Most overrated WW2 commander

[Razgovory]

Rommel seems to be the one bandied about in "greatest WW2 general" discussions with the least to show for it on the field, so probably him.

That's who I went with.  I think his reputation has to do with the oddities of propaganda.  The Nazis propped him up because he close to them and had a good relationship with some of the top Nazis.  The British propped him up to help explain away their failures in North Africa and make their victories more glorious.  After the war the surviving German officers propped him up as an example of a German officer who was both brilliant and opposed to Hitler.

[Viking]

this stinks of a confederate style verlorene Sache taint. Rommel as Stonewall and Monty as McClellan bs.

[Martinus]

Rommel seems to be the one bandied about in "greatest WW2 general" discussions with the least to show for it on the field, so probably him.

If you go through London, there are Monty's statues everywhere.

[Ideologue]

Zhukov

Yeah, probably my choice.

[Eddie Teach]

If you go through London, there are Monty's statues everywhere.

Ah, well in what I've read about him (much of it on Languish) he is suitably maligned. 

[jimmy olsen]

Zhukov

Yeah, probably my choice.

Why the Zhukov hate?

[Richard Hakluyt]

The point is it is "overrated" not worst. I haven't heard a word in praise of Monty since about 1970, he was very overrated in 1945 but that is a different matter.

Now Zhukov, yes............hmmm. There is a type of documentary programme made about WW2 nowadays. It is the one where the result of WW2 was determined on the Russian front, where Zhukov is an utter genius who engineered the Soviet victory and where any apparent errors by Zhukov were in fact Stalin's 

With that sort of rating it is perfectly possible for Zhukov to both be a great general and heavily overrated.

[jimmy olsen]

It is the one where the result of WW2 was determined on the Russian front, where Zhukov is an utter genius who engineered the Soviet victory and where any apparent errors by Zhukov were in fact Stalin's 

With that sort of rating it is perfectly possible for Zhukov to both be a great general and heavily overrated.

Having a boss like Stalin or Hitler is great for a general. You can claim responsibility for every success, and for all the things that went wrong you can just claim "the crazy man" made me do it and everyone will nod their head.

[Ideologue]

The point is it is "overrated" not worst. I haven't heard a word in praise of Monty since about 1970, he was very overrated in 1945 but that is a different matter.

Now Zhukov, yes............hmmm. There is a type of documentary programme made about WW2 nowadays. It is the one where the result of WW2 was determined on the Russian front, where Zhukov is an utter genius who engineered the Soviet victory and where any apparent errors by Zhukov were in fact Stalin's 

With that sort of rating it is perfectly possible for Zhukov to both be a great general and heavily overrated.

Yep.

[11B4V]

Zhukov

Yeah, probably my choice.

Why the Zhukov hate?

No hate, just over rate.

Better russian generals out there.

[Drakken]

After a heavy pondering that lasted 10 seconds, I went with MacArthur.

[Warspite]

Rommel seems to be the one bandied about in "greatest WW2 general" discussions with the least to show for it on the field, so probably him.

If you go through London, there are Monty's statues everywhere.

I know there's one outside the Ministry of Defence on Whitehall (along with Slim and Alanbrooke). Where are all the others?

[Malthus]

For "general time has been kindest to", I'd vote Slim - he's like the anti-Monty: mostly overlooked at the time, historians these days tend to rate him very highly.

[Viking]

I know there's one outside the Ministry of Defence on Whitehall (along with Slim and Alanbrooke). Where are all the others?

from wiki

A statue of Montgomery can be found outside the Ministry of Defence (the M.o.D.) in Whitehall, alongside those of Field Marshal Lord Slim and Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke. Another statue of Viscount Montgomery can be found in Brussels, Belgium, watching a Montgomery Square. Another statue of Montgomery is in Southsea, Hampshire, opposite the 'D' Day Museum.

Interestingly enough he got unmade as an honorary citizen of Montgomery, Alabama after dissing Eisenhower in his memoirs.

[Viking]

For "general time has been kindest to", I'd vote Slim - he's like the anti-Monty: mostly overlooked at the time, historians these days tend to rate him very highly.

yeah, having the reputation of being the best CW general of the war as well as leading "the forgotten army" sort of means everybody is a slim fanboi.