George S. Patton

George S. Patton

Birth : 1885-11-11, San Gabriel, California, USA

Death : 1945-12-21

History

George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

Profile

George S. Patton

Movies

The Red Ball Express
The Red Ball Express
Self (archive footage)
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Self (archive footage)
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
The True Glory
The True Glory
Self (archive footage)
A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain and covers all the major events of the war in Europe from the Normandy landings to the fall of Berlin.