Скачать или смотреть Why Patton Let A Nazi General Walk Free.Why Patton Protected a GERMAN General After Capturing Him?

In September 1944, General Botho Elster commanded 20,000 isolated German troops along the Loire, trapped by Patton’s rapid advance. Knowing resistance meant annihilation and surrender risked Nazi retribution, Elster proposed capitulation under Geneva Convention terms. Some Americans wanted unconditional surrender, but Patton saw opportunity: removing 20,000 enemies without fighting saved lives and territory. He approved professional treatment, avoiding humiliation or French reprisals. On September 16, Elster’s men surrendered in formation. News spread that Americans honored the laws of war, encouraging further German surrenders across France and shortening the campaign. It revealed Patton’s strategic insight beyond aggression and battlefield brutality alone.
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