(1885–1945)
a senior US Army officer during World War II . His popular name was ‘Old Blood and Guts’. After D-Day General Patton led the US 3rd Army rapidly through France and into Germany. He was a tough man who demanded strict discipline and was either loved or hated by his soldiers. His story was told in the film Patton (1970) with George C Scott, which won three Oscars .