One conspiracy theory I’ve run into was that TPTB took advantage of the situation.
Supposedly Patton was never treated for blood clots during his hospitalization prior to his death.
Supposedly the General had been treated for clots several times during his career. If that was the case then not treating for them would seem a glaring omission.
He died days afterward of a pulmonary embolism, I believe.
Patton was in the back seat (and seated improperly as it turned out), two men were in the front seat and uninjured and it was a head-on collision.”
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there’s a series about American mysteries (Brad Meltzer) from History and the ending was that they interviewed the biographer or foremost expert on Patton, and he stated it wasn’t a conspiracy as Patton reportedly forgave him before he died and told the investigators not to pursue any charges as it was an accident. Patton was a forgiving man even when facing death.
Last 15 minutes was the conclusion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6yiVffdMG0
” It was a freak accident he died even if it was intentional”
It wasn’t intentional. That accident would have been impossible to plan. No one would have know Patton would be on that road. And the young soldier who was Patton’s driver virtually worshipped the ground he walked on.
The trip that Patton was on that day was a last minute idea of his pal General Hobart Gay, who had noticed that Patton had been moping around since the war’s end and Gay thought that some bird hunting might cheer Patton up.
A dog that they were taking along was riding in an open jeep and dog lover Patton thought it looked cold and took pity on it. Patton gave his front seat spot to the dog and joined General Gay in the back.
The collision was a low speed affair. An Army truck turned left in front of the staff car. The Cadillac was barely damaged. But this was the era of no seat belts and Patton was tossed against a partition separating the front seats from the rear compartment, breaking his neck and paralyzing him. He was the only one injured.
Patton survived in the hospital for something like a month. Pneumonia or heart failure is what finally did him in.
My dad served under Patton in North Africa. His opinion of the General was somewhat different.