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=**CORRECT!!! GEORGE PATTON**=

General George Patton, or "Old Blood and Guts," was known for his bravery, discipline, and for pushing the Nazis and the Axis first through North Africa, then through Sicily and Italy, and then finally through France and into Germany. Patton's "media moment" came while visiting a hospital full of wounded GIs, when he slapped one of them because he thought the soldier was faking an injury. This may get the pinhead label by some, but FDR allowed Eisenhower to make the call on what to do about Patton. Eisenhower knew he needed Patton in command and so Ike kept his strongest field commander in place. This was important because Patton's skill and bravery helped defeat a tough enemy, the German army. Patton was very instrumental in putting a stop to the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge by taking Bastogne. If Patton was not able to take Bastogne, the Nazis may have been successful in the Battle of the Bulge.

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