Operational Leadership As Practiced By Field Marshal Erwin Rommel During The German Campaign In North Africa, 1941-1942: : Success Or Failure?
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This paper analyzes the operational leadership of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel during the North African campaign of 1941-1942. It concludes that Rommel, despite being an accomplished tactical leader, was a poor operational leader. Rommel lacked the proper personality, military education, and military experience to obtain the broad view necessary to become a successful operational leader. His personal relationship with Hitler put Rommel in a position of authority he was not qualified to fulfill. Additionally, his inability as an operational commander to fully comprehend logistics and strategic objectives resulted in the German’s defeat in North Africa.
The Joint Force Commander must ensure his operational commanders are more than just tacticians. A successful tactical leader will not automatically become a successful operational leader. Close scrutiny of potential operational commanders is a must to ensure the future leaders of the U.S. military will be able to accomplish military strategic and operational objectives.
Commander Charles M. Gibson
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome book! I always thought that Rommel was a kind of top 10 Generals of 20th century, but a see that all that is not true, but still he is awesome!
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Operational Leadership As Practiced By Field Marshal Erwin Rommel During The German Campaign In North Africa, 1941-1942 - Commander Charles M. Gibson
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OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP AS PRACTICED BY FIELD MARSHAL ERWIN ROMMEL DURING THE GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA, 1941-1942: SUCCESS OR FAILURE?
By
Charles M. Gibson Commander, USN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
ABSTRACT 5
INTRODUCTION 6
North African Campaign Overview 6
Personality Traits 8
Military Education 10
Prior Military Experience 11
Strategic Objectives 12
Logistics 13
Command Relationships 14
Conclusions 15
BIBLIOGRAPHY 18
MAPS 19
Rommel’s First Offensive North Afrika (MARCH-APRIL 1941) 19
OPERATION CRUSADER (NOVEMBER 1941) 19
Rommel’s Mad dash to Egypt (OPERATION CRUSADER, November 1941) 20
Rommel’s Retreat to EL Agheila, December 1941- January 1942 20
Rommel’s Advance to Gazala Line