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73 years ago today, George Patton was annihilating the Nazi war machine

By Tom Rogan
Published August 16, 2017 4:53pm ET
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73 years ago today, George Patton was annihilating the Nazi war machine
Shortly before D-Day, Gen. George Patton (pictured left) fully expected that brutal combat waited just over the horizon. And so, just before landing time, Patton addressed his soldiers and told them to prepare to annihilate the enemy. (AP Photo) | AP

At this very moment 73 years ago, multiple formations of the U.S. Army were driving across France and ripping the guts out of the German Wehrmacht.

Gen. George Patton’s 3rd U.S. Army played the leading role in that offensive.

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