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Field Marshal Drew Pearson

My scenario was only about how Monty might get back Ground Forces Command, not what Patton would/could do. Avranches was a battle of German armor against the US 30th Infantry (Roosevelt's SS). Thanks to Ultra, they were dug in, ready, and most of all had battleship support. If the arrogance of Market-Garden had seeped in earlier, and Hitler's intuition about the Allies breaking German codes had happened during the early preparation for Avranches, then the Falaise battle does not occur as in OTL. Anyway, with Market-Garden, and the destruction of the American artificial harbors (thanks Kirk/Lee) Patton would have been starved for fuel anyway. Besides, just ask some of our other posters. They'll tell you neither Patton, nor any other American general in WWII Europe could fight their way out of a den of iniquity.if patton is the commander of 12th army group the war ends 6 months earlier
patton has the stones to crush the falaise pocket even if it means crossing command boundries and stepping on some british and canadian toes
eliminating the pocket destroys the german army of the west
you would quickley see the atlantic port garrisons start surrendering and troops in italy would enter negotiations as well