Why was Rommel defeated by Montgomery? What was Rommel's final result?

Montgomery has always been hailed as a master of fox hunting, and it is generally believed that he defeated Rommel. But in fact, his victory was completely picked up. The man who actually defeated Rommel was driven out of North Africa, and Montgomery was just transferred there by chance. And the real Montgomery is far from being as upright as what is written in the book. So what kind of person is the real Montgomery? one. Good Luck Montgomery

It needs to be pointed out that Montgomery has always had good luck. When the Battle of France broke out, Montgomery led the Third Division of the British Expeditionary Force into battle. The war situation was very bad at that time, and Montgomery could be finished at any time. After all, the British were completely defeated on the French battlefield, and the regiment could be wiped out at any time. Montgomery's good luck began at this time, because the commander of the British Second Army, Alan Bruno, was ordered to return home, and Montgomery took over as the commander of the Second Army.

This gave Montgomery a chance to stand out. After all, if he was just a division commander, he could only be regarded as a frontline officer, and his power and military exploits would not be great. But being a military commander is different. Although he is only a major general now, as long as his performance in this battle is not bad, it is basically confirmed that he can be promoted. As the commander of the Second Army, Montgomery commanded the retreat well, so he was able to continue to serve as the division commander after returning home. He was promoted to lieutenant general and commander of the Southeast Military Region at the end of 1941.

If nothing else happens, Montgomery's subsequent career may be to educate new officers and strictly train the troops. However, in August 1942, Claude John Auchinleck, commander of the Eighth Army and commander of the British forces in the Middle East, was dismissed by Churchill on the grounds of insubordination and disobedience on the battlefield. This reason is ridiculous, because if it were not for Auchinleck, the North African battlefield would have collapsed long ago. But Churchill didn't care about that much. If he didn't win, he would replace him. He didn't care about that much.

So poor Auchinleck was ousted, but he was ousted. North Africa cannot be leaderless, right? After a game of selecting troops and generals, Churchill finally chose Montgomery. It must be said that Montgomery was very lucky, because when he arrived, the mess in North Africa had actually been sorted out by Auchinleck. two. Unlucky Auchinleck

In fact, Montgomery's luck was already overwhelming, because Auchinleck won the most difficult period in North Africa. In fact, Auchinleck was similar to Montgomery back then, except that he was much less lucky than Montgomery. When he took over, North Africa was a sinkhole. Before Auchinleck took over, North Africa was led by General Wavell. As soon as Wavell defeated the Italians, Rommel came to North Africa and defeated Wavell in three strikes, five divided by two, which made Wavell very upset.

Of course, Wavell's failure cannot be blamed on him, it was entirely Churchill's fault. This bad soldier among politicians, bad soldier among politicians interfered with Wavell's command in 1941. With a stroke of his pen, Churchill ordered Wavell to move four divisions to Greece. Churchill had a good idea and divided his troops to go to Greece. Both sides won. Unfortunately, both ends failed.

Wavell was even more aggrieved and continued to lose to Rommel, each time more miserably than the last. Although he had some victories, he was unable to defeat Rommel. Because he was very unlucky, Churchill urged him to attack again and again, and the result of his attack was that Rommel kicked him so hard that he no longer even recognized his mother. In the end, in order to shirk responsibility, Churchill sent Wavell to India to be the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India.

The person who succeeded Wavell was the unlucky Auchinleck. What he inherited was a complete mess, and his task was to clean up the mess here. But he was also unlucky. Churchill urged him to attack every three days. The first Crusade attack was able to repel Rommel. But then Churchill asked him to take advantage of the situation to attack fiercely, but the troops in Auchinleck's hands suffered heavy losses, so how to attack? They could only drag it on, but fortunately Rommel attacked first in the end, which saved him from being suspected of disobedience. But the result was still not good, and he was kicked directly back to Egypt by Rommel.

However, the pendulum effect in North Africa was once again manifested at this time. This time it was Rommel's turn to work in vain and suffer heavy losses. Of course, Auchinleck was still not doing much better. But the fat old British bastard Churchill popped up again. Auchinleck was ordered to attack immediately, but Auchinleck objected and was eventually dismissed by the old bastard Churchill. William Gott was originally scheduled to take over, but the unlucky William Gott's plane crashed on the way. Poor William Gott kicked off his legs and died. That's why Montgomery picked it up. three. The famous general who gave away his life

At this time, Montgomery's luck was extremely good. When he arrived, Auchinleck had almost restored the battle line. All Montgomery needed to do was use Auchinleck's accumulated strength to fight Rommel. So in the Second Battle of El Alamein, Montgomery made full use of the forces accumulated by Auchinleck and turned them into advantages to launch an attack on the German and Italian forces. After a series of poor command and fatal confrontations, Montgomery defeated Rommel with shocking casualties.

However, it should be pointed out that Rommel actually arrived belatedly. At the beginning of the Second Battle of El Alamein, Rommel was not here. He returned to China to recuperate due to gastric ulcer.

Montgomery's poor tactical skills prompted him to throw his troops directly towards the defense line deployed by the German and Italian coalition forces, which was still the strongest area. It was a good idea for the infantry to clear a path, but in fact the infantry never did it properly and they suffered heavy losses. Many armored units of the British army were stuck in the minefields and could not move, and were then called out one by one by 88-guns. They suffered heavy losses. It can be said that they sent a wave of deaths to Rommel.

The most terrifying thing is that this happened more than once. As a result, the entire battle ended. Although the German-Italian forces lost more than 30,000 people, most of them were Italians. Most of the 350 tanks lost were also Italians. Italian tanks. But Montgomery was different. 1,100 tanks were deployed, more than 500 of which were directly destroyed, and there were more than 13,600 casualties. Moreover, Rommel not only took away the main force, but also left a large minefield for Montgomery before leaving, which was so large that Montgomery could not pursue it. It can be said that this is a victory with a huge loss.

Of course, this did not happen once. When the Allied forces counterattacked in Europe, Montgomery planned Operation Market Garden. The plan was so audacious that for Montgomery it was essentially the sun coming out of the west. He planned to first send all the paratroopers of the Allies to seize the bridges in the Rhine Valley, and then send ground troops with the British Second Army as the main force to break through the German army, and finally join the paratroopers. However, what Montgomery didn't expect was that this time he sent another wave of deaths to the German army.

This plan was well thought out, but something went wrong from the beginning. The Allied paratroopers either lost their positions or were thrown directly into the heads of the German armored forces. And because the weather was too bad, most of the radio stations and heavy equipment of the British 1st Parachute Division were broken. Before the paratroopers could react, the German tanks came over. The Poles and Americans next door were not much better. The Poles arrived at the wrong location and could not support the British army on time. The US military had to guard the road and fight the German army. The stupid-ass British Second Army failed to arrive on time at all, and eventually the entire campaign collapsed.

It should be pointed out that this plan was taken for granted from the beginning. It can be said that it was the result of the overt and covert fighting between Montgomery, Bradley, and Patton. At this time, they and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery were competing for limited supply resources in order to cross the Rhine River into Germany in a single decisive battle, but this and the Allied Commander of the European Theater General Eisenhower The multi-faceted advance strategy that had been planned before the Normandy landings went against the grain.

Bradley and Patton hoped to go eastward and capture Metz before entering the industrial areas of Saarland. This plan required breaking through Siegfried's Line, but could avoid the heavily garrisoned banks of the Rhine. Bradley also suggested that the Allies should use more airlift to send supplies to the front line, so that the front line's advancement operations would not be hindered by logistical supplies. The two sides were at loggerheads over this, and behind the scenes was a political game within the allies.

But in the end, Montgomery came up with Operation Market Garden, which looked very reliable but was indeed a mess in execution, forcing Eisenhower to adopt this plan. Because this plan seemed bold and risky, but the effect was also obvious, I adopted this plan. Of course, the result was not good. Allied paratroopers suffered heavy losses and the entire plan failed.

But Montgomery did not think so. He claimed that the plan was 90% successful, and declared: "Despite my mistakes, bad weather or the appearance of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps in Arnhem , but in my own biased opinion, if the operation had been adequately supported at the beginning, with sufficient aircraft, ground troops and other necessary supplies, the operation should have been successful. I maintain my unapologetic attitude towards Operation Market Garden. Support." I don't know if he was ashamed or not when he said this, but all the paratroopers of the allied countries had been dispatched, and the air force was vigorously supporting them. But he said that he was not given enough support and did not know how he would face those Allied paratroopers who died in the battle.

Conclusion

So in summary, among the famous generals of World War II, Montgomery was not only a low-ranking figure, but also a rookie with two swords. Not only was his strategy a mess, his tactics were even more disastrous. The only thing worthy of praise was his ability to brag and shirk responsibility. Patton once said that Montgomery would not have the guts to attack if his troops were not outnumbered twenty to one. It can be said that he became a famous general in World War II completely by accident. No real talent, just good luck.