General Henri Giraud was incredulous when he heard of Patton's dismissal by Eisenhower in late 1945, and invited him to Paris to be decorated by President Charles de Gaulle at a state banquet.
Feldmaršal Alan Brooke je tako januarja 1943 izjavil: "Slišal sem zanj, a moram priznati, da njegova izrazita osebnost presega moja pričakovanja.