4 real historical locations · France, Germany, Italy, Tunisia
George C. Scott's Oscar-winning portrayal of General George S. Patton — the brilliant, bombastic American commander who drove from North Africa through the liberation of Europe. One of cinema's great character studies of a man simultaneously larger than life and dangerously out of control.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning France, Germany, Italy, Tunisia.
General Patton's first major victory — the Battle of El Guettar where US forces defeat Rommel's Afrika Korps.
El Guettar (March 23, 1943) was the first significant US ground victory against the German Army in WWII. After the disaster at Kasserine Pass, Patton was given command and within weeks transformed American fighting ef...
View location →Operation Husky — the Allied invasion of Sicily. Patton races Montgomery across the island.
Operation Husky (July-August 1943) was the largest amphibious operation of the war to that point. Patton's 7th Army raced Gen. Montgomery's 8th Army across Sicily in an unofficial competition. Patton reached Messina f...
View location →Operation Cobra breakout — Patton's 3rd Army storms through Avranches and into open country, beginning the liberation of France.
The breakout at Avranches in late July 1944 turned the static Normandy campaign into a war of movement. Patton's 3rd Army covered 600 miles in six weeks, liberating more of France than any other Allied force. The Germ...
View location →Patton's 3rd Army crosses the Rhine at Oppenheim on March 22, 1945 — beating Montgomery's massive set-piece crossing by a day.
Patton deliberately kept his Rhine crossing secret from SHAEF so Montgomery couldn't claim to be first. When Eisenhower learned 3rd Army was across, Patton reportedly said: 'Don't tell anyone but I've just pissed in t...
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