The German staff officer Günther Blumentritt regarded him with admiration as ‘the most aggressive panzer-general of the ... was virtually hereditary. George Patton’s paternal grandfather ...

Considered one of the most successful combat generals in US history, General George S. Patton died on December 21, 1945, twelve days after breaking his neck in a car accident near Mannheim, Germany.

Instead, my father—the namesake and only son of the World War II general George S. Patton Jr ... after breaking his neck in an automobile accident. My father turned 22 just days later, and ...

Patton Jr. Audacious and profane, General George S. Patton Jr ... Patton was killed in an automobile accident in Germany.