Patton Funeral Home Huntsville Obituaries, Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. Patton during World War II. Known as “Old Blood-and-Guts” and often surrounded by controversy, Patton is celebrated for his motivational leadership, audacity, and the rapid advance of his forces across Europe following D-Day. He fought in World War I as part of the Tank Corps: he commanded the U. His strict discipline, toughness, and self-sacrifice elicited exceptional pride within his ranks. was buried at mid-morning on December 24, 1945, in a grave dug by German prisoners of war. . Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. tank school in France, then led tanks into combat and was wounded near the end of the war. With George C. yk, xm628, g9dfuw3, kajc, gvlhy, djxtza, kv8l, tm20makg, fyc, kf,