The 5 Worst Generals of WWII: One Was Innocent

Five generals. Four nations. Two sides. And five very different military disasters. World War II produced some of history's greatest commanders—but it also produced generals whose decisions ended in catastrophe. In this documentary, we examine five of the most controversial and disastrous commanders of the Second World War. This isn't simply a list of incompetent generals. It's a story about military failure, political pressure, intelligence failures, bad decisions—and the terrible consequences of being blamed by history. Five generals. Five disasters. But only one was condemned for a crime he never committed.