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|birth_date=1885-11-11 | |birth_date=1885-11-11 | ||
|birth_place=San Gabriel, California, U.S. | |birth_place=San Gabriel, California, U.S. | ||
| − | |death_date=1945 | + | |death_cause=poison? |
| + | |description=US general who died in a [[car crash]]. Officially, an accident. | ||
| + | |death_date=December 21, 1945 | ||
|death_place=Heidelberg, Germany | |death_place=Heidelberg, Germany | ||
|victim_of=premature death | |victim_of=premature death | ||
|relatives=Maj. Gen., George Patton IV, Gen., John K. Waters | |relatives=Maj. Gen., George Patton IV, Gen., John K. Waters | ||
| + | |wikiquote=http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_S._Patton | ||
|employment= | |employment= | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| − | Officially, Patton died after a car | + | 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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 14 January 2021
 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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