Severely injured in an auto accident, he died in Germany twelve days later, on 21 December 1945. Patton's colorful image, hard-driving personality, and success as a commander were at …

The official cause of death was pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure. General George S. Patton Jr. was buried at mid-morning on December 24, 1945, in a grave dug by German …

At 5:55 p.m. on December 21, 1945, General George S. Patton, Jr. passed away in his sleep. A blood clot in his paralyzed body had worked its way to his heart, stopping it and ending the life …

1 day ago · MANNHEIM, Germany – Eighty years after his death, the legacy of Gen. George S. Patton Jr. endures, yet his life was cut short not by a final, glorious battle, but by a mundane …

Dec 21, 2021 · After nearly two weeks in the hospital, Patton died on this day in 1945. His death resulted from complications with his injuries and congestive heart failure. Patton’s final resting …

One of the most vivid figures among Allied combat leaders in World War II succumbed at 5:50 P. M. (11:50 A. M., Eastern standard time) to a lung congestion that probably would not have …

5 days ago · Eighty years after a traffic accident in postwar Germany fatally injured Gen. George S. Patton Jr., a small group gathered at the crash site to reflect on his legacy.

Nov 7, 2025 · Wholly ill-suited for the administrative position, Patton was on a hunting trip when he was critically injured in a low-speed car accident. He died from his injuries on December …

Nov 16, 2009 · General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. 3rd Army, dies from injuries suffered not in battle but in a freak car accident. He was 60 years old.

George Patton died peacefully at 1755 hours on December 21, 1945. The previous afternoon it had been necessary to give him oxygen to restore his breathing and X-rays revealed that a …