Image: Luxembourg - General Patton (12744889054)

Description: Photograph shows Lieut.-General George Patton, half-length, facing right, wearing leather jacket and helmet with three stars. The city of Luxembourg served as headquarters for Gen. George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army. Gen. Patton is buried here. George S. Patton Jr. born on November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California, U.S.A. is considered to have been one of the best and most successful combat generals in the history of the United States. In World War Two, Patton was a major contributor to the Allied victory during the invasion of Sicily as well the liberation of Germany from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi government. He died in Heidelberg, Germany on December 21, 1945. His wish was to be buried beside many of his former soldiers who passed away during the Battle of the Bulge. Picture originally from the Library of Congress
Title: Luxembourg - General Patton (12744889054)
Credit: This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3a26054. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
Author: Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps Uploaded to Flickr by Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
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