Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
Stimson and party on inspection tour near the Potsdam Conference
Secretary of War Henry Stimson and party riding in half-track on an inspection tour of the Second Armored Division near the Potsdam Conference. Left to right are: Major General Floyd Parks, General George S. Patton, Jr., Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy, Secretary Stimson, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War Harvey H. Bundy, and Brigadier General John H. Collier. From Potsdam album, 1945.
Secretary of War Stimson with Brigadier General Collier
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (left) shakes hands with Brigadier General John H. Collier, after inspecting troops in Berlin during the Potsdam Conference. Looking on are: John J. McCloy, General George S. Patton, Jr., and Harvey H. Bundy. From Potsdam album, 1945
Dignitaries review the 2nd Armored Division during the Potsdam Conference
From left to right: Major General Floyd Parks, U. S. Commanding General, Berlin Area; General George S. Patton, Jr., Commanding General, U. S. 3rd Army; Colonel William H. Kyle, aide to Secretary of War Stimson; John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War; Harvey H. Bundy; and Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson stand in a half track as they review the 2nd Armored Division, in Berlin, Germany during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.
President Truman takes the Presidential salute in Berlin
President Harry S. Truman takes the Presidential salute during the playing of the national anthem during the flag raising in Berlin. The "Flag of Liberation" used during the ceremony flew over the Capitol in Washington on December 7, 1941. It was raised in Rome on the day of its liberation on the July 4, 1944. Left to Right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, Jr., President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and General Omar N. Bradley. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.
Generals reviewing troops during the Potsdam Conference
From left to right, unidentified, Major General Floyd Parks, Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and General George S. Patton, Jr., salute as the 2nd Armored Division band plays "Salute to the General" during a review of the division. From Potsdam album, 1945.
President Truman with Generals Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and others at Potsdam Conference
President Harry S. Truman attends ceremonies at the U. S. Group Control Council Headquarters in Berlin, Germany where the first American flag was raised over the headquarters (Flag of Liberation). Foreground, from left to right: Brigadier General Harry H. Vaughan, General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lieutenant General George Patton, President Truman, Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, and General Omar Bradley. In the background, between General Patton and President Truman, is Truman's Naval Aide Captain James Vardaman. Others are unidentified.
Eisenhower, Patton, and Truman in Berlin, Germany
At flag-raising ceremony in Berlin, Germany, from left to right, General Dwight Eisenhower, General George Patton, and President Harry S. Truman. The Flag of Liberation is being raised over the former Nazi headquarters in Berlin. President Truman is in Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference.
General Eisenhower Views Torture Demonstration at a Liberated Concentration Camp
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander (center), General Omar N. Bradley, 12th Army Group CG (second left), and Lt. General George S. Patton, 3rd Army CG (far left), watch while survivors of Ohrdruf concentration camp demonstrate how they were tortured by the Nazis. Jules Grad (far right), pool correspondent for the "Stars and Stripes," is taking notes. The mustached soldier who is pointing at the demonstrated torture victim is Alois J. Liethen of Appleton, Wisconsin, who served as the interpreter for the tour of Ohrdruf.