I have a patient 99 years old,who is a survivor of D-Day, almost drowned that day,was a POW 2x, met General Patton. BUt I do not have permission to speak for him. I told him he should do an interview because his experience is important and for history sake.
There were many important battles after D-Day.
One officer who did not command any D Day forces was Officer T. A. Mahoney. General McArthur and Admiral Fletcher also did not command forces on that day.
George Smith Patton, Jr. was a US Army general, best know for his command of the Seventh US Army and later the Third US Army, in the European Theater of World War Two. George died Dec. 21,1945.
George S. Patton was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1909. He became a full (4 star) general in 1945 after having served throughout WW1 and WW2, as well as in Mexico in 1917. General Patton established a tank training school in France and commanded a tank brigade before he took over US forces in North Africa and Sicily in 1942 and 1943. Early in 1944 he commanded the US Third Army and then led the US armored corp into Germany after D-Day. After the war Patton served as military governor of Bavaria for a short while. He died in December of 1945 as the result of an automobile accident in the US.
No he did not. they left him out of planning even though he was a great amphibious planner.
General George Patton was acting as a decoy with a fictitious army in south east England to keep the eyes of Germany away from the real invasion site. In Jan. 1944 Patton arrived in England with 2 assignments. Deceive Germany that he was in charge of invasion force that did not exist. He did this by appearences to add validity to fake reports, radio traffic, fake military equip. The second assignment was to train the 3rd army. He did this in secret. After D-Day Patton returned to the war with the 3rd a month after D-Day. Patton arrived in July and the 3rd began operational in August
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On D-Day, Gen Patton was in Norfolk, England playing the part of leader of a fictitious US Army waiting to invade France at Calais. This was an extremely important deception as it it made the Germans keep thousands of soldiers in the Calais region, northeast of the actual Beaches. Patton came to the fore on 1st August when he was given command of the US 3rd Army and raced to surround the German 7th Army behind the invasion beaches.
Patton was given command of a fake army to confuse German spies as to where the invasion was going to take place. Patton's intent was to make them think of Calais as the target. It apparently worked as the Germans strengthened troops in Calais area.
Patton was given command of a fake army to confuse German spies as to where the invasion was going to take place. Patton's intent was to make them think of Calais as the target. It apparently worked as the Germans strengthened troops in Calais area.
general George Patton Dwight d. eisenhower
I have a patient 99 years old,who is a survivor of D-Day, almost drowned that day,was a POW 2x, met General Patton. BUt I do not have permission to speak for him. I told him he should do an interview because his experience is important and for history sake.
Patton was given command of a fake army to confuse German spies as to where the invasion was going to take place. Patton's intent was to make them think of Calais as the target. It apparently worked as the Germans strengthened troops in Calais area.
Patton was given command of a fake army to confuse German spies as to where the invasion was going to take place. Patton's intent was to make them think of Calais as the target. It apparently worked as the Germans strengthened troops in Calais area.
Patton was given command of a fake army to confuse German spies as to where the invasion was going to take place. Patton's intent was to make them think of Calais as the target. It apparently worked as the Germans strengthened troops in Calais area.
D. A. Patton has written: 'Settlers by the sea'