Patton- "You know, Dick, if I had my way, I'd meet Rommel face to face; him in his tank and me in mine. We'd meet out there somewhere... salute each other, maybe drink a toast, then we'd button up and do battle. The winner would decide the outcome of the entire war" [b] From the movie "Patton"[/b]
So between these 2 geniuses of armored warfare who do you think would come out on top?
Rommel is given one of the feared veteran Panzer divisions, and Patton the venerable but largely green American armored division.
Both of these great leaders/men were at the top of there game during World War 2 and had significant impacts on the shape of the war.
I would give this battle to Rommel, not just because of the panzers but because of his experience. and his genius tactics that shocked the world so many times in North Africa and gave him his title "The Desert Fox"
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"You beat the plan, you beat the man." -also from Patton (great flick)