In March 1945 the Rhine River was the last great barrier to the heart of Germany. General George S. Patton of US 3rd Army and Field Marshall Bernard L. Montgomery were both desperate to cross the ...

On March 22, 1945, General Patton's Third Army charged through the Rhine, making a beeline for the heart of Germany ... shortfall and urges House to pass it Actors Who Refused Game Of Thrones ...

Under his command the Third Army swept into Germany and into Czechoslovakia. In April 1945, Patton was promoted to temporary four-star general but was removed by Eisenhower from his leadership of ...