favorite generals ?

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by johnny canuck44
Who will be your favorite generals to command your forces in hoi? For the Germans, I will prefer Rommel, Guderian and Manstein. For the Allies, I ll pick Patton, Monty and Bradley

Bingo minus Monty.

Monty won most of his battles (the ones he did) mainly due to the quantity of equipment and supplies available to him.

 

[Jon Shafer]

I'm not saying that Monty was a bad general... just mediocre compared to some of the German ones.

 

[Jon Shafer]

Russia's successes (as has been mentioned) was mainly due to their numbers, but that's another topic .

I think some of you may be underestimating Rommel. A quote by Maj. Gen Mellenthin, who served on Rommel's staff: "I was to be thrown into very close contact [with Rommel] during fifteen bitter months of African warfare, and whom I was to learn to love and honor as one of the outstanding generals of our time ... perhaps the most daring and thrustful commander in German military history."

 

[Jon Shafer]

Had it not been for their numbers initially then they wouldn't have ever had the opportunity to improve their tactics, making this a moot issue. If the Soviets only had the manpower the Germans did, then they would have been defeated.

 

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by Patton777
"Patton is impossible to judge...he was never really outnumbered or outmatched, but he did exactly what he was expected to do: win, win big, and win quickly.

Isn t this the same guy that was relieved of command cause he slapped a shell-shocked soldier? AFAIK, he was in charge of a 'phantom army" in england until sometime after D-Day. So he wasn t exactly a winner all the time either"

Are we talking about the same guy?!?!
He did loose command of the Invasion forces for slapping two "Battle fatigued" pansies, but his third army made a mad dash after the initial invasion. Patton played probably the biggest role in defeating Germans in Africa, and without Patton, the Allies wouldn't have taken Italy so quickly, and who knows how long the war would have lasted. Under Patton, 3rd Army pushed quickly (while inflicting heavy casualties) through France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Germany, playing probably the biggest role in Germany's defeat in the Fatherland.
Lt. Gen George Smith Patton Jr. was the greatest general of all time, and no one can argue that fact (MacArthur comes in a close second).
BTW, for Axis I actually would maybe choose Mannerheim of the Finns.

Profound...

I really don't know where to begin with this post...
So I won't.