I guess this is a roundabout way of saying "How much of the 6th Panzer Army's inability to seize and push past Elsenborn Ridge was Dietrich's fault?"
While it's unlikely to affect the battle (unless the supply hub of Liege falls) and of course has no affect on the war given the impending collapse of the Eastern Front, could a different commander of the 6th [SS] Panzer Army in the Bulge do better?
(PS: How likely is Liege to fall? Bergstrom's Ardennes mentions, citing contemporary army reports, that Allied logistics would be thrown for a pretty big loop if it was taken or destroyed, but is this a "Yes, but that wouldn't happen" type of deal?)
While it's unlikely to affect the battle (unless the supply hub of Liege falls) and of course has no affect on the war given the impending collapse of the Eastern Front, could a different commander of the 6th [SS] Panzer Army in the Bulge do better?
(PS: How likely is Liege to fall? Bergstrom's Ardennes mentions, citing contemporary army reports, that Allied logistics would be thrown for a pretty big loop if it was taken or destroyed, but is this a "Yes, but that wouldn't happen" type of deal?)