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re: History Nerds: Which U.S. military commander least deserved his fifth star?
Posted on 1/25/21 at 8:50 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 1/25/21 at 8:50 pm to RollTide1987
I didn’t realize that Patton wasn’t on the highest ranking general list.
He was an arse and he was insubordinate but damn if he couldn’t get an army into action and win the battles. He was a good tactician too.
He was an arse and he was insubordinate but damn if he couldn’t get an army into action and win the battles. He was a good tactician too.
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Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:03 pm to bulldog95
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I didn’t realize that Patton wasn’t on the highest ranking general list.
He was an arse and he was insubordinate but damn if he couldn’t get an army into action and win the battles. He was a good tactician too.
His insubordination is likely what kept him off this list. I do wonder what would have happened in Korea if MacArthur and Patton were both in Korea. For one I think Chosin has a much different outcome with Patton really pushing for a better protected line. Also his reputation may have been enough to keep the Chinese (albeit heavily fortified) on their side of the Yalu. The world would be a very different place if Korea is united and in a position to affect a slightly different course in Vietnam.
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