Street_Disciple
Banned
Unlike most of the desert generals before, Monty had learned a many lessons from Rommel, and unlike the previous British commanders who had a penchant for attacking or defending with unsupported individual brigade sized units, Monty ordered all of his commanders to keep the divisions operating as divisions I doubt there was another British commander, including Slim, who would have been able to whip the Eighth Army into shape in the short two weeks between Monty's assumption of command and Rommel's attack.
So, what would have caused his absence from the battlefield. Let’s say that the former British general Auchinleck had remained in command, or had Gott not gotten killed before taking over command from Auch. Although Auch stopped Rommel after the fall of Tobruk the first time at the Libyan/Egyptian frontier, the Eighth Army remained thoroughly demoralized and disorganized. Rommel had been up against a stronger British army the entire time in the desert, and although Rommel was facing even more severe logistical problems than previously, defeat was not an automatic given. Despite the advantage of Ultra and shorter lines of communication, I would not assume that Rommel would not have been defeated at First Alamein.
So, what would have caused his absence from the battlefield. Let’s say that the former British general Auchinleck had remained in command, or had Gott not gotten killed before taking over command from Auch. Although Auch stopped Rommel after the fall of Tobruk the first time at the Libyan/Egyptian frontier, the Eighth Army remained thoroughly demoralized and disorganized. Rommel had been up against a stronger British army the entire time in the desert, and although Rommel was facing even more severe logistical problems than previously, defeat was not an automatic given. Despite the advantage of Ultra and shorter lines of communication, I would not assume that Rommel would not have been defeated at First Alamein.