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Old October 11th, 2006, 09:57 AM
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On Rommel

"Rommel was a very aggresive and thrusting General, energetic, always on the ball. He drove his troops hard and he was impatient. he was ambitious and inclined to be spectacular personally and militarily, and there was a great deal of the politician in him. I would say that his military knowledge was not very profound. There were 2 principles which he clung to: Counterattack quickly and exploit every success. He overdid both"

Leslie Morshead 11 June 1947
GOC 9th Australian Infantry Division
Tobruk & El Alamein

(From Tobruk by Peter Fitzsimons)

As he was one who beat Rommel regularly I would assume he knows!
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