# Patton or Rommel -- Who would you want on your side?

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**Created:** [October 2, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patton-or-rommel-who-would-you-want-on-your-side/130543 "2002-10-02T16:04:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patton-or-rommel-who-would-you-want-on-your-side/130543/9 "2002-10-03T15:19:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Sparc \*  
> \*\*It could only have been worse if you would have put Monty up against Rommel… Or maybe that would be easier as well… \*\*

I mean no offense to our European brethern (specifically the British ones) but I was always under the impression that Monty was a putz. If Rommel is to Lee as Patton was to Grant then Monty would be paired up with McClellan.

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