George Patton’s paternal grandfather ... of the war’, he died on December 21 1945 as a result of a traffic accident near Mannheim in Germany. At his own request, he was buried at the US ...

Considered one of the most successful combat generals in US history, General George S. Patton died on December 21, 1945, twelve days after breaking his neck in a car accident near Mannheim, Germany.

Gen. George S. Patton III would die in 1945 from injuries sustained in a car accident while going on a pheasant hunting trip. The trip was planned by his chief of staff to lift his spirits after ...

George S. Patton Jr. Audacious and profane ... Patton was killed in an automobile accident in Germany.