Patton was not an ideal commander. But his fighting spirit was second to none—and continues to inspire military leaders in the United States today.

After months of deception under Operation Fortitude, George S. Patton finally entered combat with the newly formed Third Army ...

It was not the best of Christmas seasons for Gen. George Patton in December of 1944. Yes, the general's Third Army was ...

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!" ...

SUMTER, SC (WIS) - Third Army Commanding General George S. Patton, Jr. continues to have his memory preserved at Patton Hall at Third Army Headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base. “He was a dynamic ...

No other U.S. general has got himself in so much hot water or made so many legends in this war as flamboyant George S. Patton Jr. Last week, as he was banished to the command of a phantom Fifteenth ...

“I didn’t get frightened until three weeks after it had begun, when I began to read the American papers and found … how near we were to being whipped,” President Dwight D. Eisenhower confessed at a ...

Lieut. General George Smith Patton Jr., who had scandalized his fellow officers and angered the U.S. public, whose promotion the U.S. Senate had righteously turned down, was last week again an admired ...

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Patton's forces embark on the road to Germany by invading North Africa. Pro-Nazi French forces put up surprisingly strong resistance on land, at sea, and in the air. After three days of intense ...

The Rhine River! The heart of Europe. The idyllic destination for many European river cruises. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. The “Romantic Rhine,” with more than 40 castles and ...