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George Smith Patton, Jr.
(also
George Smith Patton III
) (November 11, 1885 ? December 21, 1945) was a
U.S. Army
officer. He was in the army from 1909 until he died in 1945.
[1]
He was in charge of many soldiers and he worked to defeat
Nazi Germany
during
World War 2
in
Europe
. He was sent to the
North African Campaign
in 1942 after the
United States
led by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
declared war on
Nazi Germany
after the
Japanese Empire
attacked
Pearl Harbor
on 7 December 1941 because
Adolf Hitler
and the
Nazi Party
supported
Japanese Emperor Hirohito
after
Hermann Goring
the
Luftwaffe
Commander
and
Erich Raeder
the
Admiral
of the
Kriegsmarine
urged
Hitler
to declare war on
America
. George Smith Patton was also involved in the
Allied invasion of Sicily
,
Allied invasion of Italy
and
D Day
in 1944 one of the biggest Battles fighting against the
Nazis
during
World War 2
.
Patton was born on November 11, 1885 in
San Gabriel, California
. Patton was married to Beatrice Banning Ayer from 1910 until his death in 1945. They had a son. Patton died on December 21, 1945 after a car crash in
Heidelberg
,
Germany
, aged 60. He was later buried at American Cemetery and Memorial in
Luxembourg City
,
Luxembourg
. In the movie
Patton (1970 Film)
was portrayed by
George S Scot
.
- ↑
Carlo D'Este. Patton : A Genius for War HarperCollins, (1995).