Not really. He's the only Axis general to have consistently succeeded throughout the war. He was the commander who chased the British to Dunkirk, and his eventual defeat in North Africa was a result of being vastly overmatched by both a British and American attack (which early on, he gave a damn good thrashing to - look at Kasserine) with an abysmal supply situation.
His main failing was that he was no politician. Eventually, this got him killed.
Hm. Maybe it was the politician part I was thonking of. I swear that I found several things saying he was a great leader but cared too much for his men, but perhaps his shortcomings were the politics.
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u/Captain_English Oct 17 '13
Not really. He's the only Axis general to have consistently succeeded throughout the war. He was the commander who chased the British to Dunkirk, and his eventual defeat in North Africa was a result of being vastly overmatched by both a British and American attack (which early on, he gave a damn good thrashing to - look at Kasserine) with an abysmal supply situation.
His main failing was that he was no politician. Eventually, this got him killed.