Erwin Rommel is a personall favorite, though mostly from the fanboism of the man. His tactics repeatedly confounded the British, but only because nobody caught on to them. He really did fall into a repetetive pattern of sweeping right flanks that only Monty figured out--which is why only he was able to drive Rommel back. He also earns my respect for his distance from the Nazi Party, equal treatment of himself, his officers, and his soldiers, as well as PoWs (equal ration shares for everyone, for example), and his outstanding allocation of resources and ability to turn a defensive position into a blistering counterattack.
