“Monty was a joke. Should have been removed way early in the war”
Monty was the ONLY English general to have anything that could be called success against the Germans.
Never mind that the logistical problems Rommel had in North Africa were due to the RAF and Royal Navy. The RAF based at Malta kept supplies from getting to Rommel. Without resupply he couldn’t keep an offensive going. Of course Monty took credit for everything, megalomaniac that he was.
In the run up to D-Day Churchill became so annoyed with Monty that he demanded of the high command “don’t we have ANYONE ELSE who can fight the Germans?”
“As bad as McClellan”
A point made by Patton who said that Monty was the perfect parade ground officer. He could put together a great looking army that could like a world beater on paper. The problem was Monty had forgotten the entire reason for an army is to get muddy, bloody and kill people.
Monty was the ONLY English general to have anything that could be called success against the Germans.
Never mind that the logistical problems Rommel had in North Africa were due to the RAF and Royal Navy. The RAF based at Malta kept supplies from getting to Rommel. Without resupply he couldn’t keep an offensive going. Of course Monty took credit for everything, megalomaniac that he was.
In the run up to D-Day Churchill became so annoyed with Monty that he demanded of the high command “don’t we have ANYONE ELSE who can fight the Germans?”
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I think Montgomery was the best British general in European theater...I don’t think Harold Alexander and Claude Auchinleck were as good as Monty...
William Slim was probably the best British general in Pacific theater...