In Farago’s biography of Patton he relates how Patton received a message from SHAEF telling Patton to bypass Trier as it would take 4 divisions.
Patton in his usual manner replies back that he has just taken Trier with two divisions, is he supposed to give it back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Patton#Advance_into_Germany
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I love that story.
Love it.