[Tax-chick]

Rain, Mud and Foe Slow Push on Ruhr (Denny, Graham) – 9

Yeah, that about summarizes it.

[henkster]

I have to also wonder about the ability of 1st Army’s CO, Courtney Hodges. He doesn’t seem to be a “ball of fire” as was Patton. More suited to World War I. I’ve thought that two of his Corps commanders, Gerow or Collins, would have been better at the job.

But Hodges was the typical American general; more of a GM or DuPont executive.