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Originally Posted by warsdead
well im not fully sure of his abilities as a corps commander he never would have made it in Russia in my opinion . In the north africa campaign he constantly out ran his supply lines ,he was too much of a gambler , the africa corps sole purpose was not the capture of Northern africa but too tie down British troops for the duration of the war
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Combat is about "aggression". Rommel understood that and he controlled the battlefield by forcing his enemies to "react" rather then act.
Rommel actually DIDN'T run out of supplies in N. Afrika. If he did, he would have been destroyed immediately. He just pushed it to the limit and spared little in reserve. This is how you squeeze every last drop out of your forces. Few commanders are skilled enough to do this consistently.
Why would Rommel fail in Russia when he did such a spectacular job in WWI, France, and Afrika? It's not a logical conclusion given the obvious facts.
