What German Colonel Said When Asked Which General He Would Never Fight Again
In the final months of the war, a captured German Colonel from the elite 11th Panzer Division gave a candid interview to his American captors. When asked which commander he would least like to face in a rematch, he didn't name a strategist or a politician. He named the man who had just annihilated his division in the Lorraine: George S. Patton. To the Colonel, Patton's ability to coordinate air power, armor, and mobile infantry was "inhuman," creating a tempo of battle that no human mind could counter once it gained momentum. Sources: Hugh M. Cole — "The Lorraine Campaign" (U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1950) Steven Zaloga — "Panzer IV vs Sherman: France 1944" (Osprey Publishing, 2015) Robert Citino — "The Wehrmacht's Last Stand" (University Press of Kansas, 2017) Image Credits: Captured German Panzer crews courtesy National Archives Patton reviewing the 4th Armored Division courtesy U.S. Army Signal Corps
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