Evening star., 1945-10-02
Takes Paper 18th Army Oct. 7;
Gen. Truscott Named Successor
Denuzificution
Differences Held
Cause of Shift
By IVES GALLAGHER,

FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct.
2.-It was officially announced
today that Gen. George S. Pat
ton, lr., who differed with Gen.
Eisenhower over denazification
policies in Bavaria, had been re-
lieved of command of the famed
Sd Army he led through France.
He will take over the 18th Army,
which is reduced now to a pa
per" organization.
The 18th, which completed its job
as an occupation army in July, now
consists of headquarters staff and
a few troops doing research work.
1t. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, jr.,
commanding the 5th Army which is
slated for official dissolution De-
cember l, will succeed Gen. Patton
in command of the Sd and of the
eastern half of the American occu-
patton zone.
The changes viii take place about
October 7.
Conflict With Eisenhower.
Although no official reason was
given for the transfer OF Gen. Pat
ton, it came on the heels OF his
widely criticized statement to news
men September % that some Nazis
should remain in Office for the sake
of better administration this winter.
This was in conflict with Gen.
FisenhoWer's stand for immediate
elimination of all Nazis from offlce,
in line with the Potsdam declaration.
Today's announcement was from
HEADQUARTERS of United States forces
in the European theater. 1t came
about four hours after Associated
Press Correspondent Edward D. Ball
quoted a reliable Berlin source toI
the effect that Gen. Patton's trans
fer was imminent. Headquarters
said:
"On September % Gen. Eisen-
hover notified Patton that he WoulG
be transferred on or about october
7 to take command of the 18th Army
and to head the theater General
Board, and that 1t. Gen. Lucian &.
Truscott would take command OF
the Sd Army and the Eastern Mill
tary District. This transfer will be
made as ordered October T."
Neither Gen. Patton nor his
aides could be reached at Bad
Toelz headquarters for comment.
Newsmen have been unable to
see the general since he re-
turned from his Frankfurt con-
ferefce with Gen. Eisenhower.
"a Chicago Daily News CORE
spondent reported that he in
spected camp for stateless
Jews at Feldafing, Bavaria,
today)
Controls No Area.
The 18th Armys mission is to-
prepare reports on Allied relations
in the war; with recommendations
for future procedure.
1t was announced July 81 that
the 15ths commander at that time,
1t. Gen. Leonard T. GeroW, had
been named president general of a
board of American officers to make
a detailed study of the European
war.
Gen. Eisenhower's action came
one day after Gen. Patton, sum-
moned from his Bad Toeltz head
quarters to report on his steward
ship of Bavaria, spent more than
two hours at Frankfurt conferring
with his chief.
Even before his remarks to news
men, Gen. Patton's administration
had been under investigation as an
outgrowth of charges that Nazls
were being kept in Office.
Several high German administra-
tors, including Friedrich Schaefter,
minister president of Bavaria, have
been removed as result of the in
vestigation.
Criticized in U. S.
In his September % statement
Gen. Patton told news conference
that it might be necessary to keep
some Nazis in Office "to insure our
selves that women, children and
old men will not perish from hunger
or cold this winter"
This statement brought editorial
criticism in the United States, as
did Gen. Patton's comparison of
"this Nazi thing" to the Demo-
cratic and Republican fight back
home"
You always find the outs back
home making charges against the
ms" Gen. Patton explained
Promptly, Gen. Eisenhower's head
quarters told Gen. Patton to "clar-
ify" his remarks. Gen. Patton then
summoned another news conference.
At the second conference he said
his comparison of German and
American politics was an "unfortu-
nate analogy" and insisted that he
was carrying out Gen. Eisenhowers
policies vigorously.
Nevertheless, Gen. Eisenhower
called Gen. Patton on the carpet
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