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Re: Rommel
sorry i disagree , Rommal advanced beyond a reasonable distance from his main supply depots in doing so he basically crippled his force. His aggressive style of command was also his undoing in the sense that the necessary logistical support was lacking. Rommal himself admitted later that his supply problems were not the fault of the italians slacking off but of his over aggressive actions overextending his own lines of supply and communication . The British were fighting from well established bases where supply was not so much of a problem .
Rommal's command structure also comes into question . He was constantly away from his h.q. leaving his subordinates ill informed of his intentions , thus by doing so created confusion in his own h.q. which at times of importance.
In my humble opinion Rommal's over aggressive command would have been brilliant at division level in russia but when in regards too commanding anything larger in such a fluid theater of war with so much depending on the logistical situation it would have been a disaster
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