who was the best Allied general?

[ULTRA]

i've always looked at Patton as overrated, Monty seems to be the only one other than him that gets mentioned in this argument.

[AHLF]

Search for more topics of your kind on the forum, you'll find plenty much opinions on the subject.
best,

AHLF.

[Benoit Douville]

It's tough to choose just one but the one I can think of first are:

-Anders
-Zhukov
-Rokossovsky
-Bradley

Regards

[Oleg Grigoryev]

It's tough to choose just one but the one I can think of first are:

-Anders
-Zhukov
-Rokossovsky
-Bradley

Regards

Anders????????????? Anders never command a Front size unit -basically he is not in the same weight category.

[Benoit Douville]

The Polish General Wladyslaw Anders Commanded the Novogrodek Calvary Brigade. His cavalry fought at Lidzbark but withdrew from the overwhelming German attack in the Polish Campaign in 1939.

He was amazing in Monte Cassino in 1944 when he commanded the Polish Socond Polish Corps. So he is one of the best!

Regards

[Oleg Grigoryev]

The Polish General Wladyslaw Anders Commanded the Novogrodek Calvary Brigade. His cavalry fought at Lidzbark but withdrew from the overwhelming German attack in the Polish Campaign in 1939.

He was amazing in Monte Cassino in 1944 when he commanded the Polish Socond Polish Corps. So he is one of the best!

Regards

yes his brigade was eventually badly bitten by RKKA and as good as he was (provided that he was any good) why would you comapre a corps commader to Generals who commnded several Fronts simuteneously ????????? It is like comapring comapny CO to that of the Brigade. The are simply not in the same category.

[Unteroffizier_Tyler]

THe best mustve been Ike or Zhukov. I dont believe monty was much better than the army slop they gave the soldiers. The british didnt do a whole lot after D-Day. They loafed their way all the way to the Elbe. Im sure they were good soldiers and were probably sick of the war but if their commanders wouldve committed them more things might be alittle different.

[Breeze]

THe best mustve been Ike or Zhukov. I dont believe monty was much better than the army slop they gave the soldiers. The british didnt do a whole lot after D-Day. They loafed their way all the way to the Elbe. Im sure they were good soldiers and were probably sick of the war but if their commanders wouldve committed them more things might be alittle different.

Lol more Monty Bashing, just never stops. Explain to us then how the British CW forces loafed their way to the Elbe and how the commanders didn't commit their troops ?

As for the best general I would go with Zhukov

[Lawrence Tandy]

THe best mustve been Ike or Zhukov. I dont believe monty was much better than the army slop they gave the soldiers. The british didnt do a whole lot after D-Day. They loafed their way all the way to the Elbe. Im sure they were good soldiers and were probably sick of the war but if their commanders wouldve committed them more things might be alittle different.

The 10 weeks of the Normandy Campaign cost Canadians more than 18000 casualties, 5000 + dead.
I don't know other British and Commonwealth casualties off hand but they were substantial.
To say that they loafed after D-Day is a grave insult.

[Breeze]

Yeah the 3rd Canadian Division had the heaviest losses in the entire 21st Army Group, and didn't arrive in Normandy until the 7th July, 1944. The British 3rd and 51st Highland Divisions who suffered the highest casualties, both landed on D-Day.
21st Army Group suffered 83, 045 casualties

Sorry if this is off topic

[Alexander]

Eisenhower was a good strategist.

[genstab]

The Polish General Wladyslaw Anders Commanded the Novogrodek Calvary Brigade. His cavalry fought at Lidzbark but withdrew from the overwhelming German attack in the Polish Campaign in 1939.

He was amazing in Monte Cassino in 1944 when he commanded the Polish Socond Polish Corps. So he is one of the best!

Regards

Genstab: Anders? I'd say Juin,commander of the French Expiditionary Corps of mountain troops that broke through at Cassino was at least as good. What's more, he was the last Marshal of France (1952-67).
As far as the British, Monty was way overrated. He was built up by publicity somewhat as Rommel was (though Rommel was far more skillful a general) because the Brits needed a winner. My vote is for William Slim, whose bad fortune it was to fight in a theater out of the limelight.
With the Russians I'd have to say Zhukov- he was a butcher but also a winner. The Americans is a tough one- Patton was a real go getter and the only one the Germans were scared of- our best Army commander. Bradley was careful and methodical- a good army group commander but not a standout. Ike should have more credit- he was a a pretty smart boy. He graduated tops from Command & General Staff School and was a very good strategist. I think the best corps commanders were Lightning Joe Collins and Matt Ridgeway.

[ABTOMAT MACTEP]

BEST OF THE BEST

Rokossovskiy

[TheMadcap]

I'm going with Patton, and Monty was also pretty good, though a little slow with his attacks.

[Nina van M.]

I'd say Konstantin Rokossovsky, "Ike" Eisenhower and Omar Bradley.

Regards, von k.