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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: For once I agree with HOPLITE2 that W!. J!. Slim was the best tactical commander, and have given him a big thumbs up!. For all those who can only think of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, or General George Patton, I am sorry to burst your bubbles - but the greatest general of World War 2 was: Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov Read up about Georgy K!. Zhukov and learn!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The best would would be Montgomery, of the British 8th Army in North Africa and Western Europe, even though Operation Market Garden fell on it's ***!.!.!. The most hard driven determined would be Patton!. The most expericened is either Erwin Rommel or Yamanoto!. NOTE(Eisenhower and Omar Bradly and Ramstadt were also exceptional) McCarthur was ok, even though he was crazy and wanted to nuke China when the war ended, the fool!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Depends on how you define 'greatest'!. Tactically, Rommel was probably the best!. For strategic excellence, Eisenhower gets my vote!. I think one key consideration should be that the general has consistently achieved results, preferably over different theatres of war!. If he is a mere a 'one hit wonder' i!.e!. made his name over the conduct of only one famous battle!. Then he wouldn't be in!.Www@QuestionHome@Com For the US, its either Patton, Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall, Bradley, Nimitz, or Halsey!. Marshall was probably better than Eisenhower since he plan Operation Overlord but many thought Eisenhower did which he was mostly known for!. Halsey was probably better than Nimitz even though he was under Nimitz, Halsey particapated in the battles while Nimitz observe from somewhere!. Halsey was also knighted by the British Empire!.Www@QuestionHome@Com USA Patton father of the armored divisions (hell on wheels) Germany Von Manstein (ideologist of the defeat of France, who had tamed Krimea, who had saved the east front in 1943!. Rommel great tactic, headache for UK and allies in Lybia and Egipt!. USSR Zhukov the saviour of Moscow, and who had tamed Berlin!. UK Montgomery the winner of Cyrenaica and TunisiaWww@QuestionHome@Com Soviet: Zhukov Germany: Hainz Guderian - author of Blitzkrieg (military doctrine) USA lost 418 thousands people during whole WW2 UK lost 450 thousands people during whole WW2 Russia lost 23 million!.!.!. Poland lost 8 million!.!.!. U can see who can tell u more about fighting, courage and war!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com For America Patton, Great Britain Montgomery, Germany it was Von Manstein who was considered a military genius and came up with the plan which defeated France in 6 weeks!. For the Soviet Union it's a tie between Zhukov and Andrei Yeremenko!.Www@QuestionHome@Com US: Patton, Macarthur, Eisenhower Germany: Rommel U!.K!.: Mountbatten ( although he was an egotistical jerk and not as good as he thought he was ) France: De Gaulle ( because he didn't have to fight; all the front-line French generals caved quickly )!.Www@QuestionHome@Com From Germany was Heinrich Himmler who was ranked Obergruppenfuhrer and after he got captured he commited suicide in his own jail cell!.And I can't quite remember anybody else!.Oh yeah and Manfred von Richtoffen the pilot who got shot down over France at a nearby village!.Www@QuestionHome@Com From the USA, General Patton!. From Germany, Romel!. From the UK, Montgomery!. I think the very best though was probably Patton!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The best tactical commander to emerge was W!.J!.Slim who campaigned in Burma against the Japanese !. :0)Www@QuestionHome@Com Rommel, Monty, and Kuribayashi!. Rommel's problem was disrespecting Hitler!. It got him killed!. Monty's problem was caution!. And Kuribayashi's problem was suicidal officers who preferred to ignore his orders!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Erwin Rommel - The man knew battlefield tactics, unfortunately he did not do well on the strategic level!. It does, however, not take away from his genius!.Www@QuestionHome@Com U!.S!. General McArthur because he said that he would return to the Philippines and HE DID!!Www@QuestionHome@Com Zhukov - without doubt!. Patton was a minor player by comparisonWww@QuestionHome@Com Patton!.Www@QuestionHome@Com PattonWww@QuestionHome@Com |