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  • Long way To Messina.

  • Great...

  • It was Monty who ruined it pattons plan was different but they listen to monty patton knew how to cut them off its alexanders fault anyways you know as they say shit flows down

  • @L337karma All Patton was interested in was taking Palermo and getting the glory of liberating the Sicilian Capital. He didn't spare one thought to trapping the Germans or finishing them off. He advanced through good tank country against negligible opposition all the while ignoring all requests for help in fighting the Germans on the Etna line. When he recieved the order to go to Messina he ignored it so he could take Palermo first. Palermo was worthless to the Allied Campaign.

  • @L337karma When Monty learnt that Patton was around the Palermo region he suggested to Alexander that Patton be sent to take Messina as his was the better position to do it with the Germans strongly entrenched in front of the 8th Army. Patton deluded himself into thinking it was a race to tak Messina between him and Monty. Monty had given up the prize and began pulling troops out for the invasion of the Italian mainland. When Patton finally engaged the Germans he did no better than the British.

  • @L337karma Alexander was to blame for the poor coordination of the campaign. He didn't exersize any tactical or strategic control over any of the forces under him. He made no plans for the invasion or post invasion phase of the operation, he let Montgomery and Patton do what they wanted and only gave orders when pressured by Monty to do so. He showed a complete lack of grip, control and determination and as a result the Germans managed to escape with little difficulty.

  • If you want to CRINGE really really hard, just read the comments on any WW2 video.

    Farkkking hell, amazing how gay some people can be.

  • nazis were hardcore.

  • good point about Pattons and Montys egos letting the Germans escape

  • Thanks to Britain and Americans that bring to us democracy....they bring to us after the WW Berlusconi lol hihihiih

  • Patton irritates me don't know why

  • @TheWELSHGUARD Patton was better than Monty, like him or not. Monty was way to cautious and stalled to often.

  • @TheWELSHGUARD I know what you mean, I get the same feeling from Alexander and Montgomery.

  • @TheWELSHGUARD cause he was a prick thats why.But he was brilliant @ tactics

  • General Georgy Zhukov is the greatest general ever.

  • @delkhairio Because of battle of Sealow hights, of because of operation Mars?

  • how silly to compeat with the olther general we're on the same team!

  • probably just friendly competion

  • I believe that most of the planes were in Britain to guard the island from bomber attacks as well as preparing for D-Day. In Sicily, I think the planes were used mostly for defensive roles.

  • Why didn't they just run a strafe attack with planes on the retreating forces?

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