"George Patton's Summer of 1944" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Jul 2014 10:38 p.m. PST |
"Nearly 70 years ago, on Aug. 1, 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton took command of the American Third Army in France. For the next 30 days they rolled straight toward the German border. Patton almost did not get a chance at his summer of glory. After brilliant service in North Africa and Sicily, fellow officers — and his German enemies — considered him the most gifted American field general of his generation. But near the conclusion of his illustrious Sicilian campaign, the volatile Patton slapped two sick GIs in field hospitals, raving that they were shirkers. In truth, both were ill and at least one was suffering from malaria.
Public outrage eventually followed the shameful incidents. As a result, General Dwight D. Eisenhower was forced to put Patton on ice for eleven key months…"
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Amicalement
Armand PS: Sorry I missed the forum. This would be for Media. |
| jgawne | 25 Jul 2014 8:17 a.m. PST |
Actually, most of this was a massive deception campaign setting things up for Fortitude. I have a monograph coming out on it when I have the time. |
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takes on quite a substantial project.
