The German staff officer Günther Blumentritt regarded him with admiration as ‘the most aggressive panzer-general ... George Patton’s paternal grandfather, also called George Smith Patton ...

One of my boyhood heroes was General George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885-December 21, 1945). Patton was an early proponent of tank warfare, progressing from a foresighted lieutenant in Worl ...

I n the 130th Station Hospital in Heidelberg (a former German cavalry barracks), General George Smith Patton Jr. was fighting for his life. His neck had been broken in an auto accident when he was ...

George S. Patton Jr. Audacious and profane, General George S. Patton Jr. was one of the ablest and most controversial U.S. commanders in World War II. The San Gabriel, California native was fond ...

15) was to regard the Patton affair as a shocking but isolated incident in an officer’s career. It was not. The isolated incident quickly became two. Bellicose Lieut. General George Smith Patton Jr.

The Museum on Main’s 2025 Ed Kinney Speaker Series will lead off in February with Chautauqua actor James Armstead appearing ...