Was US Army Gen. George S. Patton assassinated?

 

General George S. Patton died on December 21, 1945, due to complications from injuries sustained in a car accident in Mannheim, Germany, on December 9, 1945.

The accident occurred when the car Patton was riding in, a 1938 Cadillac Series 75, collided with a U.S. Army truck at an intersection. Patton, who was sitting in the back seat, suffered a severe spinal cord injury and was paralyzed from the neck down.

The investigation into the accident found that it was caused by a combination of factors, including excessive speed, reckless driving, and inadequate safety measures. The driver of the car, Private First Class Horace Woodring, was not found to be at fault.

There have been various conspiracy theories surrounding Patton's death, including claims that he was assassinated due to his outspoken criticism of the Soviet Union and his advocacy for a more aggressive approach to dealing with the Soviets. 

One persistant conspiracy theory suggests that General George S. Patton was assassinated, with some theories pointing to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin as the culprit. However, many historians and Patton's grandson have rejected this theory. 

Patton died from injuries sustained in a car accident on December 21, 1945. The accident occurred while Patton was on a hunting trip and commanding the U.S. Fifteenth Army in Germany. Patton was paralyzed and suffered a head gash, but he was conscious and asked his chief of staff to rub his fingers. 

Some say that Patton was poisoned while recovering from the accident to prevent him from warning the United States about the Soviet Union. However, others say that Patton was going to die anyway because he was paralyzed, and that there was no point in assassinating him. Patton's grandson, Robert Patton, said that Patton either died naturally or from a blood clot.

However, there is no credible evidence to support these claims, and the official investigation concluded that the accident was unintentional.

Patton was taken to a hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, where he died 12 days later, on December 21, 1945, due to complications from his injuries, including pneumonia and heart failure.