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To: Tax-chick
“Patton is Reported on Normandy Front”

I'm not sure how accurate that is. The Third Army was established in France on 1 August, So Patton could well have been in France a few days prior to that but Operation Cobra was First Army. Maybe German intelligence got it right.

11 posted on 07/29/2014 5:13:10 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Patton was very important to them.


12 posted on 07/29/2014 5:24:11 AM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
I'm not sure how accurate that is.

Well, it is the New York Times after all...

13 posted on 07/29/2014 5:51:52 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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