The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Patton, George Smith Jr.
General
* 11th of November 1885
† 21st of December 1945
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1934-03-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-07-01 | Colonel |
| 1940-10-01 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1941-04-04 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-04-12 | Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-09-01 | Brigadier-General |
| 1943-09-02 | Major-General |
| 1945-04-26 | General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1932-06-25 | – | 1935-04-15 | Executive Officer, 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
| 1935-05-21 | – | 1937-07-12 | Assistant Chief of Staff (G-2), Hawaiian Department |
| 1937-08-XX | – | 1938-07-XX | Director of Instruction, Cavalry School |
| 1938-02-10 | – | 1938-07-22 | Commanding Officer 9th Cavalry Regiment |
| 1938-07-24 | – | 1938-12-05 | Commanding Officer 5th Cavalry Regiment |
| 1938-12-XX | – | 1940-07-24 | Commanding Officer 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
| 1940-07-10 | – | 1941-01-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Armored Brigade |
| 1941-01-XX | – | 1942-01-14 | Commanding General 2nd Armored Division |
| 1942-01-15 | – | 1942-08-05 | Commanding General I Armored Corps |
| 1942-04-XX | – | 1942-08-XX | Commanding General Desert Training Center |
| 1942-08-06 | – | 1942-11-07 | Commanding General London Base Command [United Kingdom] |
| 1942-11-08 | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commanding General Western Task Force [North Africa] |
| 1943-01-09 | – | 1943-07-10 | Commanding General I Armored Corps [North Africa] |
| 1943-XX-XX | Commanding General 7th Army [North Africa] | ||
| 1943-03-05 | – | 1943-04-16 | Commanding General II Corps [North Africa] |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-01-25 | Commanding General 7th Army [Sicily] |
| 1944-01-26 | – | 1945-10-06 | Commanding General 3rd Army [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-XX-XX | Military-Governor of Bavaria | ||
| 1945-10-07 | – | 1945-12-21 | Commanding General 15th Army [Germany] |
| 1945-10-14 | – | 1945-12-21 | Chairman of the General Board, US Forces European Theater |
| 1945-11-11 | – | 1945-11-26 | Commanding General US Forces European Theater |
| 1945-12-21 | Died following a car accident |
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