At the Battle of the Bulge, General Dwight D. Eisenhower rushed reinforcements, within days, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. had turned his Third U.S. Army to the north and was counterattacking against the German flank. The decisive action of Patton's Third Army had relieved Bastogne…

"This is undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war and will, I believe, be regarded as an ever-famous American victory." Sir Winston Churchill

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General George S. Patton, Jr. wearing his battle jacket.

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General's dog is Willie, bull terrier, He is one of the few dogs to wear regulation Army dog tag. Willie travels with Patton everywhere he goes.

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General Patton's Funeral
The pallbearers carry General George S. Patton, Jr.'s casket through the station at Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on its way to the cemetery.

12/24/1945

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This photo was taken in Bad Nauheim, Germany in January 1946, right after the death of General George S. Patton Jr. on 21 December 1945 at the Army hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, the result of a tragic automobile accident. The photo shows Patton's papers that have been packed in trunks to be sent to his aide, Colonel Charles R. Codman, his briefcase, and above all his faithful friend Willie, Patton's pet bull terrier.

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U.S. AND SOVIET ARMY CHIEFS REVIEW VICTORY PARADE IN BERLIN
General George S. Patton, Jr. (left), Commander of the U.S Third Army, and Marshal Gregory Zhukov (right) of the U.S.S.R., review Allied troops of four nations in Berlin September 7, 1946. The parade was held to celebrate the Allied victory over Japan.

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GENERAL PATTON AND SON-IN-LAW
WASHINGTON,DC- General George C. Patton, Jr., is pictured here during his visit with his son-in-law, Lt.-Col. John K. Waters, left, who is recuperating at Walter Reed Hospital. Col. Waters was captured in Tunisia, and spent almost three years in a German prison camp, until his liberation by his father-in-law's Third U.S. Army.

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PATTON & TRUSCOTT

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General George S. Patton, Jr., Commanding General, Third U.S. Army, is awarded the Order of the White Lion and the Military Cross, First Class, by President Benes of Czechoslovakia, during Gen. Patton's recent visit to Prague, Czechoslovakia.

7/27/1945

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LUXEMBOURG AMERICAN CEMENTARY AND MEMORIAL

"GEORGE S. PATTON" General Third Army California, Dec 21, 1945

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Third Army Bivouac area in Nehou

US Army document dated 1944

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Nehou village remember his prestigious guest

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