Manuscripts
George S. Patton letters
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- Description
- A small group of letters consisting of two letters by General George S. Patton to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Codman, and one to General Fox Conner, discussing military progress in Europe. The letter to Conner is dated Dec. 17, 1944, and the letters to Codman July 21, 1945 and August 18, 1945. In his letter to General Conner, Patton discusses, in general terms, the launching of the Ardennes Offensive and the opening of what eventually became known as the Battle of Ardennes or the Battle of the Bulge.
- Production date
- 1944-1945.
- Call number
- mssHM 70174-70176
- Provenance
- Gift of Ms. Jennie Kiang, October 2008.
- Associated people
- Codman, Charles R.,
