2007-02-13 03:44:52 · 15 answers · asked by DVD 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
there was only one best general in ww2 and that was general George s. Patton. no one else, no German, no Brit. Rommel was lucky to be against Monty and Monty was to stupid to get on with it and get it over with.
2007-02-13 05:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by tankbuff, 19 violations so far 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The best "tactical' general was Paul Hausser, in particular, his exploits in leading the II SS Panzer Corps during the 3rd Battle of Kharkov. He beat a Soviet force 7 times his size. The result was the stablization of the front after the debacle at Stalingrad.
There were other great generals, including Patton, Guderian, Rommel, Manstein and Kurt "Panzer" Meyer, but Hausser was above them all in a losing cause.
2007-02-13 05:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm assuming we're talking about men who were staff officers as well as Field Commanders. I guess that makes a complete General.
Rommel was not a complete General. His tactical genius and flair for mobile flair are unquestioned, but he was not able to see the"big picture", meaning he was strategically shortsighted. I'm a Rommel fan myself, so don't think i'm derogating him.
The shortlist is Erich von Manstein for Germans, George Patton for Americans, Bernard Montgomery for the British, Zhukov for the Russians. Each has got his own points. Manstein and Patton were geniuses in mobile warfare, Monty was unbeatable in setpiece engagements and Zhukov was the man who could wear down anybody in a war of attrition. My personal choice is Patton.
2007-02-13 05:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by Gunslinger 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
U have to be kidding!!!! Dugout Doug, Called Ike a Good Clerk, tried to go over Truman's head during Korea, & to think of him as a great soldier above Gen.'s like Patton, Bradley, Manstein, Rommel, Slim, etc. Should be ranked with the likes of Montgomery, et al!!!
2014-12-01 09:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by cindy h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say Heinz Guderian. He is a military tactician and authored many textbooks about land warfare used in German military academies before World War II. He was the only general in World War II who proposed flexible mobile warfare and the use of coordinated armored and air-support in military offensives (which later became known as Blitzkrieg). After the initial success of Blitzkrieg, it was officialy and widely adopted in the German military doctrine and tactics.
2007-02-13 09:05:33 · answer #5 · answered by roadwarrior 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
General MacArthur=USA General Alexander=UK General Rommel=Germany General Yamaguchi=Japan General Georgi Zuchov=USSR. Of these I would say that MacArthur is best all around he was excellent at getting what he needed from Govt and getting the most from his men and could work well with all branches the others can't say this.
2007-02-13 05:45:41 · answer #6 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
General Eisenhower. Johan
2007-02-13 05:10:35 · answer #7 · answered by Johan from Sweden 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Patton for America, Rommel fro Germany, General Rodimstev for Russia, Monty for the Brits
2007-02-13 04:13:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Zhukov. major battles Kalkin Gl, the counter attack at Moscow. Kursk, the only defeat of German summer offensive in WW2 and on to Berlin. The German Army bled to death on the steppes of Russia.
2015-07-22 17:47:11 · answer #9 · answered by David Johnson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Germans would fill the first three places- Rommel, Guderian, Von Manstein. They managed to fight a war on several different fronts while outgunned and outnumbered and were still fighting bitterly to the very end.
2007-02-13 04:20:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋