The John V. Hertzler papers, 1944-1945.

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The John V. Hertzler papers, 1944-1945.

Contains the following types of materials: documents, postcards, clippings, telephone directory. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War II (WWII) -- European Theater of Operations (ETO); post WWII occupation -- Germany. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: G-4 Staff, Third (3rd) Army. General description of the collection: The John V. Hertzler papers include officer's papers; inscribed postcards, January to July 1945; Patton speech to the Third Army troops, 1944; congratulatory general orders, orders of the day, 1945; allied propaganda for German troops, 1944; poem, "The Hills of Bastogne"; telephone directory, Third Army, August 1945; and tourist map and pamphlets, Paris, Luxembourg, Bristol (UK) Evening Post.

1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7576623

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Hertzler, John V.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. Army, 3rd

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Formed in 1918, the Third United States Army was commanded by General George Patton during World War II. From the description of Third United States Army Publication, undated (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 49047743 ...

Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945

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George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general of the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War II, and the United States Army Central in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He studied fencing and designed the M1913 Cavalry Saber, more commonly known ...