Difference between revisions of "George Patton"
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|birth_place=San Gabriel, California, U.S. | |birth_place=San Gabriel, California, U.S. | ||
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|description=US general who died in a [[car crash]]. Officially, an accident. | |description=US general who died in a [[car crash]]. Officially, an accident. | ||
|death_date=December 21, 1945 | |death_date=December 21, 1945 | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
− | Officially, Patton died after a [[car crash]] in December 1945. [[Historian]] [[Robert Wilcox]] claims that he was assassinated by [[Douglas Bazata]] under orders from the head of the [[OSS]], General [[Bill Donovan]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3869117/General-George-S.-Patton-was-assassinated-to-silence-his-criticism-of-allied-war-leaders-claims-new-book.html</ref> | + | Officially, Patton died after a [[car crash]] in December 1945. |
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+ | [[Historian]] [[Robert Wilcox]] claims that he was assassinated by [[Douglas Bazata]] under orders from the head of the [[OSS]], General [[Bill Donovan]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3869117/General-George-S.-Patton-was-assassinated-to-silence-his-criticism-of-allied-war-leaders-claims-new-book.html</ref> | ||
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+ | "As Patton was recovering, he held a press conference and declared he was going home. Then, he was injected or poisoned in the hospital and died suddenly on Dec. 21, 1945."<ref>https://www.winterwatch.net/2019/10/patton-assassinated-to-suppress-his-criticism-of-post-war-policy/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:43, 16 October 2019
George Patton (soldier) | |
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Born | 1885-11-11 San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
Died | December 21, 1945 (Age 60) Heidelberg, Germany |
Cause of death | poison? |
Member of | Western Goals Foundation |
Victim of | premature death |
Relatives | • Maj. Gen. • George Patton IV • Gen. • John K. Waters |
US general who died in a car crash. Officially, an accident. |
Death
Officially, Patton died after a car crash in December 1945.
Historian Robert Wilcox claims that he was assassinated by Douglas Bazata under orders from the head of the OSS, General Bill Donovan.[1]
"As Patton was recovering, he held a press conference and declared he was going home. Then, he was injected or poisoned in the hospital and died suddenly on Dec. 21, 1945."[2]
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