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"How General Patton Reacted to the Sudden Collapseof the German Defense | WW2"

By the late summer of 1944, something unusual was happening on the Western Front. German defenses weren’t being smashed apart in dramatic last stands. In many places, they were simply… gone. Roads lay open. Vehicles were abandoned. Orders stopped arriving. And while most Allied commanders still spoke in terms of phases and fronts, one general believed the war had already changed shape. This documentary examines how General George S. Patton recognized the collapse of the German defense long before it became obvious — and why his growing frustration wasn’t aimed at the enemy, but at time itself. Drawing on firsthand accounts, wartime diaries, and the overlooked realities of logistics and command breakdown, this film explores a difficult question: when an enemy begins to collapse, how do you recognize it without mistaking speed for recklessness? This is not a battle-by-battle retelling of World War II. It is a study of momentum, hesitation, and the cost of caution. Some questions remain unresolved. That is the point.