I don't think he overruled his commanders, just that the majority were crap.

Any bad commanders are to be blamed on the system that let them get there.

Originally Posted by Partisan

I don't think he overruled his commanders, just that the majority were crap.

Affirmative Sir,

Originally Posted by Partisan

I don't think he overruled his commanders, just that the majority were crap.

So was Mussolini, Hitler was actually quite competent with strokes of genius, he just took too many decisions on his own shoulders.

Maybe not the worst..but nobody is going to write any books on US General Llyod Fredendall, not after Kasserine Pass. Thankful Eisenhower DID have the sense to sack him.

Yet Ike was reluctant to sack him as he was well connected politically and Ike already was eyeing up his options when the war ended

Originally Posted by LeEnfield

Yet Ike was reluctant to sack him as he was well connected politically and Ike already was eyeing up his options when the war ended

Yes, all the stories I heard said that Ike was looking for a scapegoat. But Fredendall deserved to be fired. Which is why Fredendall was "Politely" sacked. Essentially he was transfered to run some camp back in the States. He did eventually return to Combat but he never commanded another Army group again.

Well he did give Patton his chance, so that was some thing.

The French Guy?

Originally Posted by papasha40

BritinAfrica, I wouldn't take anything Montgomery said as gospel. The man was a pathological liar.

Monty had many personal problems, but being a pathological liar wasn't one of them. In fact one of Monty's major problems was his tendancy to tell people the truth as he saw it, despite the offense it might cause