General George Patton

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date 1885-11-11
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:San_Gabriel,_California
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Luxembourg_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_S._Patton_IV
gptkb:Beatrice_Patton
Ruth Ellen Patton
gptkbp:death_date 1945-12-21
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Heidelberg,_Germany
gptkbp:education gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for Controversial statements
Aggressive tactics
Leadership style
Tank warfare
gptkbp:famous_quote " Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."
" Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."
" It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General George Patton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Liberation_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Metz
gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhineland
Post-war occupation of Germany
Invasion of Germany
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Blood_and_Guts
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:7th_Army
gptkb:3rd_Army
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Beatrice_Ayer_Patton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4