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Military Baws, how good of a general was Erwin Rommel?
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:12 pm
Was he as competent as some say he was?
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:15 pm to Rankest
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Was he as competent as some say he was?
man he was exactly the amount of competentness as what i was told of his competence.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:17 pm to Chad504boy
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competentness
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:18 pm to SallysHuman
do you have a god damn problem with competentness?
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:18 pm to Rankest
he was a magnificent bastard according to GP
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:19 pm to Chad504boy
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do you have a god damn problem with competentness?
Staaaaahp it!
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:20 pm to Rankest
I don’t know about any of that historical shite….but he has got a damn cool name!
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:20 pm to Rankest
He has a school named after him in New Orleans. I believe my colleague Lester Squirrel is an alum.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:21 pm to Rankest
Patton read his book.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:23 pm to Rankest
Probably one of Germany's greatest generals in both WWI and WWII.
His downfall was when he got implicated in conspiring to overthrow Hitler in "Operation Valkyrie" and was given the choice of either suicide or being tried as a conspirator and have his reputation tarnished before being executed.
He chose cyanide, died and was given a hero's funeral with claims he died while in combat.
His downfall was when he got implicated in conspiring to overthrow Hitler in "Operation Valkyrie" and was given the choice of either suicide or being tried as a conspirator and have his reputation tarnished before being executed.
He chose cyanide, died and was given a hero's funeral with claims he died while in combat.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:24 pm to Shorty_price
In regards to OP I think he’s properly rated. Good, not great but would’ve been interesting to see him lead a force with a well oiled logistical train behind him.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:24 pm to Rankest
He was a great tactical commander as shown in France and a poor operational commander as shown in North Africa. He had a laser focus on him with the Afrika Korps and became a national hero. His later relationship with Nazi leadership and suicide led to him being lifted above other German generals in terms of recognition outside of Germany.
This post was edited on 2/20/26 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:34 pm to Rankest
Rommel was good. Not as good as Heinz Guderian (aka Quick Heinz), in my humble opinion.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:35 pm to Rankest
I'm more of a Heinz Guderian man myself.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:37 pm to Rankest
He was no General Burkhalter.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:37 pm to Rankest
Gen Wilhelm Klink was my favorite.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:38 pm to Rankest
One of the best ever
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:40 pm to Rankest
He lost, so .... how good you think he was?
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:45 pm to Rankest
Hard to really compare Western European German generals with the Eastern European German generals. Much smaller in terms of size, manpower, materiel, etc.
Heinz Guderian was my favorite. He would speak his mind to Hitler. I think he was the only one with the balls to do it. Plus, he was just a brilliant general.
Heinz Guderian was my favorite. He would speak his mind to Hitler. I think he was the only one with the balls to do it. Plus, he was just a brilliant general.
This post was edited on 2/20/26 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:57 pm to Rankest
Yes.
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