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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_SGeorge S. Patton - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

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     George Smith Patton was born June 26, 1833, in...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kurt_VonnegutKurt Vonnegut - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The American POWs were evacuated on foot to the border of Saxony and Czechoslovakia after U.S. General George S. Patton's 3rd Army captured Leipzig. With the captives abandoned by their guards, Vonnegut reached a prisoner-of-war repatriation camp in Le Havre , France, in May 1945, with the aid of the Soviets. [ 25 ]

3. today.rtl.lu › news › luxembourg80 years ago: Patton family attend WWII liberation ... - RTL

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   Sep 23, 2024 · This weekend, the municipality of Ettelbruck commemorated its double liberation from German occupation 80 years ago in the presence of Benjamin Patton, grandson of General George S. Patton,...

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5. pastlanetravels.com › mount-hebron-cemetery-inSacred Ground: Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester VA

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   Sep 26, 2024 · Another notable figure interred in the Stonewall Cemetery is Colonel George S. Patton, Sr., the grandfather of the famous World War II General George S. Patton. Colonel Patton served as the commander of the 22nd Virginia Infantry and was killed at the Battle of Third Winchester in 1864.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_Edward,_Duke_ofCharles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; [note 1] 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was at various points in his life a British prince, a German duke, and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918.

7. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › the-battle-ofThe Battle of Kasserine Pass and the Failure of General Lloyd ...

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   Sep 26, 2024 · Out of humiliating defeat one of America’s most successful generals, George S. Patton, came to the fore. After flunking out of West Point and then dropping out after a readmission, Fredendall received his commission as a second lieutenant of infantry in 1907.

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   Who is George Smith Patton?

   • The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Colonel (Armor) George Smith Patton, Jr. (ASN: 0-2605), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Tank Corps, A.E.F., near Cheppy, France, 26 September 1918.

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   When did General Patton become a lieutenant general?

   • On March 6, 1943, following the defeat of the U.S. II Corps by the German Afrika Korps, commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, at the Battle of Kasserine Pass, Patton replaced Major General Lloyd Fredendall as Commanding General of the II Corps and was promoted to lieutenant general.

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   Who was Patton & what did he do?

   • General der Panzertruppen Hasso von Manteuffel, who had fought both Soviet and Anglo-American tank commanders, agreed: "Patton! No doubt about this. He was a brilliant Panzer army commander." ^ Official date of rank of September 1, 1943. ^ Official date of rank of September 2, 1943. ^ D'Este 1995, p. 29. ^ Brighton 2009, p. 17.

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   Who were General Patton and General Eddy?

   • From left to right: Major General Leven C. Allen, Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, Major General John S. Wood, Lieutenant General George S. Patton and Major General Manton S. Eddy being shown a map by one of Patton's armored battalion commanders during a tour near Metz, France, November 1944. Patton's decisions in taking this city were criticized.

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   Was Patton a Guderian?

   • Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, chief of staff of the German Army, stated that Patton "was the American Guderian. He was very bold and preferred large movements. He took big risks and won big successes." Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring said that

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   What role did Patton play in WW2?

   • In the interwar period, Patton became a central figure in the development of the army's armored warfare doctrine, serving in numerous staff positions throughout the country. At the United States' entry into World War II, he commanded the 2nd Armored Division.

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9. achievement.org › achiever › francis-ford-coppolaFrancis Ford Coppola - Academy of Achievement

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   Sep 25, 2024 · 1970: Francis Ford Coppola won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as co-writer, with Edmund H. North, for Patton, an epic war film about the World War II hero U.S. General George S. Patton.