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George S. Patton

b. 11 November 1885 · d. 21 December 1945Add to favourites

Commanded US forces in Morocco, the II Corps in Tunisia and the 7th Army in Sicily. With the 3rd Army he broke out of Normandy in August 1944, relieved Bastogne during the Ardennes offensive and drove across Germany into Czechoslovakia.

Roles and commands

1 Aug 1944 – 7 Oct 1945Commander US 3rd ArmyUS 3rd Army →

Events

10 July 1943Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky)
6 June 1944Normandy landings and Operation Overlord
16 December 1944Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive)

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