"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote:

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one
behind me." --- General George S. Patton

Urban legend?

Possibly. It appears Patton was fluent in French and presumably got along
well enough with the French (certainly better than he got along with
British General Montgomery). It seems nothing ascribed to him, true or
not,
should be given much weight since he also wrote in "War As I Knew It" that
"a colored soldier cannot think fast enough to fight in armor." This
despite the good performance of the black 761st Tank Battalion.

Check back a few posts for the link to Victor Hanson's lecture on Patton.
Also, his book "The Sole of Battle" is about one-third about Patton.