[DOC] [TLE] George Patton's Summer of 1944 - | National Review [PAR] Jul 24, 2014 ... 1, 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton took command of the American ... 
He also played no real role in the planning of the Normandy campaign. ... In early 
1944, a mythical Patton army was used as a deception to fool the ... In just 30 
days, Patton finished his sweep across France and neared Germany. [DOC] [TLE] The Official Website of General George Patton - Biography [PAR] Patton's Web Site, including a biography, photographs and quotations from the ... 
Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to become a hero. ... 
When they entered into battle, Patton had worked out a plan where he could be 
in the ... Army until 1944, when he was given command of the Third Army in 
France. [DOC] [TLE] George S. Patton - Wikipedia [PAR] 304th Tank Brigade  3rd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry  5th Cavalry Regiment  3d 
Cavalry Regiment ... After the Olympics Patton studied fencing in France, and 
designed the ... Patton returned to command the Third Army following the 
invasion of ..... This duty kept Patton busy in early 1944 preparing for the pending 
invasion. [DOC] [TLE] Operation Cobra - Wikipedia [PAR] Operation Cobra was the codename for an offensive launched by the First United 
States Army (Lieutenant General Omar Bradley) seven weeks after the D-Day 
landings, during the Normandy Campaign of World War II. ... The original plan for 
the Normandy campaign envisioned strong offensive efforts in both sectors,... [DOC] [TLE] George S. Patton - World War II - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of George S. Patton, including videos, ... the high 
point of his career during World War II, when he led the U.S. 7th Army in ... across 
northern France at the head of the 3rd Army in the summer of 1944. ... A month 
later, Patton turned over his command in North Africa to Gen. ... Italian Campaign
... [DOC] [TLE] Normandy - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Oct 3, 2003 ... During the next several years, the U.S. Army will participate in the nation's ... As 
planning continued, however, it became clear that the Americans .... Wrangling 
continued over the Italian campaign and a possible invasion of southern France, 
... George S. Patton, Jr., would enter the battle after the Allies had... [DOC] [TLE] patton and the liberation - Hommage Au General Patton [PAR] On 22 Jan 1944, Patton received word of his selection to lead the Third Army. ... 
With operations in France expected to last considerably longer than Patton's two 
... England to outline his plans for bringing Third Army up to fighting shape in the 
few ... He himself assumed command of the new 12th Army Group, and Lt. Gen. [DOC] [TLE] Patton's Career A Brilliant One - The New York Times [PAR] George Smith Patton Jr. was one of the most brilliant soldiers in American history. 
... In ten months his armor and infantry roared through six countries--France, 
Belgium, ... suffering from battle fatigue in a hospital during the Sicilian campaign. 
... He assumed command of the American Fifteenth Army, a paper organization... [DOC] [TLE] Patton and Eisenhower - Military History Online [PAR] June 6, 1944 General Omar Bradley (1893-1981) led the First Army of the United 
... Interestingly, Bradley was the understudy of another man, General George S. 
Patton .... Patton, during the war, became commander of the 1st Light Tank 
Battalion [April ..... At this time, Eisenhower was planning for the invasion of 
France and... [DOC] [TLE] HyperWar: US Army in WWII: The Lorraine Campaign - Ibiblio [PAR] George S. Patton entered upon operations against the German forces ... The XV 
Corps, originally assigned to General Patton's command, fought for some time .... 
Alexander M. Patch, consisted of the Seventh Army and French Army "B" (Gen. 
..... Otto P. Weyland, who had taken command of the XIX TAC early in 1944 after... [DOC] [TLE] HyperWar: The US Army Air Forces in WWII: D-Day 1944 - Ibiblio [PAR] By

Question: In early 1944, George Patton assumed command of this army & planned a French campaign
Answer: the Third Army