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George S. Patton

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Born November 11, 1885 · San Gabriel, California, USA

Died December 21, 1945

Also known as George S. Patton, Jr. · Gen. Patton

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Biography

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.

Awards & recognition

  • honorary citizen of Plzeň · 1995
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite · 1943
  • American Campaign Medal
  • Army of Occupation Medal
  • Bronze Star Medal
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  • Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • Companion of the Order of the Bath
  • Croix de guerre 1914-1918
  • Croix de guerre 1939–1945
  • Croix de guerre 1940–1945 (Belgium)
  • Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945
  • Distinguished Service Cross
  • Distinguished Service Medal
  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
  • Inter-Allied Victory Medals
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
  • Order of Adolphe of Nassau
  • Order of Sherifian Military Merit
  • Order of the White Lion 4th Class
  • Purple Heart
  • Silver Star
  • World War II Victory Medal

Filmography11 titles

Battlefield

1995as Self (archive footage)

Greatest Events of WWII in Colour

2019as Self (archive footage)

Silence Patton

2018as Self (archive footage)

Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps

1945as Self – US Army General

The Untold History of the United States

2012as Self (archive footage)

America's Book of Secrets

as Self (archive footage)

Myth Hunters

as Self (archive footage)

Crusade in Europe

as Self (archive footage)

The True Glory

1945as Self (archive footage)

Tunisian Victory

1944as Self (archive footage)

The Red Ball Express

1952as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)