One of World War II’s legendary figures, Gen. George S. Patton, loomed large in the war’s narrative for many reasons.
It was not the best of Christmas seasons for Gen. George Patton in December of 1944. Yes, the general's Third Army was ...
Patton was not an ideal commander. But his fighting spirit was second to none—and continues to inspire military leaders in ...
MANNHEIM, Germany — Eighty years after a traffic accident in postwar Germany fatally injured Gen. George S. Patton Jr., a small group including his granddaughter gathered Tuesday at the crash site to ...
Maj. Gen. George S. Patton, the son and namesake of the World War II armored commander and a veteran of combat in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, died Sunday at his home in Hamilton, Mass. He was 80. Gen ...
MANNHEIM, Germany – Eighty years after his death, the legacy of Gen. George S. Patton Jr. endures, yet his life was cut short not by a final, glorious battle, but by a mundane traffic accident on a ...