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Patton’s breakout west: The Brittany campaign that tested the Third Army

On August 1, 1944, General George S. Patton unleashed the U.S. Third Army in a rapid drive into Brittany. The objective was ...
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Faster Than Blitzkrieg: How Patton’s Third Army Smashed Through Nazi Germany

When General George S. Patton unleashed his legendary Third Army after the Normandy breakout, the entire war in Europe changed forever. From the sweeping dash across France to the brutal, freezing ...