General Patton

[CaptO]

I suppose the best indication of whether a commander is effective or not is what the enemy thinks of him after a few encounters. My understanding is that he was one of the few field commanders the Germans really feared. I believe that Patton's inclusion in the deceptive "First US Army Group" for Operation Quicksilver is partially what made it so convincing to the Germans and helped the Normandy landings be successful. Odd that one of his biggest contributions to the war might have been leading an army that didn't exist! That would really chap his a** to know that!