
Originally Posted by
Axer NZ
I have to go with Patton. He was simply the best commander of a modern, combined-arms force that the world has ever seen.
Yes, he was brash, profane, egotistical, confrontational, occasionally racist, and quick to anger. But, personal flaws aside, there is no other general of this era who could hold a candle to his accomplishments.
His effect on the war was perhaps best summed up by one Colonel von Wangenheim: "The greatest threat was the whereabouts of the feared General Patton. Where is he? When will he attack? Where? How? With what? Those are the questions that raced through the head of every German general. General Patton is the most feared general on all fronts. He is the most modern general and the best commander of armored and infantry troops combined."
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