Slim on responsibility and dismissing commanders

Did William Slim throw subordinates under the bus when he dismissed officers?

No. He could remove officers who failed, but he did not blame them for his own errors and accepted responsibility for the command system.

Slim could remove officers who failed to carry out orders without using them as scapegoats. He defended commanders against outside pressure when an operation took longer than expected, while still dismissing officers who refused or failed to execute orders without good reason. In the example discussed, Slim accepted that a subordinate failure also reflected his responsibility to ensure the unit would act as required. The distinction is between decisive command action and evading accountability by shifting blame downward.