who was the best general? George Patton or Bernard Montgomery.?

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a few more details.
first of all wtf is General Pervez Musharaff.
second monty did not defeat rommel at all. why do you keep saying he did? rommel wasnt anywhere near the place. monty just defeaded an army running short on men and supply's

streetblitzer.
if my memory serves me right pattons logistical support was halted for monty's great arnhem plan. and for the rest every army had the same logistical support.

clive H
i think you must have your details crossed.
churchil was nowhere near when patton crossed the rhine. churchil was at the crossing with monty and that was after patton's crossing where he stopped halfway over to take a leak in the rhine knowing monty was preparing to cross it a few hundred miles dawnstream.

Answer 1

I prefer Patton he had some idea of how to fight a war and not only to go strait in with a massive amount of men and material . Patton can been seen at the same high as Von Manstein end Rommel also germerals how had some imagination to make it the enemy's life hard with a small number of troops

Answer 2

Both Montgomery and Patton were similar in some ways. Both often threw caution to the wind and mounted their attack upon the enemy as soon as they had put their strategy on paper and got a quick agreement.

There's a story about Patton which you might like. Before the D-Day landings, Winston Churchill took a bet with Geo. Patton that he, Winston, would cross the Rhine first. There is some short newsreel footage of this and it shows Winston walking past Patton while they both walked over a bridge on the Rhine. Patton by far the fitter of the two, made no attempt to overtake Winston and thus lost the bet.

Geo.Patton is revered as a great American general.

Answer 3

I don't think any were great generals but Monty fought and defeated the better general of the German army in Rommel, albeit against mostly Italian troops and a small German force. In Europe, both Patton and Monty only ever faced the younger, less experienced units of the German army. The most experienced and toughest units of the German army were all fighting for their lives on the Eastern front as the Russian army marched on Berlin.

I think you will find that Monty did face Rommel. Rommel left N. Africe for a short period and wasn't there at the beginning of the British offensive but returned to N. Africe to try to save the situation and pitched his army against Monty's 8th army. See the bottom of the page below.

Answer 4

General Montgomery did indeed beat Rommel in the battle of El Alemain.. The british 8th. Army (desert Rats, as the germans called them) were Being pushed back in North Africa almost to Egypt.,After rommel replaced his predecessor..It was Montgomerys brilliant strategy that stopped this retreat, and put the 8th Army on the offensive.They pushed the German Afrika Corps back to El Alemain. Rommels Panzers were led into a trap where Rommels Panzers were led into a trap by trying to cross a depression which the ground couldn't support the weight of his Tanks. After that Rommel was left with just 35 tanks . and was forced to withdraw. The battle ended with the whole Africa Corps surrendering. General Patton was a great commander, but a bit too gung ho. he was always advancing too far for his supplies to keep up with him, and was contiuously resting his Armour waiting for supplies.

Answer 5

Both had their strengths and weaknesses, Patton was the archetypical American general, brash, up front, lets get at them leader that best led American troops. Whilst Montgomery was quieter, more conservative, one of the boys that were so loved by the British.

Patton was used to massed divisions, excellent logistical support and open fronts an which to operate enabling him to think on his feet and constantly change the direction of attack knowing he would still be mobile.

Montgomery never had this kind of logistical support and had to make a plan within his resources and stick to it.

Swap their commands and both would have been out of place and unable to lead.

In their own right both were brilliant, Patton was perhaps more effective aided as he was by American resource.

Answer 6

Montgomery wasnt the only British General you know. Churchill was well known for dismissing good Generals who didnt act aggressively enough.

Operation Compass - Major General Richard O'Connell

North Africa - The British counterattack after the Italian invasion.

After 10 weeks the British had advanced 800km, destroying 400 tanks, 1,292 artillery pieces and capturing 130,000 POWs.

Let me repeat that - 130,000 POW's

The British suffered 494 dead and 1,225 wounded.

However the advance stopped short of driving the Italians out of North Africa. As the advance reached El Agheila, Churchill ordered that it be stopped, and troops dispatched to defend Greece attacked by the Italians.

A few weeks later the first troops of the German Afrika Korps would begin arriving in Tripoli (Operation Sonnenblume), and the desert war would take a completely different turn.

Answer 7

They were both huge egos and both a bit off in the head. George Patton was a better general than politician, Monty was more political. Patton was possessed of an aggression and understanding of war thay Monty did not possess. I give my vote to George Patton.

Answer 8

Monty screwed up Operation market Garden..Patton saved British butt in Battle of the Buldge.

Answer 9

Montgomery. Patton did not get the true cost of war. There is a difference between understanding losses are more than numbers. Patton was often down right embarrassing when it came to speaking. I think slapping a shell shocked soldier and speaks volumes.

Answer 10

Neither. Best general was George Marshall and Douglas Macarthur. Patton was insubordinate and Montgomery was timid. If I pick between the two, I'd rather serve with Montgomery. He wasn't careless like Patton who doesn't care about the losses of his troops.