George S. Patton

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Accident and death

A day before he was due to return to the United States Patton was severely injured in a road accident. Paralyzed from the neck down, George Patton died of an embolism on 21st December 1945 at the military hospital in Heidelberg, Germany. Patton's car was repaired and used by other officers. The car is now on on display, with other Patton artifacts, at the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Related Topics:
Embolism - Heidelberg, Germany - Artifacts - Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor - Fort Knox - Kentucky

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