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Patton considered resigning before fatal crash
Washington reports Aq aide Robert S. Allen says General George S. Patton planned to quit the Army with a reverberating blast of indignation toward Eisenhower and the top brass after losing his Third Army command. Allen recounts Patton’s intent to sever military ties to live freely and strike back, noting the decision followed a clash over Nazi policy and a public rebuke from Eisenhower.
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