As Commander of the Third Army, he directed the rescue of American units surrounded by Germans at the French town of Bastogne ("bas-ton-yeh") during the Battle of the Bulge.
As Commander of the Third Army, he directed the rescue of American units surrounded by Germans at the French town of Bastogne ("bas-ton-yeh") during the Battle of the Bulge. He jeopardized his military career by slapping a soldier recovering from battle fatigue during the Sicilian Campaign. As a result, he was punished by Eisenhower and relegated to a decoy on D-Day instead of playing a major part. For ten points, name this American World War II general, played by George C. Scott in the titular movie.
As Commander of the Third Army, he directed the rescue of American units surrounded by Germans at the French town of Bastogne ("bas-ton-yeh") during the Battle of the Bulge.
George {Patton}