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5 days ago · George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.
- 1909–1945
- Beatrice Smith, Ruth Ellen, George Patton IV
4 days ago · The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany).
- 9 July – 17 August 1943, (1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
- Sicily occupied by Allied forces
- Allied victory
5 days ago · Introduction. After Germany’s surrender on May 7, 1945, the war continued in the Pacific, as did planning for the invasion of Japan. Allied military leaders believed invasion was the only way to force the unconditional surrender for which Allied policy called (Document C).
5 days ago · Everett Strait Hughes was a U.S. Army officer who served command posts in the North African and European theatres of operations during World War II. He was a close friend of Gen. George S. Patton and an important adviser to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
2 days ago · During World War I (WW1), there were approximately 116,516 American military deaths. In World War II (WW2), the total number of American military deaths was around 405,399. * *Source: Department of Defense; American Battle Monuments Commission; The Korean War Educator. Silent WW3 Death Toll Surpasses WW1 & WW2 Combined American Military Deaths
1 day ago · Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944.
3 days ago · Wilcox cries foul play and reveals the shocking truth behind Old Blood and Guts' untimely demise in Target: Patton--the Plot to Assassinate General George S. Patton . Conflicting testimony, disappearing witnesses, missing official reports, a suspicious Stalin, and a lack of autopsy comprise the greatest unsolved mystery of World War II.
