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Why is/was he overlooked and less featured by the media etc over the years .. . When his record was faultless compared to Gen D MacArthur , Montgomery
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That's actually a great question. Impressive career path he had before retiring in the Army.
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Imo:
Less adept/inclined to use the media to his advantage as others like Montgomery, Bradley or Patton.
Also less blunt in using political interference and manipulating Eisenhower to get his way than any of them.
The army group didn't take part in most of the fighting in Normandy or the Falaise pocket.
Nearly half of the formation were foreign (French) units including a lot with "inferior" backgrounds (not only the Germans were racist).
The last stages of the war saw the army group move into secondary areas (Austria, Northern Italy) as compared to the high profile leaders who rolled into Germany itself.
It wasn't the largest army group, it didn't fight the highest profile engagements, it's leader wasn't in the spotlight of attention every month for bickering with SHAEF, beating up subordinates, humiliating blunders etc. The liberation of Paris was probably the highlight in terms of the general history books of the 6th AG's service in WW2.
A far better commander than the likes of Bradley and Clark imo.
Less adept/inclined to use the media to his advantage as others like Montgomery, Bradley or Patton.
Also less blunt in using political interference and manipulating Eisenhower to get his way than any of them.
The army group didn't take part in most of the fighting in Normandy or the Falaise pocket.
Nearly half of the formation were foreign (French) units including a lot with "inferior" backgrounds (not only the Germans were racist).
The last stages of the war saw the army group move into secondary areas (Austria, Northern Italy) as compared to the high profile leaders who rolled into Germany itself.
It wasn't the largest army group, it didn't fight the highest profile engagements, it's leader wasn't in the spotlight of attention every month for bickering with SHAEF, beating up subordinates, humiliating blunders etc. The liberation of Paris was probably the highlight in terms of the general history books of the 6th AG's service in WW2.
A far better commander than the likes of Bradley and Clark imo.
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