[Smokin' Joe]

Patton, of course, wanted to take Berlin for the western allies, before the Russians got there, but he was not permitted to do it.

Patton also wanted to cut off the "bulge", effectively surrounding the German troops in the salient. This would have saved countless lives on both sides, and may have ended the war more quickly. (On the down side, it would have saddled the Allies with the logistics of dealing with a lot of prisoners).

I recall he was alleged to have made comments to the effect of 'Let's fight the b@stards now, while we have the stuff over here.', referring to the Russians.

[dfwgator]

And he certainly wouldn’t have gotten into that Market Garden fiasco.