USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -(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.

Detailed explanation-2: -SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 By the end of the war, Patton had led Third Army on eight major campaigns across France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. Third Army becomes part of the Army of Occupation, remaining in Germany until 1947.

Detailed explanation-3: -George Patton, in full George Smith Patton, Jr., (born November 11, 1885, San Gabriel, California, U.S.-died December 21, 1945, Heidelberg, Germany), U.S. Army officer who was an outstanding practitioner of mobile tank warfare in the European and Mediterranean theatres during World War II.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Third Army consisted of the 8th, 12th, 15th, and 20th Army Corps. The 20th Corps remained under Patton throughout his march. After the town of Avranches was taken on July 31, his army blasted forward with immense speed until September 24-when the Third Army had to stop near Moselle due to a lack of supplies.

Detailed explanation-5: -During WWII, Patton’s Third Army sailed to Normandy in July 1944 and formed the extreme right flank of the Allied land forces.