Highly intelligent, and easily the best U.S. (and arguably Allied) field commander of the Second World War. Had the benefit of overwhelming superiority in troops and materials through most of his campaigns, but its clear he could make do when he needed to.

Audacious, flamboyant and egotistical, without question, but intelligent, absolutely. I'd put him behind Manstein and Guderian, equal to Rommel, if we had to rank the generals of World War 2.

patton represents a bridge of what can be called bettwen the 'old world' and the 'new world' generals. He was good in fighting and thats the thing he was concerned about. he was a hopeless diplomat(remember his comments abt nazi's after the war). mordern generals r supposed to be diplomatic and to some extent soft people, who are also good with technology etc. some people, including generals think that technology will replace the foot soldier. but iraq, vietnum and afgnisthan have shown that the old infranty type warfare can never be replaced by technology and we will always need good field leaders.

he certainly had a lot of military sense, he certainly knew what he was doing but that alone doesn't make a great military leader

Patton is the definition of a military badass. Not only was he a fantastic strategist who crushed Rommel, Germany's finest general, but he was a physical beast. He ran for the US in the 1912 Stockholm Olypics', placing fifth in the first modern Pentathlon. He was a badass in new senses of the word... and who can forget quotes like: "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."

I agree with Numbah; this guy was a tough son-of-a-gun. I doubt that there will be another military leader like him.

Patton was such a bad ass that he said he could take the Soviets with two tanks, ten baseball bats, and a case of beer.

The greatest field general the US has ever had, and probably by a good margin. men would follow him into hell, and he was smart enough to outfox his enemy at nearly every turn. The only General I'd rather serve under would be Lee.

The war in Afganistan and Iraq would be over if Patton had anything to do with it. Anybody who Fu*ks with America Fu*ks with Patton and he dosent like it up the a**. One could only hope that a General like Patton will lead our people in uniform. The armed forces need his kind of leadership to insure a safe nation and world for the future. R.I.P. to a great American who dearly loved his country. I will be thinking of him this memorial day.

A kick-ass leader. He even instilled fear in the Russians after his tragic death. My dad served in his division, the 4th Armored, in the fifties and they were known for their fiery reputation because of George Patton. We should have military leaders like him today!

A military leader's job is to win battles. Patton won them, repeatedly and spectacularly. 'Nuff said.

Anybody that states we going to hold on to the hun by the nose, and kick them in the ass is number one in my book.

Hard to argue with success. Patton called a spade a spade. He was, above all, intelligent - all of the other adjectives like bold, innovative, dashing, creative, profane, and many others used to describe or characterize him are, in my opinion, secondary to his intelligence. He was truly a man born to lead. Sad to say, he'd probably never have made it past major in today's politically correct climate. L'audace, l'audace, toujours l'audace as Patton was fond of quoting. A final comment: almost without exception, when you ask a WW II Army vet what unit they served with, if they served with Patton at all they'll just say I was one of Georgie's boys rather than telling you what division or regiment they were in.

No bastard ever won a war by dieing for his country, he won by making the other God damned bastard die for HIS country. You have got to love the guy.

OLE BLOOD AND GUTS.....MY KINDA GENERAL!!!!!

He never fought a superior army, so there's no cigar here

Successful, witting, courageous, and most of all, a geneous. Right as I say this, Monty is rolling in his grave.

Though much has been made of his unorthodox personality, it's impossible to argue with results. General Patton was one of the most successful, charismatic leaders of any description in modern times. He has no doubt served as an inspiration for many other military leaders to follow. Having said that, I believe that his kind of "moxie" and outright leadership capability is one-of-a-kind, and seems to be in somewhat short supply in the present-day U.S. military.

One of America's grestest military geniuses.

Patton was something else, a real character. I saw the famous "Patton" movie, and I also read a biography ("A Genius for War") that gave me a real appreciation for his military genius. I wouldn't have wanted to deal with his ego on a daily basis, but I also wouldn't have wanted to face his troops in combat. He made bold, original, and unorthodox moves with his men and tanks, and the Germans feared him more than any other Allied general. He was really one of the first Americans to appreciate the value and strategic uses of the tank, and the U.S. military would have made much more progress between WW1 and WW2 if they'd adopted a few more of his ideas on mobile warfare.