The death of General George Patton at the end of World War II in a collision between his Cadillac staff car and an Army truck has fascinated conspiracy theorists for decades. Now comes someone with a theory of how his death was staged by our side.
The Telegraph (U.K.) has a review of a new book by military historian Robert Wilcox entitled Target Patton. The book makes the claim that the U.S. had General Patton murdered at the end of World War II because he was acting too belligerent vis-a-vis the Soviets.
It names an OSS (forerunner of the CIA) agent who, before his death, claimed to have staged the car accident which was blamed for Patton's neck fracture. Then, it is alleged, NKVD (KGB forerunner) agents poisoned the recuperating but cantankerous General.
If conspiracies are your thing, enjoy. Hat tip to RealClearHistory for the link.
