[PapaNew]

Monty really is insufferable. It’s hard to believe his monumental gaffe in issuing that victory statement just before the British 1st Airborne is about to be cut up in Arnhem.

I really wonder what the Germans thought of this guy. I know they were very worried about Patton. But what Monty says and even the way he looks with those goofy looking shorts, hat, and sweater - he looks like he's out for an afternoon stroll.

[colorado tanker]

I haven’t seen anything on what the Germans thought of Montgomery. I suspect they respect him for what he accomplished in North Africa and Sicily but would not fear him as they do Patton. I also suspect that after Monty cocks up Market-Garden that respect will diminish.