped him in North Africa did not send supplies of men and material and basically abandon the Afrika Corps, if Hitler gave Rommel what he need in North Africa, things might have turned differently in that theater. |
I have always felt that Rommel was over rated and certainly not in the same league as the likes of Erich von Manstein, I tend to believe that his fame has been enhanced by a his "anti-Hitler" stance and a lot of positive revisionist history writing.
This is not to say that he wasn't an adequate commander but I don't believe he was the best Germany had to offer.
Zhukov well I really don't think it was hard to look good as a red army commander as long as you had no regard for the lives of your troops it was a pretty easy job as replacements were unlimited.
If I had to pick a German general for the role of best I probably would go for von Manstein, maybe Hoth or Hauser.