George S. Patton

**George Smith Patton Jr.** was a General in the United States Army during the War of Liberation after American Entry in 1940. He would be killed on the 25th February 1941 amidst the Imperian ,Operation Valkyrie, where he would be tasked with defending Paris. General Patton would die beside his men.

During The Post-Great War Period, Patton would highly criticise fellow US Army Officer ,Dwight D. Eisenhower, for his injury in the The Second Battle of The Marne, where he would be wounded and inactive for the rest of the war. This would help Eisenhower's turn to Politics

## Biography

### **Early Life**

George Smith Patton Jr. was born on November 11 1885 in California, United States. Patton was described as an intelligent boy and was widely read on classical military history, particularly the exploits of Hannibal, Scipio Africanus, Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Patton never seriously considered a career other than the military. At the age of seventeen he sought an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He excelled at military drills though his academic performance remained average. He was cadet sergeant major during his junior year, and the cadet adjutant his senior year. Patton graduated number 46 out of 103 cadets at West Point on June 11, 1909, and received a commission as a second lieutenant in the Cavalry branch of the United States Army.

### **The Great War**

After the United States entered World War I, and Pershing was named commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front, Patton requested to join his staff.Patton was promoted to captain on May 15, 1917 and joined Pershing's Staff. Taken as Pershing's personal aide, Patton oversaw the training of American troops in Paris until September, then moved to Chaumont and was assigned as a post adjutant, commanding the headquarters company overseeing the base. Patton was dissatisfied with the post and began to take an interest in tanks, as Pershing sought to give him command of an infantry battalion. While in a hospital for jaundice, Patton met Colonel Fox Conner, who encouraged him to work with tanks instead of infantry.

In August 1918, he was placed in charge of the U.S. 1st Provisional Tank Brigade. Patton commanded American-crewed Renault FT tanks at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, leading the tanks from the front for much of their attack, which began on September 12. He walked in front of the tanks into the German-held village of Essey, and rode on top of a tank during the attack into Pannes, seeking to inspire his men. Patton's brigade was then moved to support U.S. I Corps in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on September 26. He personally led a troop of tanks through thick fog as they advanced 5 miles (8 km) into German lines. He would be wounded in action. He returned to duty on October 28 but saw no further action before hostilities ended on his 33rd birthday with the armistice of November 11, 1918.

For his Service in the War and his bravery, he was awarded The Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal. Patton was one of the best Officers bred in The Great War but he grew a disliking of Dwight D. Eisenhower who was inactive for most of The War.

### **Inter War Period**

After the war, he was assigned to Camp Meade, Maryland, and reverted to his permanent rank of captain on June 30, 1920, though he was promoted to major again the next day. While on duty in Washington, D.C., in 1919, Patton met Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Two immediately began to dislike each other and Patton berated Eisenhower as a Coward for being wounded ,despite being wounded himself. This would lead Eisenhower to leave the US Army in 1936 and join the Democrat Party as the Senator of Texas.

Loathing duty as a peacetime staff officer, he spent much time writing technical papers and giving speeches on his combat experiences at the General Staff College. Patton was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the regular Army on March 1, 1934 then promoted to colonel on July 24, 1938.

### **War of Liberation**

With the German Invasion of Poland in September 1939, The United States was forced to sit on the sidelines and watch. The Previous President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, refused to send US Troops into Europe while the United States were fighting itself economically and politically. After his assassination in August 1939, Eisenhower upheld FDR's policy but begins supplying Britain with Vital War Supplies and Resources but confirmed he would not send troops to Europe, which bankrupts the country even more, this angered Patton. The USA under Eisenhower believes a war can kickstart the economy after The BEF is killed off by The Imperium in August 1940, who had staged a coup in Germany.

The Now Major-General Patton and his 2nd Armour Division arrived in France and was apart of the Force tasked with capturing Piedmont which the American-French Forces did successfully and helped bring the Italians to a Peace Deal. After The Failed American Assault on the Imperian Lines in the Winter of 1940, Patton would be stationed in Paris to guard the City from an almost certain Imperian Attack.

Finally the Attack Came on the 1st of February. Operation Valkyrie was a Front-Wide Offensive conducted by The Imperial Army. The Battle of Paris began on 5th February and was over by 21st March. Patton would fight side by side with his men during the Battle of Paris which was one of the bloodiest fights in the war. He managed to reorganise the Allied Defences and tried to repel the Imperial Assaults. These attempts were unsuccessful and Patton would be killed whilst commanding his troops from an Armoured Troop Carrier in the Streets of Paris after a grenade hits the vehicle and he succumbs from his wounds.

After his Death, The French Public , who had been suffering under Allied and Imperium Air Raids, demanded a surrender and many French Soldiers began mutinying. The British and American Economies were in tatters and Britain was facing revolts in their Empire. The Allied Powers attempted a last ditch offensive on now Imperium-Occupied Paris but this resulted in a catastrophic allied failure and destroyed the Allied War Moral. Field Marshall Montgomery is forced to surrender to Field Marshall Erwin Rommel on the 1st of June 1941 after an order from the British Parliament to stop fighting.

The Allies had no choice but to surrender to The Imperium. The Peace Treaty of Paris (Also called The Humiliation Accord by Anglo-American Propaganda) in June 1941. This would end The War of Liberation. The Peace Agreement was dominated by The Imperium who demanded complete Allied withdrawal from Africa and organised Spheres of Influence in Europe.