Street_Disciple
Banned
The German general in East Africa during WWI. He held out until the end of the war and tied down Allied forces more than 10 times his strength. Never defeated at operational level. His force of German officers, NCOs and African Askaris was superbly trained and motivated. They lived off of the scant supply stocks they had at the beginning of the war and mainly off the enemy.
Now, I know that some of you will try to bring George Washington into this discussion, but I would like him excluded, simply because he never actually employed guerrilla tactics, most of his battles were on open ground and staged affairs, he rarely used ambushes and the likes, etc; some of the revolutionary commanders in the Southern colonies would fit into this more, and there are certainly other good and successful guerilla and partisan commanders as well, and any additions are welcome.
Now, I know that some of you will try to bring George Washington into this discussion, but I would like him excluded, simply because he never actually employed guerrilla tactics, most of his battles were on open ground and staged affairs, he rarely used ambushes and the likes, etc; some of the revolutionary commanders in the Southern colonies would fit into this more, and there are certainly other good and successful guerilla and partisan commanders as well, and any additions are welcome.