Today, eighty years ago, on December 21, 1945 (Lunar Calendar November 17, 1945), American General Patton died. Colonel George Patton died in a car crash on December 9, 1945, and his chest wound caused severe bloodshed, at the age of sixty. Patton's tank forces played a major role in the victory of the war. He led the army to attack the North African and Western fronts. His 7th Group Army attacked Sicily in only 38 days. But his frankness, which brought him down to two levels, encouraged his elementary students to learn care and military techniques to prepare for the next war.