George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant?

Adozf Hitzer Professional Posts: 306	George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 8, 2021 14:58:51 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Adozf Hitzer on Jun 8, 2021 14:58:51 GMT What do you think about Patton?
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George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 8, 2021 19:18:16 GMT via mobile Adozf Hitzer likes this

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IMO, overrated by postwar Germans (he was, after all, a human, not a deity), underrated by Americans (he was, after all, not a devil). In my opinion, he was a brilliant general, a good person, a crazy lunatic, and not much else.

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George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 9, 2021 1:01:47 GMT via mobile

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Jun 8, 2021 19:18:16 GMT Gerd von Rundstedt said:

IMO, overrated by postwar Germans (he was, after all, a human, not a deity), underrated by Americans (he was, after all, not a devil). In my opinion, he was a brilliant general, a good person, a crazy lunatic, and not much else.

crazy lunatic? Why?

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George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 9, 2021 12:59:36 GMT via mobile

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Jun 9, 2021 1:01:47 GMT Adozf Hitzer said:

Jun 8, 2021 19:18:16 GMT Gerd von Rundstedt said:

IMO, overrated by postwar Germans (he was, after all, a human, not a deity), underrated by Americans (he was, after all, not a devil). In my opinion, he was a brilliant general, a good person, a crazy lunatic, and not much else.

crazy lunatic? Why?

There is no denying that his actions where very abnormal.

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George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 9, 2021 13:34:45 GMT via mobile

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Jun 9, 2021 12:59:36 GMT Gerd von Rundstedt said:

Jun 9, 2021 1:01:47 GMT Adozf Hitzer said:

crazy lunatic? Why?

There is no denying that his actions where very abnormal.

But still crazy lunatic is too much

rommel323 Administrator New Admin Posts: 146	George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 9, 2021 15:19:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rommel323 on Jun 9, 2021 15:19:50 GMT "History is written by the victorious". I feel he is overrated

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George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 9, 2021 15:37:27 GMT

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Jun 9, 2021 15:28:20 GMT Gerd von Rundstedt said:

Jun 9, 2021 15:19:50 GMT rommel323 said:

"History is written by the victorious". I feel he is overrated

Agreed. But the victorious hated him.

Haha! Didn't know that

Anyways, who and why did they hate him?

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George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 9, 2021 22:34:51 GMT via mobile

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Jun 9, 2021 15:37:27 GMT rommel323 said:

Jun 9, 2021 15:28:20 GMT Gerd von Rundstedt said:

Agreed. But the victorious hated him.

Haha! Didn't know that

Anyways, who and why did they hate him?

Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Bradley all hated him because he was willing to recruit known Nazis, and then fight against the Reds.

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George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 10, 2021 2:06:45 GMT via mobile

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Jun 9, 2021 15:37:27 GMT rommel323 said:

Jun 9, 2021 15:28:20 GMT Gerd von Rundstedt said:

Agreed. But the victorious hated him.

Haha! Didn't know that

Anyways, who and why did they hate him?

For the same reason Churchill didn't like Auchinleck, for being bad at politics.
Montgomery was not any better than Auchinleck, but he has friends in government.

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George S Patton: Overrated or Brilliant? Jun 10, 2021 2:33:08 GMT

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