Who was the Best German General of World War II? Top 3 

What about Albert Kesselring? He held back the Allies in Italy for a long time

Germay's different needs throughout the war called for different talents According to me here are the ones who excelled when in command Strategy: Manstein Attack: Rommel Defense : Heinrici Blitzkrieg Doctrine: Guderian Most dependable: Rundstedt

Manstein on the offensive, army level Rommel on the offensive, corps level Heinricki on the defensive, army level

1.Manstein (Master of mobile defence) 2.Guderian (Father of blitzkrieg) 3.Walther Model (Master of defence)

My top 3: 1. Manstein (both defensive and offensive success) 2. Walter Model (Fireman) 3. von Bock (All around good general) Honorable mentions: Guderian, Rundstedt

Gotthard Heinrici was at least on a par with Walter Model as a defensive expert.

My top 3. 1.Manstein, the most talented out of the box thinker while maintaining a field presence commander. 2. SS general Steiner, made famous because of the movie downfall, however his actual combat performance was excellent, a true lead from the front commander. 3. Rommel, what more can i say. Tactically, the most famous mobile warfare general with influence that reached long after ww2.

Manstein the obvious choice, Allthough guderian and rommel were considered, But...... For me.... Heinrici.

Although Albert Kesselring wasn't a Marshall, I believe his ability to steadily hold back everything the Allies could throw at his through brilliant defense lines, was as talented as any military commander could have done regarding the situation...

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Before watching the video guess: 3- Albert Kesselrig 2- Walter Model 1- Erich von Manstein

Great Video Sergio!

Any list without Guderian is useless. About Keitel, he was just "yes man" nothing more.

Agreed. Great video!

Manstein is a legend in his own book.

Good history Channel

It was a wonderful evaluation about those three ..yes completely agree with 🙏( War Academy) channel explaining and evaluation

10:36 On September 17th, 1944, when Operation Market Garden began, Hitler's firefighter Walter Model happened to find himself in Montgomery's most worst spot he could be, in Oosterbeek, a village just two miles west of Arnhem. His HQ was there between the landing zone of the British 1st Airborne Division and the Arnhem Rhine bridge. I think the allied commanders didn't know this. Thanks to his powers, Model was able to transport by railroads enough armoured vehicles over hundreds of kilometres (including from Hamburg) to Arnhem in just two days' time.

The German general Kesselring should be considered here. Not only did Kesselring deal sternly with the pompous Desert Fox (who was N0T winning in North Africa), but he had to coordinate the entire Mediterranean Theater for Germany, despite not getting the men or equipment he desired. Kesselring was a helluva general. Read about him.

That is the most correct analysis of the the best German General of world war 2. Rundstedt was the best field General. Manstein was a great strategist but does not compare to Rundstedts capacity to delegate and identify capable commanders.

AI’s poor pronunciation of German names is very grating and diminished the overall video.

Rommel in spite of lack of Support ,still manage to Won.

#4 Smiling Albert Kesselring

He may not be the "sexy" choice but Kesselring was indisputably extremely bright and effective. His taint with war crimes was a sad aside.

Von Manstein was Germany's best overall general.

Asking me to pick the Best German General is like asking me choose between ice cream, cake, or candy.

During World War II, especially in the later stages of the conflict, resources became increasingly scarce for Axis powers like Germany. Luxury items like monocles were viewed as symbols of elitism and privilege, which could provoke resentment among civilians facing hardship. Thus, some German officers might have had their monocles smashed by angry civilians as an act of defiance or as a way to express their disdain for the perceived arrogance of the military elite. Additionally, it could have been a form of retaliation for the officers' perceived role in the war and its consequences.

Mannstein, Paul Hausser , Felix Steiner.

All great Marshalls....would've only mattered if they had supplies and reinfrcements.......no one could have overcome that

Manstein clearly #1

Manstein, Rommel, and Runstedt!

Model, Kesselring, Hoth and Hube

I agree with you.

1 - Guderian 2 - Model 3 - Manstein

In my opinion Manstein and Guderian the inventore of blitzkrisg

There are 3 Top German Generals depending on context. Model for comprehensive defence eg the Defence around Rzhev "meat Grinder" Manstein for deep strategic assessment & execution when under AH's approval. e.g France 1940 & Sevastopol 1942 & Kharkiv Feb-Mar 1943 with AH's approval etc. Guderian for his intuitive grasp to execute regardless of what AH may say. His willingness to deliver. This was in the final execution in 1940 when he ignored AH. Where he argued vociferously for a continuation against Moscow in August 1941 rather than Kiev. His grasp of what was required may well have generated a different result at stalingrad with Mansteins Winter Storm when Manstein did not ask Paulus to attack towards him. Additionally at Kursk I suspect Guderian would have finished the job argued against the stripping of 1st SS to Italy, Gross Deutschland to Kluge and wasting weeks to get there when Model could have been ok without them & they were instrumental in the South whilst also challenging Ah on not allowing the reinforcements to be brought in in the South When the Soviets didnt have reinforcements in range and front line were being mauled in the South...(I.e. the 5th SS Viking, Panzer div 17 & 23) which would have certainly altered the result given the situation on 13th June 1943. ( A victory lost by Von Manstein, could have been a victory won with GUderian)...but even as Stalin was allowing for greater & greater general autonomy, Ah was increasingly exerting greater control...Fortunately the Allies won!!

My list would be 1) Erich von Manstein, 2) Erwin Rommel, and 3) Heinz Guderian.

Without a doubt General Burkhalter.

Manstein,Heinrici,Model - in that order.

Surprised Rommel isn't among the top 3.

They were all great military field marshals

I agree with your assessment, but what's baffling to me is why Hitler altered so many final battle plans?!

Model for active defense, Guderian for offence Manstein if you need a posterboy who knew everything better in hindsight.

Guderian was the inventor of Blitzkrieg, so I vote for him in the top 3 German commanders.

Attacking: Rommel/Boch Counter Attack: Manstein Defensive: Model/Heinrici Best Overall: Reichenau Had Reichenau led the 6th Army into Stalingrad I have no doubt he would have secured the victory for the Wehrmacht. Paulus was a decent general not bad but not great either. He was an awful choice to take over the 6th. I have no doubt if he had not been the chief of staff for the 6th when Reichenau died there was no way he would have been given a field command.

What about Kesselring ?

fortunately what held them back was their inept boss. as the allies got stronger and learned from their mistakes both these men had a hand tied behind their backs and less and less to play with.

About doing the Generals of the Soviet Union ? .After all they were the one that defeated the German Generals on the Easter front .

Model, Manstein, Rommel.

At the end our host says he's "being honest." That's just great. It's a dumb phrase, a dumb thing to say. Who would watch if he weren't being honest? But -- Bully for our narrator. He's trying to be honest.

I would say Mainstien.

Manstein, Guderian, Heinrici

Best Generals? Model, Manstein, Guderian

It would be interesting to switch allied generals that are considered great with their axis counterparts and see who would be the better general, the Germans would get General Patton in 1939 at the start of the war, and the Americans get Rommel to lead their armies in 1941 and forward, The Japanese would get McArthur while the U.S gets Yamamoto before Pearl harbor so all would begin from the start of hostilities I would like to see how Patton would deal with the same limitations as the German generals faced, limited fuel and other supplies, no air cover, or then again maybe Patton would have won earlier battles that his German counterpart lost and not be in their situation , who knows?

Eric von Mainstein

Von manstein THe GOAT Heins Guderian The Artist Walter Model The fuhrers Fireman

Kesselring or guderian over von manstein

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I feel von Rundstedt is misplaced here. What made him stand out was longevity. He didn't really do anything that was above the ordinary. Most of the outstanding successes were because of his subordinate generals. Vis a vis WW1, there was no such army rank of commander. I would replace his place on the list with Kesselring.

Model Manstein Von Reichenau

Rommel is definitely the most famous 😂but I bought a book 📚 on man stein so I’m gonna vote for him. Some of my tank crazy friends 😅like guderian . Walter who? I think whoever conquered France should be kaiser😂

Model Heinrici Guderian

All legit German generals should have monocle like Model !!

I liked Steiner he knew how to trigger Hitler .

Manstein

It's not possible to say who was the best because each of them had different tasks, strengths, and different opponents. For example, Von Bock was very good, but near Moscow he lacked logistics, and then he was recalled, so it's not known how he would perform defensively. Manstein maintained the southern front after Stalingrad, but he lost at Kursk and lost Ukraine. In my opinion, Busch was good, but he wasn't spectacular; he only showed himself in defense. It's difficult to compare incomparable conditions. And in my opinion, Model was overrated.

Guedarian

General Rokossovsky was the best general of WW2,an almost perfect record.Change my mind.

Erich Von Manstein.

Maybe I'm dumb but Runstead did not as I understand it lead the 1941 Ardennes breakthrough. I thought he was the commander responsible through Holland and Belgium. PLEASE assist???????

Mainstien hands down

I'm a min in. I'll say manstein , model and guderian Thats excluding waafen ss generals

Commander was a rank in the German Navy and not the German Army.

Albert kesslring?? He stop allies for 2 years in Italy why he not on the list ??

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I agree about Manstein. Hitler had a solid group of Marshals, but they had an idiot for a commander.

Rommel & Model.

What happened to rommel?

The Allies and Germans all agreed manstein was the best general of the war in Europe. MacArthur and admiral Nimitz the best in the pacific

Manstein, Guderian and Model. Rommel at a tactical (corps) level. No idea how von Rundstedt made your list, your omission of Guderian even more surprising. There was no rank in the German army called Commander. Sloppy.

Von Bock

Where guderian?

USA was Eisenhower and Patton. And Omar Bradley.!! Germany was no doubt Rommel

Eisenhower, because he's the German that won the war

What the hell are Rundstedt and Model doing on your list? Manstein yes but them big no. Greatest Field Marshalls of Germany and of the entire war are: Position one: FieldMarshall Von Manstein Number two: FieldMarshall Albert Kesselring Number three: Field Marshall Erwin Rommel Model and sleeping Rundstedt are some of the most overrated of the war.

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Hey, nice show. But can't you learn to pronounce famous names with their correct inflections? Not hard to do bro.

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Conterversial opinion. Manstein wasn't great. Model, kliest, rommel were better generals. He was definitely good at playing politics. He lost the southern front in russia. He blamed all his failures on hitler to save his image. He also hid his involvement in war crimes and perpetuated a myth of clean Wehrmacht.

Оперативное командование Паулюс Танки Гудериан Роммель Пехота Рундштедт Авиация Кессельринг Флот Дениц Общее командование Манштейн

USSR has endless human resources, USA has endless money and industry, German smart General is limited

All that brilliance, and they lost.