THE MASTERS OF WORLD WAR IICOMBAT

Click on each General to Learn about the most powerful generals of World War II and test your own personnel knowledge.

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GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON

In General George S. Patton’s early military career he fought in the Mexican campaign against Pancho Vila and in World War I led the Tank Corps as a Captain, Lieutenant Colonel and Then major. During World War II he became famous for leading the Third Army Division across 82,000 square miles of German occupied territory. More than half of the German Army was captured, wounded or killed by Patton’s Third Army.

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Question #1 How was General Patton killed?

a) a stray bulletb) old aged) car crash

FIELD MARSHAL ERWIN J. ROMMEL

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel had a great Service record during World War I, but was wounded in action during the invasion of France. He command the 7th Armored Division at the battle of France in 1941. Hitler appointedRommel commander of the North Afrika Korpsfor the next two years. This is where he inherited the name “Desert Fox” for consistently outsmartingBritish Commanders up until his resources began to run out and he was forced out of Africa by Gen.Montgomery and other Allied Forces.

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Question #1 How was Rommel wounded in

Normandy?a) friendly fireb) tank battled) air strike

GENERAL BERNARD L. MONTGOMERY

General Montgomery served in the first World War on the Western Front. In August 1942 he was given command of the British Eighth Army facing famous Nazi general ErwinRommel. Montgomery eventually defeated Rommel by forcing him to stop attempting his effective flanking patterns and face him head on, World War I trench warfare style. After crippling Rommel’s army his other campaigns in Europe however were never as successful as his victories in North Africa

Question #1 Which military operation planned by

Gen. Montgomery failed miserably?a) Operation Overlordb) Operation Market Gardend) Operation Torch

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General Patton http://generalgeorgepatton.us/index.html

Field Marshal Rommel http://generalgeorgepatton.us/index.html

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery http://

www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_montgomery.html