Talk:Drew Pearson (journalist)
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Pearson had little to no effect on Patton's career. Patton's "relief" of the 7th Army came during the planning of Operation Overlord, and Patton was used as the central ruse in Operation Fortitude. Patton was the only American general whose name was used by the German's when naming Allied armies, such was their respect and fear of him. Consequently, Patton led the breakout of Normandy, as he was now in charge of the 3rd Army, swept through Europe, and made an incredible logistical feat when swinging north to rescue Allied forces at Bastogne. I'd hardly consider Pearson's largely false claims about Patton to warrant such a distinction on Wiki. Furthermore, Gallup polls at the time of the "slapping" incidents, upon which I suppose that claim is made, showed Americans four to one AGAINST relieving Patton.
