dumbrenter: That would be the same Zhukov that suffered 300,000 casualties taking Berlin in 1945? Patton’s maneuvering of his 3rd Army to relieve Bastogne during the Ardennes Offensive ranks among the most brilliant armored thrusts of WWII.
He was widely considered the best Allied general (not just American) by the German General Staff, and this included generals of the caliber of Erich von Manstein.
Zhukov’s units had been bled white during the final push from the Oder, and I have no doubt that Patton would have waxed his ass.
His “failures” had nothing to do with his generalship, but his abrasive personality and unwillingness to put up with political BS. The same BS that allowed Montgomery to retain his position even after his failures during Normandy (Caen) and Holland (Operation Market-Garden).
