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George S. Patton
United States Army general (–)
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George Smith Patton Jr. (11 November – 21 December ) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, then the Third Army in France and Germany after the Alliedinvasion of Normandy in June
Born in , Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He studied fencing and designed the M Cavalry Saber, more commonly known as the "Patton Saber." He competed in the modern pentathlon in the Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden finishing in fifth place. Patton entered combat during the Pancho Villa Expedition of , the United States' first military action using motor vehicles. He fought in World War I as part of the new United States Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces: he commanded
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George S. Patton
"Patton" redirects here. For other uses, see Patton (disambiguation).
George Smith Patton, Jr. (also George Smith Patton III) (November 11, – December 21, ) was a U.S. Army officer. He was in the army from until he died in [1] He was in charge of many soldiers and he worked to defeat Nazi Germany during World War 2 in europe. He was sent to the North African Campaign in after the United States led bygd Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Nazi Germany after the Japanese Empire attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December because Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party supported Japanese Emperor Hirohito after Hermann Göring the LuftwaffeCommander and Erich Raeder the Admiral of the Kriegsmarine urged Hitler to declare war on America . George Smith Patton was also involved in the Allied invasion of Sicily,Allied invasion of Italy and D Day in one of the biggest Battles fighting against the Nazis during World War 2 .
Patton was born on November 11, in San Gabriel, C
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Who Was George Patton?
Considered one of the most successful combat generals in U.S history, George Patton was the first officer assigned to the Tank Corps in WWI. During WWII, he helped lead the Allies to victory in the invasion of Sicily, and was instrumental to the liberation of Germany from the Nazis. He died on December 21, in Heidelberg, Germany.
Early Life
Born November 11, , in San Gabriel, California, as a young boy, Patton set his sights on becoming a war hero. During his childhood, he heard countless stories of his ancestors’ victories in the American Revolution and the Civil War. Striving to follow in their footsteps, he enrolled in Virginia Military Institute in A year later, he attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating on June 11, In , he married Beatrice Ayer, a childhood friend. In , Patton competed in the Pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. He did well in the fencing portion and placed fifth overall. In , he was ordered