Comment by MrMcCall

Eisenhower defeated Rommel, my friend, with Patton's brilliant help, dragging a limping Monty along by the hair. He was nearly sacked for insubordination.

The Germans only feared one Allied General, and it wasn't Monty (it was Patton).

If fact, Patton being relieved of command for slapping his soldier allowed him to serve as the uber-decoy in Great Britain to distract the Germans from being ready for a Normandy landing. God works in mysterious ways, indeed.

The Germans thought Patton's sacking for slapping a soldier was a ruse; that's how much esteem they had for him.