General George Patton
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U.S. Army officer George Smith Patton was an outstanding
practitioner of mobile tank warfare in the European and
Mediterranean theatres during World War II. His strict
discipline, toughness, and self-sacrifice elicited pride within
his ranks. General Patton was referred to as "Old
Blood-and-Guts." ....
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.... commanding general of the western task force during the U.S.
operations in North Africa in November 1942. He was
promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in March 1943 and
led the U.S. 7th Army in Sicily, employing his armour in a
rapid drive that captured Palermo in July. The apogee of his
career came with the dramatic sweep of his 3rd Army across
northern France in the summer of 1944. Prior to the
Normandy Invasion, he wa ....
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