I regularly get asked who I consider the best German General of World War 2 or similar question, well, it is time to settle this question once and for all. But be aware you might not like the answer, but it is time for some serious reality-check, after all education is one of the key aspects of my channel. Ideally, this video should settle all those “Best WW2 General”-questions once and for all – I know it won’t but hey one can dream right. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Stumpf, Reinhard: Die Wehrmacht-Elite. Rang- und Herkunftsstruktur der deutschen Generale und Admirale 1933-1945. Harald Boldt Verlag: Boppard am Rhein, Germany, 1982. Thoß, Bruno (Hrsg.); Volkmann, Hans-Erich (Hrsg.): Erster Weltkrieg – Zweiter Weltkrieg. Ein Vergleich. Ferdinand Schönigh: Paderborn, Germany, 2005 (2002). Margiotta, Franklin D.: (Executive Editor): Brassey’s Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography. Brassey’s, Inc.: USA, 1994. Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M.: To the Gates of Stalingrad. The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 1: September-November 1942. University Press of Kansas: United States, 2009. Glantz, David et al.: Slaughterhouse: The Encyclopedia of the Eastern Front. Military Book Club: USA, 2002. Creveld, Martin van: Supplying War. Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Frieser, Karl-Heinz: Blitzkriege-Legende. Der Westfeldzug 1940. 4. Auflage. Oldenbourg Verlag: München, 2012. Stahel, David: Operation Barbarossa and Germany’s Defeat in the East. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2011 (2009). Condell, Bruce (ed.); Zabecki, David T. (ed.): On the German Art of War. Truppenführung. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, 2009 (2001). Keilig, Wolf: Das Deutsche Heer 1939-1945. Band III: Die Generalität des Heeres im 2. Weltkrieg. Podzun-Verlag: Bad Nauheim, Germany, without year. Stahel, David: Operation Barbarossa and Germany’s Defeat in the East. Cambridge University Press: UK, 2009, p. 155 Stahel, David: Retreat from Moscow. A New History of Germany’s Winter Campaign, 1941-1942. Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, USA, 2019. Wettstein, Adrian; Rutherford, Jeff: The German Army on the Eastern Front: An Inner View of the Ostheer's Experiences of War. Pen and Sword Military, 2018. Beaubien, J.P.: CHOSEN ONES – Terrible Writing Advice. Terrible Writing Advice: YouTube, wherever that is, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuTQ0EpmnJo #BestGermanGeneral #BestGeneralWW2 #GermanGenerals