Why Montgomery Feared Patton — And Why He Never Admitted It
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Why Montgomery Feared Patton — And Why He Never Admitted It
During the final year of World War II, two Allied generals embodied radically different visions of how wars should be fought. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery built his reputation on caution, control, and centralized planning. General George S. Patton thrived on speed, aggression, and relentless momentum. Publicly, Montgomery dismissed Patton as reckless and undisciplined. Privately, American commanders came to believe that Montgomery understood exactly how dangerous Patton’s style could be—not to the enemy, but to his own authority within the alliance. This documentary examines the unspoken rivalry that shaped Allied command decisions from Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge, revealing why Montgomery resisted Patton’s rise, how that resistance strained Anglo-American relations, and why Montgomery could never openly acknowledge the threat Patton represented. Drawing on wartime correspondence, postwar testimony, and operational outcomes, this is the story of how fear, ego, and incompatible command philosophies nearly fractured the alliance at the moment of victory.
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