Eisenhower was not a warrior. Patton was a warrior.
Eisenhower was a great at strategy and logistics.
Patton was a great tactician. Big difference.
Both were needed and complimented each other.
Our country and the world were blessed to have both of those men and their talents at the time they were assigned.
Patton’s greatest role may very well have been as the decoy, who convinced the Germans we were going to land at Calais, instead of Normandy.
Patton was a fighter, no doubt about. He was the one American general the Germans respected and feared.
Another lesser known American general who commanded the 3rd. Armored Division was Lt. General Maurice Rose.
One of the few Jewish Americans to achieve the rank he did and one of the very few American generals in WW2 to be killed in action.