I think, in truth, that Patton knew where to draw the line. Perhaps those who ranked him did not know that for sure. He scared the crap out of them, making them desperate.
“...He had already rearmed the Herman Goering Division....”
Citation please!
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In early May, units of the corps attempted to break out towards the American forces on the Elbe, but were unsuccessful. The corps surrendered to the Red Army on 8 May 1945.
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So the Russian released them to Patton and he re-armed them?
I know several military historians who are very critical of Patton. His Hurtgen Forrest campaign was a disaster!
Also Patton played a key role in delaying the deployment of the Pershing tank. This tank was comparable if not superior to the German Panther. A lot of young men died in the obsolete Sherman. Which was kept in production and kept deployed thanks to Patton way too long. The Sherman Easy-8s were an adequate stop gap but conversion kits were short in number and it was only adequate.