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Fighting Patton Photographs Fighting Patton Photographs [A]Mexican Punitive Expedition pershing-villa-obregon.tif: Patton’s first mortal enemy was the commander of Francisco “Pancho” Villa’s bodyguard during the Mexican Punitive Expedition. Left to right: General Álvaro Obregón, Villa, Brig. Gen. John Pershing, Capt. George Patton. [A]World War I Patton_France_1918.tif: Col. George Patton with one of his 1st Tank Brigade FT17s in France in 1918. Diepenbroick-Grüter_Otto Eitel_Friedrich.tif: Prince Freiherr von.tif: Otto Freiherr Friedrich Eitel commanded the von Diepenbroick-Grüter, 1st Guards Division in the pictured as a cadet in 1872, Argonnes. commanded the 10th Infantry Division at St. Mihiel. Gallwitz_Max von.tif: General Wilhelm_Crown Prince.tif: Crown der Artillerie Max von Prince Wilhelm commanded the Gallwitz’s army group defended region opposite the Americans. the St. Mihiel salient. [A]Morocco and Vichy France Patton_Hewitt.tif: Patton and Rear Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt, commanding Western Naval Task Force, aboard the Augusta before invading Vichy-controlled Morocco in Operation Torch. NoguesLascroux: Arriving at Fedala to negotiate an armistice at 1400 on 11 November 1942, Gen. Charles Noguès (left) is met by Col. Hobart Gay. Major General Auguste Lahoulle, Commander of French Air Forces in Morocco, is on the right. Major General Georges Lascroux, Commander in Chief of Moroccan troops, carries a briefcase. Noguès_Charles.tif: Charles Petit_Jean.tif: Jean Petit, Noguès, was Vichy commander- commanded the garrison at in-chief in Morocco. Port Lyautey. (Courtesy of Stéphane Petit) [A]The Axis Powers Patton_Monty.tif: Patton and his rival Gen. Bernard Montgomery greet each other on Sicily in July 1943. The two fought the Axis powers in Tunisia, Sicily, and the European theater. Trent_Park_Camp.tif: Some of Patton’s enemies as prisoners of war: Front row, left to right: Oberst Hans Reimann, Generalleutnant Georg Neuffer, Generalleutnant Heinrich “Heinz” Eberbach, Generalleutnant Fritz von Broich. Arnim_Hans-Jürgen von.tif: Hans- Bacherer_Rudolf.tif: Jürgen von Arnim commanded Army Rudolf Bacherer tried to Group Africa in Tunisia. stop Patton at Avranches. Balck_Hermann.tif: Hermann Balck Beyer_Franz.tif: Franz Beyer brought eastern front strategy commanded LXXX Corps during to Lorraine as commanding the long battle west of the general of Army Group G. Rhine. BlaskowitzJohannes_Johannes.tif: Brandenberger_Erich.tif: Erich Johannes Blaskowitz conducted Brandenberger led Seventh Army Army Group G’s retreat into in the Battle of the Bulge. Lorraine. Broich_Fritz von.tif: Fritz von Kurt von der Broich and his 10th Panzer Chevallerie.tif: Kurt von Division battled Patton in der Chevallerie commanded Tunisia. First Army in France. Blank Choltitz_Dietrich.tif: Dietrich von Choltitz commanded LXXXIV Corps in Normandy Conrath_ Paul.tif: Paul Cramer_Hans.tif: Hans Cramer Conrath hit Patton hard with commanded the sector including his Hermann Göring Panzer El Guettar in Tunisia. Division on Sicily. Felber_Hans.tif: Hans Felber Feuchtinger_Edgar.tif: Edgar commanded XIII Corps and Feuchtinger led the 21st Panzer Seventh Army against Patton. Division in Lorraine. Foertsch_Hermann: Hermann Gersdorff_Rudolf-Christoph Foertsch commanded First Army in von.tif: Rudolf-Christoph von the Saar-Palatinate campaign. Gersdorff participated in the plot to kill Hitler and served as chief of staff of Seventh Army. Guzzoni_Alfredo.tif: Alfredo Hahm_Walter.tif: Walter Hahm Guzzoni commanded Italian Sixth led LXXXII Corps during the Army on Sicily. collapse in the West. Hausser_Paul.tif: Paul Hausser Heilmann_Ludwig-Sebastian.tif: was a no-nonsense commander of Ludwig Heilmann and his 5th Seventh Army and Army Group G. Airborne Division battled Patton in the Ardennes. Hörnlein_Walter.tif: Walter Hube_Hnas-Valentin.tif: Hans Hörnlein commanded the Hube led the XIV Panzer Corps Grossdeutschland Division in on Sicily. the east and LXXXII Corps in Lorraine. Kesselring_Albert.tif: Albert Kluge_Hans Günther von.tif: Kesselring opposed Patton in Günther von Kluge fought Patton Tunisia, Sicily, and east of the in France as commander of Army Rhine. Group B and Commander-in-Chief West. Kniess_Baptiste.tif: Baptiste Knobelsdorff_Otto_von.tif: Otto Kniess battled Patton west and von Knobelsdorff was a skilled east of the Rhine at the head of panzer general who commanded LXXXV and XII Corps. First Army in Lorraine. Krüger_Walter.tif: Walter Lüttwitz_Smilo_von.tif: Smilo Krüger commanded LVIII Panzer Freiherr von Lüttwitz was the Corps in Normandy and last enemy commander to offer Lorraine. Patton a real fight at the head of LXXXV Corps. Manteuffel_Hasso_von.tif: Hasso Model_Walter.tif: Walter Model von Manteuffel commanded Fifth led Army Group B after Kluge. Panzer Army in Lorraine and the Ardennes. Obstfelder_Hans von.tif: Osterkamp_Herbert.tif: Herbert Hans von Obstfelder briefly Osterkamp commanded XII Corps east commanded First Army in of the Rhine. Lorraine and Seventh Army during the collapse in the West. Oriola_Ralph.tif: Ralph Oriola Priess_Hermann.tif: Hermann led XIII Corps west of the Priess commanded XIII SS Corps Rhine. in Lorraine and I SS Panzer Corps in the Ardennes. Ramcke_Hermann-Bernhard.tif: Rodt_ Eberhard.tif: Eberhard Hermann Ramcke defied Patton as Rodt led the 15th commander of Brest. Panzergrenadier Division against Patton on Sicily. Rothkirch_Edwin.tif: Edwin Rundstedt_Gerd von.tif: Gerd von Graf von Rothkirch und Trach Rundstedt battled Patton as led LIII Corps against Patton. Commander-in-Chief West. Simon_Max.tif: Max Simon was a Tippelskirch_Kurt von.tif: Kurt bloodthirsty killer and seasoned von Tippelskirch was in panzer general who commanded temporary command of First Army XIII SS Corps in Lorraine. when Patton launched his November offensive in Lorraine. Vaerst_Gustav von.tif: Gustav Wietersheim_Wend von.tif: Wend von Vaerst commanded Fifth von Wietersheim fought Patton at Panzer Army in Tunisia. the head of the 11th Panzer Division..
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