Or replaced Fredendhal in March. Commanding a corps in Tunisia & Sicily instead of Bradley.
Or replaced Fredendhal in March. Commanding a corps in Tunisia & Sicily instead of Bradley.
Actually, Patton WAS planned to be sent to China after the fighting in Europe was over.The United States Army is not going to send its leading expert on armored warfare to China. Patton will remain in Europe. The list of candidates of generals sent to China will include lots of high ranking generals on staff in the Pentagon whom most people would never recognize.
If he replaces Fredendall, I think we're closer to my original idea in that he takes over the 7th army instead of Patton.
Actually, Patton WAS planned to be sent to China after the fighting in Europe was over.
I think in OTL Ike had a easy job of it picking Patton for 7th Army command. He had known him since they worked together testing tank machine guns in the early 1920s. Fredendal was less well known to Ike & had not yet made a good impression by the end of January when Ike had to think about command of the future 7th Army. In this ATL it might have been a tougher choice between Stillwell and Patton.