Patton: Cobra to the Rhine

Cobra to the Rhine - DVD - 120 Min. - $29.99

World War II
U.S. Army
Cobra to the Rhine Volume
120 Min.
SKU: GSP3Army
Price: $29.99

On January 26, 1944, General George Smith Patton, Jr. was given the command of the Third US Army in England. The Third Army was a newly formed unit comprised of divisions that recently arrived in England from the United States. The Germans thought that the 3rd Army would be part of and more specifically General Patton would lead the pending invasion attempt. This was part of the deception operation known as Fortitude.

The Allies would establish a beachhead on Normandy that started with the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. In July, the Third Army began movement to France and began operations on August 1, the breakout of the Normandy Beachhead, known as Operation Cobra. From the onset, Patton moved throughout the Divisions of his command. The contents of this video show the action of the General as was recorded by the 166th Signal Photo Company and his movements from Operation Cobra to the Rhine while in command of the U.S. Third Army. Combat Reels has endeavored to find as much footage of General Patton as possible.

View a variety of scenes with Marshall, Eisenhower, Bradley, Montgomery as well as his Corps Commanders, Eddy and Walker. Watch Patton visiting Divisional units including the 5th Infantry, 6th Armored, 7th Armored, 10th Armored, 35th Infantry, 80th Infantry, 83rd Infantry and 95th Infantry. From Normandy, Coutance and Etain to Nancy and Metz, France then on to Luxembourg and Remich, Germany enjoy these scenes and faces of Patton, one of the most iconic commanders of all time on these candid reels of history.

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