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To: yarddog
He was asked who the best allied general was and he replied, “Montgomery and Patton were the best”.

Then the Germans were just as susceptible to the relentless self-promotion of those two as everyone else. The more I read about both of them, the less impressed I am.

8 posted on 03/14/2014 12:09:04 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

Monty equals McClellan. Patton had great flaws but a good gene.


10 posted on 03/14/2014 12:10:33 PM PDT by Doctor 2Brains
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

My dad was in WWII and I remember him saying that he couldn’t stand Patton, which shocked me. Part of the reason is that Patton’s troops always got the best while leaving everyone else had to fend for themselves.


16 posted on 03/14/2014 12:36:08 PM PDT by dragonblustar ( Psalm 103, Psalm 37:7, Ephesians 6:12)
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