[PapaNew]

The U.S. 12th Army Group allocates priority in supply to the U.S. First Army rather than Patton’s Third Army. Supplies are becoming increasingly short

You can hear him yelling all the way from wherever he was to Command Headquarters: "Give me supplies and I'll kill Germans. Give me all the gas I need, and I'll go all the way to Berlin."

Who knows, maybe Patton could have proven Monty's spearhead, narrow-front theory right. Monty couldn't prove it but may be Patton could.

[Tax-chick]

Busy school day here - I’m torturing the Offspring with fractions - but you’ve all made interesting points.

[colorado tanker]

Unfortunately, Patton is trapped by geography. Ever since D-Day the Brits have been on the left and the Americans on the right. Third Army entered to First Army's right. To alter these deployments would have been a very difficult problem and probably was not feasible.

Patton is nearing the German border and the Allies are not ready cross the Rhine and into Germany. First Army still has a lot of easy terrain ahead of it and can help clear the way for the slow moving Brits.

The other problem is supply, which henkster addressed a few days ago. Patton is now so far from Normandy he is reaching the end of what the Red Ball Express can deliver. Don't get me wrong, the Express was a great achievement, but only so many supplies can be delivered by truck from Cherbourg. The other thing First Army can help the Brits deliver is Antwerp, which is one of Europe's great ports. With Antwerp, we can drive into Germany with all the supplies we need.

I understand Patton's frustration, especially after Monty will cock up Market Garden and opening the Scheldt, but he is mostly a victim of circumstances.