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Originally Posted by Doppleganger Actually I wouldn't have stuck him in AGS under Paul von Kleist, who was not really an armour man and wouldn't have known how to handle Rommel. Any of the other 3 Panzergruppes would have been fine as they were commanded by experienced armour men who understood how to use armour properly. That said, there would be no way that Rommel could just thrust and thrust without any concern for either his flanks or his logistical supply in Russia. The numbers of enemy forces in Russia were several orders of magnitude greater than those found in North Africa and flanks had to be safeguarded. To do otherwise would have been operational suicide. |
I am not sure he needed someone who understood armour as much as he needed someone that understood a strategic plan, as I understand things (and I may be wrong) AGS was the more mechanised of the groups which meant that it would have been easier to keep up with his armoured thrusts.
Army Group North I think would have been the worst option for him due to the more contained nature of the terrain but I think he would have been ok in either Centre or South.