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title: General George Patton
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19358/general-george-patton/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-08-20
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# General George Patton
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19358.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of the United States Army general George Patton (1885-1945). Patton was a key commander in the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2024, August 20). General George Patton. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "General George Patton." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 20, 2024. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "General George Patton." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Aug 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_S._Patton_01.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_S._Patton_01.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 August 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.