jgdpzr Posted January 10, 2000 Share Posted January 10, 2000 Tough to pick. As for the Germans, I have to agree with Panzerfaust in many ways, namely that Rommel's daring also led to many failings. He was a supreme opportunist, a bit too much of a gambler. That would almost certainly have been very costly had he had a larger command. I have to think that Manstein was Germany's best strategist. I also like Kesselring a great deal. He always seemed to get the most out of his resources. For the allies, if you go on combat record alone (in terms of meeting objectives) I would have to give the nod to Zhukov. But man, he didn't seem to give a wit about how many of his men died in pursuing those objectives. For the Western allies, it's even tougher. Patton shared many of Rommel's shortcomings while Montgomery was a bit plodding for my tastes. Bradley was fallable, but he was well grounded. But can anyone think of a worse general than Mark Clark? Geez, that guy was a horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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