Would Rommel make a greater impact if he was placed at Operation Barbarrosa instead of Africa?

Answer 1

No, in Russia he would have been just one of a number of brilliant generals (Guderian, Mannstein, etc.). In North Africa he was on his own and able to shine. For the same reason, i.e., the relative size of the forces involved, a less competent general would not have had near the negative impact in Russia that he would have had in North Africa. Large organizations tend to dilute the impact of talent, or the lack thereof, whereas small organizations accentuate it.

Answer 2

I doubt it, the Red Army was on its heels by the German generals they faced. It was Hitler's orders that doomed the Wehrmact, not the generalship. Rommel would've taken El Alemein with at least another division or two, along with the 501st Heavy Tank Battalion. That's where he would've had a major impact on the war.

Answer 3

No. Operation Barbarrosa which was the |German Invasion of the Soviet Union was a success. It was what followed late that year that slowed the Germans

Answer 4

Rommel is a perfect instance of the Peter Principle of a man promoted to his level of incompetence.
He was a good divisional general, but handling an army was beyond him. He was more like a dashing headlong Prince Rupert figure than a competent general.
He is overrated because 1. it suited the Nazi propaganda machine, 2. it suited the initially even more incompetent British to pretend they were beaten by a military genius.
So my answer to your question is NO. It would have probably exposed him.
Viagra would only have made him worse LOL.
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