General George Patton, the well-known WWII hero, had a lot of success in the field winning important battles as the Allied forces marched towards Germany.

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For anyone who still needs a reminder, I invite you for a short visit to the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, just outside the capital city, the burial place of General George S. Patton and the thousands who fell in the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium, and nearby, fighting to liberate the region from the Nazis.

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Mr Hastings excessively admires two German field-marshals: Gerd von Rundstedt and Eric von Manstein, whereas only Bill Slim and George Patton rise above the general mediocrity of Allied field commanders.

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