Summary and Key Points: George S. Patton’s legend wasn’t built on polish or patience—it was built on resilience. -From early tank warfare roots and the hard reset of II Corps after Kasserine Pass, ...
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 ...
In October 1945, General George S. Patton handed over command of the legendary Third Army—not for another battlefield, but ...
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!" ...
Patton and Lt. Col. Lyle Bernard near Brolo, Sicily's north coast. (National Archives) “I didn’t get frightened until three weeks after it had begun, when I began to read the American papers and found ...
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.
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On the C-SPAN Networks: General Patton (George S.) Memorial Museum has hosted 1 event in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2013 Tour. Richard Ramirez, director of the General George S.