re: #138 Obdicut

What’s your opinion of General Montgomery? In terms of logistics, planning, actual ability during a battle/campaign— military ability.

I’m really into the ETO, and the biggest thing that nobody seems to agree on is Montgomery’s actual military abilities. Some hold him in disdain, some say that his best assets are under-appreciated because they’re not showy, some say he ignored intelligence and others say that he realized intelligence was vulnerable to deception as well and so he wisely simply made solid plans that didn’t depend on a supposed secret decrypt.

I’d be interested in your opinion

I rate him. Leaving Arhem aside. Caen took too long but was actually useful in diverting German resources.

He took charge of the North during the Bulge when American officers refused to leave their quarters for fear of German interlopers, so he’s alright by me. Bunch of American military historians hate him for critiscing them over Ardennes, but he more than pulled his weight.

Also - his men had a lot of time forhim, which is a large added value/