Why would anyone on the FR admire Rommel or Guderian, they were Nazi’s that fought the United States and our allies.
There were Military genius’ and are still studied by many military academies just like Patton, Lee, Grant, and many others. It’s not a personal admiration but the fact they were great military leaders.
Because people with brains can learn form adversaries and friends a like. Even those most professional country club Republican pols hate Donald Trump and consider him the enemy, they could learn a lot from him.