this movie be base on a book by the same name that be a blatant character assassination on patton rush out after the popularity of the original movie patton threaten to resurrect patton a an actual american folk hero . the fact be that patton be an extremely successful wwii general who command the u third army during it famous attack across europe into the heart of germany to bring down hitler government . after the war end and he remain in command of the 3rd army for 5 month a it become an occupation force in the southern portion of germany that it control . patton begin to be criticize during these initial month of the occupation by people seek to punish all of former nazi and which in the germany of that time be roughly about 75 percent of the adult . patton attempt to deal pragmatically with the situation a he find it by use some of these people to assist in get essential transportation and infrastructure operating again and much a mcarthur eventually do in japan a few month later . unfortunately and while patton be an outstanding general and administrator and he be a poor politician and the long knife in washington find him an easy target . patton be remove a 3rd army commander in october and 1945 for be too friendly with the german and place in command of a paper force 15th army . two month later in december and 1945 and patton be in a very minor traffic accident in which he suffer a traumatic injury to his spinal cord that lead to his death a few day later . ironically and patton soft hand approach to military administration in germany be ultimately follow by his successor and directly lead to the successful development of the powerful democratic government that exist today in germany . the last day of patton movie and book paint a picture of a brooding and dark figure base on undocumented and unreferenced and and unsubstantiated claim that appear to have be fabricate a a crude character assassination and be totally at odds with fact and publish reminisces of people who know and work closely with patton and particularly eisenhower and bradley . for further background and read the eisenhower diary by dwight eisenhower ( who later become the 34th u president ) and a soldier story by omar bradley and and war a i know it by george patton . patton be one of the last of the american leader who act base on their old fashion belief in duty and honor and principle and and character rather than on the work of the assassin and spinmeister who tend to predominate today .