I think partly it’s ‘being in the right job at the right time’. Imagine if Patton hadn’t been relieved of command of the 7th Army? Would he have commanded at Salerno? Anzio? Would the US Army have permitted it’s best tank commander to lead an invasion (Italy) where tanks were merely a supporting arm? We’ve done stupider things!
Would the US Army have permitted it’s best tank commander to lead an invasion (Italy) where tanks were merely a supporting arm? We’ve done stupider things!
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Great point. They knew Patton would not have been best utilized in Italy. And Patton hated Clark.