George S Patton Accomplishments

George S. Patton Jr can be seen as the persona of America itself, having a loud personality and often times viewed as arrogant, but these attributes gave him the ability to raise morale and lead on the battlefield. His decisiveness and tenacity led him to have distinguished victories in Northern Africa, Sicily, and the final battles in France and Germany. His roles in WWII were instrumental in the downfall of the Nazi regime and Patton's impact on armored warfare and leadership were substantial, with the U.S. Army adopting many of his aggressive strategies for its training programs following his death. Without question, Patton is one of the greatest Generals in the history of the United States military. Before his involvement in WWII, Patton

Patton still in command of the 2nd Armored Division landed his men on the shores of Casablanca. With little French resistance Patton took the city in just two days. Just a few months later the US would see how well the Germans fought. The Germans would ultimately humiliate the US II corps. under the command of General Fredenhall. The US forces had to retreat numerous times against the Germans superior experience and equipment. After the defeat General Eisenhower selected Patton to take charge of the US II corps and just after several months of training Patton was ready to take on the Germans. Patton’s counteroffensive was pushing the Germans east, along with the rest of the British 1st Army, while the British Eighth Army commanded by General Bernard Law Montgomery in Tunisia was simultaneously pushing them west, effectively squeezing the Germans out of North Africa (THE 456th FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON,

Operation Quicksilver was part of a larger deception plan called Operation Fortitude South/Operation Bodyguard. The plan was used to cloak the buildup of the Allied Army and disguise the destination of the invasion ("What Was General Patton Doing on D-Day?", 2015). The Germans were very impressed with Patton’s leadership, Eisenhower used this to his advantage. Eisenhower used Patton to make the Germans think the Allied forces were invading through Pas de Calais, France by placing him in Britain and gave him command of a fake army unit, the First US Army Group (FUSAG). The Operation was a huge success with most of the German forces concentrated at Pas de Calais the Allied forces secured the Normandy beachhead and were fighting their way through northern