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After the war: How General Patton lost his command in Germany
Victory in Europe did not secure General George S. Patton’s future. Appointed military governor of Bavaria, he quickly found himself at odds with Washington over denazification policies and the ...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT, Calif. (KESQ) History is hard to miss along I-10 in Riverside County — especially when it’s made of steel. The General Patton Memorial Museum has unveiled its newest addition: a ...
It was a bitterly cold March day, and the 300 men who were to serve on General Patton's Third Army staff were all standing outside, waiting for him. Suddenly a voice announced, "The Army commander!" ...
Peter Tonguette’s commendable essay on “Patton,” the classic 1970 war film by Franklin J. Schaffner, was most appropriate for Memorial Day weekend (“An Epic of Potent Patriotism,” Masterpiece, May 24) ...
General George Patton was the most feared American commander for the German generals on the Western Front. The Wehrmacht’s officers described Patton as America’s Rommel. The volume under review is the ...
Benjamin W. Patton stands with his father, Gen. George Patton in 1978 at the North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia. His grandfather, Gen. George S. Patton commanded the U.S. II Corps in 1943.
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email The USAREUR-AF Band & Chorus’ Alliance Brass Quintet had the honor of supporting the 80th Anniversary Commemoration ...
In February 1945, a United Press International reporter interviewed an Oklahoma sniper credited with killing over 130 Germans. Sergeant Horace West told the correspondent his rifle was named after his ...
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