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My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either.
George S. Patton
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George S. Patton
Age: 60 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 11
Died: 1945
Died: December 21
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George Smith Patton
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