George S. Patton

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United States Army general general human military officer

George S. Patton was a famed and aggressive U.S. Army general of World War II, best known for his leadership of armored forces in major European and Mediterranean campaigns.

Aliases (5)

General George S. Patton ×2
George S. Patton Jr. ×2
George Smith Patton Jr. ×2
George Patton ×1
Lieutenant General George S. Patton ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general → general → human → military officer →
allegiance	United States of America →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Croix de Guerre (France) → Distinguished Service Cross → Legion of Merit → Order of the Bath → Purple Heart → Silver Star →
birthDate	1885-11-11 →
birthPlace	San Gabriel, California, United States →
causeOfDeath	injuries from automobile accident →
commanded	II Corps (United States) → U.S. Seventh Army → U.S. Third Army →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1945-12-21 →
deathPlace	Heidelberg, Germany →
educatedAt	United States Military Academy →
familyName	Patton →
fullName	George Smith Patton Jr. →
givenName	George →
influencedBy	John J. Pershing →
knownFor	aggressive and rapid offensive operations → development of armored warfare tactics → leadership of U.S. Third Army in World War II →
memberOf	United States Army Cavalry →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General → Lieutenant General → Major General →
notableIdea	emphasis on speed and offensive action in armored warfare →
notableWork	War As I Knew It →
occupation	military officer → writer →
participatedIn	Battle of the Bulge → Lorraine campaign → Normandy campaign → North African campaign → Sicily campaign →
placeOfBurial	Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial →
religion	Episcopalian →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Beatrice Banning Ayer →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied invasion of Sicily → Battle of El Guettar → Battle of the Bulge → Husky → Liberation of France → Liberation of Luxembourg → Liberation of western Czechoslovakia → Lorraine campaign → Patton's Third Army ("Lieutenant General George S. Patton") →	commander
6th Armored Division → Allied operations in Western Europe → II Corps (United States) → Lorraine campaign → Patton's Third Army → Third United States Army → U.S. Seventh Army →	notableCommander
M46 Patton tank → M48 Patton tank → M60 Patton ("General George S. Patton") →	namedAfter
War As I Knew It ("George S. Patton Jr.") →	author
San Gabriel, California →	birthplaceOf
George C. Scott →	characterPortrayed
North African campaign →	commandedBy
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial →	containsGraveOf
George S. Patton ("George Smith Patton Jr.") →	fullName
George S. Patton ("George Smith Patton Jr.") →	hasFullName
Patton →	hasNotableBearer
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial →	hasNotableBurial
George Patton IV →	isChildOf
Patton →	isMostFamouslyAssociatedWith
War As I Knew It ("George S. Patton Jr.") →	mainSubject
Crusade in Europe →	mentionsPerson
1912 Summer Olympics ("George Patton") →	notableAthlete
Croix de Guerre →	notableRecipient
2nd Armoured Division (France) ("General George S. Patton") →	subordinateTo