Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): To the south in the Saar-Palatinate region , Lieutenant General George S. Patton 's U.S. 3rd Army had dealt a devastating blow to the German 7th Army and , in conjunction with the U.S. 7th Army , had nearly destroyed the German 1st Army .
Output (English): To the south in the Saar-Palatinate region , Lt. Gen. George S. Patton 's 3rd Army had beaten the German 7th Army and the German 1st Army .