So Who was it? Guderian, Rommel, Manstein, Patton, or Zhukov?
2007-10-27 19:18:16 · 10 answers · asked by neil k 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Amen! "Give me 3rd army and I'll be in Moscow in 2 weeks and make it look like it was those bastards' fault"
2007-10-27 19:26:56 · update #1
How about if all things were considered equal? Could Patton have pulled off 3rd Kharkov, like Manstein did?
2007-10-27 19:28:13 · update #2
Bill- Rommel was in charge of Army Group B
2007-10-27 19:31:00 · update #3
My pick in order:
1. Michel Wittman
2. Paul Hausser
3. Rommel
4. Kurt "Panzer" Meyer
5. Guderian
6. Patton
The commanders ranged from individual tankers to corps and army group commanders, as well as division commanders. Wittman's lone Tiger stopped the entire 3rd Canadian Division on their first assault on Caen shortly after D-Day. For this he received the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
I could describe the achievements of the other commanders, but that would take awhile.
2007-10-27 19:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rommel and Patton were a good match up but Patton wasn't just a tank commander he was in charge of the entire 3rd army.
Who was better ? who won!
2007-10-28 02:26:19 · answer #2 · answered by BILL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., United States Army
2007-10-28 03:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by CV59StormVet 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rommel
2007-10-28 06:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Erich von Manstein.
He did the most with least. Its a tough choice but if you do some research you will find out all the battles he planned, or took part in which is lots. If it wasn't for Manstein on the eastern front the war would have been over alot sooner that it was.
2007-10-28 02:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by Paul B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that Rommel would deserve to be called the greatest of the tank commanders. He was the one who actually rode in a tank and not an office desk situated well away from harm.
2007-10-28 02:25:34 · answer #6 · answered by maharg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Irwin Rommel. He was the enemy, but had he lived, he could have beaten Patton. He was a good man;he tried to kill Hitler.
2007-10-28 02:28:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll go with Patton, who with his troops covered 600 miles in two weeks while liberating France.
2007-10-28 02:28:03 · answer #8 · answered by zipzeronada 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Rommel, even though he was the enemy, he did the best job.
2007-10-28 02:20:30 · answer #9 · answered by Dave 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me it was Patton. How I wish he was immortal.
2007-10-28 02:20:39 · answer #10 · answered by Sir Raulo 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋