Not sure if anyone has done this before, but...

There are all too often named great military minds and some that hardly ever get credit, who's you favorite past (famous) military commander?

Mine is General Erwin Rommel

The Desert Fox
Most notable for his command of the "Deutsches Afrika Korps"

Topic has been done several times actually. I started one awhile back: "The Best of the Best at What They Did-Great Military leaders"

Same section, its just down the page a bit.

a did a search...

Naw, its cool. LOL

Chesty!

LtGen Lewis B Puller, USMC

Gen. George S. Patton, United States Army

Originally Posted by Cadet_Shelton

Mine is General Erwin Rommel

Yeah! Who disappeared off to his wife's birthday party around the time of Op Overlord' Now! that was responsible

Originally Posted by Cadet_Shelton

Not sure if anyone has done this before, but...

There are all too often named great military minds and some that hardly ever get credit, who's you favorite past (famous) military commander?

Mine is General Erwin Rommel

The Desert Fox
Most notable for his command of the "Deutsches Afrika Korps"

A fine divisional commander no doubt. However my favourite is undoubtedly 'Schnell Heinz' Guderian, one of the finest Generals in history. This is why:

* He invented the Panzerwaffen and the idea of Blitzkrieg
* He wrote the handbook on it, Achtung-Panzer!
* He designed the Panzer Divisions that would use these theories in battle
* He trained the men who would use these theories in battle
* He led the men he trained into battle at their head

There have been very few men in history who thought of an idea, developed it, built it up and used it themselves more effectively than anyone else. That's genius in my eyes.

Rommel was a very good divisional level commander but always remember he learnt everything regarding mobile warfare from the master, Generaloberst Heinz Guderian.

Hi Doppleganger.

I respect your opinion of Heinz Guderian. His persona, I feel, has become thoroughly idealized and I want to show a document of his, for informational purposes.

A little background: Heinz Guderian was a member in the "Eisernen Division" (Iron Division) in Latvia in 1919.

Below is a letter of his published in "Juni 1941: Der Tiefe Schnitt," (page 51) in my translation. It was sent April 30, 1919 from Mitau. Brackets are some of the german words being translated.

"Bolsheviks overextended themselves, and acted like animals (Viecher). Vulgarness of these Latvians can not be described. Such people ripened for extermination (Vernichtung). These beasts can not have our compassion. [... omission by the book editors] Mitau looks almost entirely German, best citizens (Burger) are all German, poor (armliche) folk (Bevolkerung) are Latvian. Undoubtedly, a lot can be made from this country, and I have solidified in my old views, that Kurland is a suitable colony, and we should try by all means to protect the present German nationality (Deutschtum) and set a foothold on this fertile soil, as a compensation of losses set for us in the west."

translated by David G. Ryzhenkov

Originally Posted by Doppleganger

A fine divisional commander no doubt. However my favourite is undoubtedly 'Schnell Heinz' Guderian, one of the finest Generals in history. This is why:

* He invented the Panzerwaffen and the idea of Blitzkrieg
* He wrote the handbook on it, Achtung-Panzer!
* He designed the Panzer Divisions that would use these theories in battle
* He trained the men who would use these theories in battle
* He led the men he trained into battle at their head

There have been very few men in history who thought of an idea, developed it, built it up and used it themselves more effectively than anyone else. That's genius in my eyes.

Rommel was a very good divisional level commander but always remember he learnt everything regarding mobile warfare from the master, Generaloberst Heinz Guderian.

David, I'm not following you .. what are you trying to tell us here?