George Patton: Powerful Tip Of The Allied Spear

George Smith Patton Jr. was an American General during World war 2 whose daring and personal sense of destiny propelled him forward in the battles he fought against the Axis powers and eventually helped secure victory for the free world.
He was born in San Gabriel, California on November 11 1885 and educated at the U.S. Military Academy. He served under General Pershing before world war 1. During that conflict Patton was in France training tank commanders who were under him.
During World War 2 he commanded U. S. forces that captured The Island of Sicily and helped bring about the surrender of Italy in 1943. One year later he was given command of the entire Third Army and he played a key role in the push towards Berlin after D-Day. His armored divisions broke through the German defences and began rapidly advancing through France. By March of 1945 he had crossed the Rhine River Into Germany itself. By April, the Allies were in Berlin.
After the war Patton advocated for the possibility of confronting the Soviets whom he did not trust. For this reason as well as others he fell into conflict with his superiors. He was a very controversial figure throughout the war for his aggressiveness in combat and outspokeness which at times got him into more trouble than he otherwise would have been in.
No one doubts his significance in the Allied victory over Germany during the war. After playing such a vital role in winning the war Patton ended up dying from injuries that he sustained in an automobile accident on December 21 1945. He is buried in Luxembourg with a white cross marker in a cemetery where many of his men were buried as well. He was 60 years old.