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George Patton launches a very badly thought-out mission to rescue his son-in-law from a POW camp.

Sources:

http://oflag64.us/ewExternalFiles/whitaker-richard-tfb-article.pdf

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/costly-failure-pattons-raid-liberate-hammelburg

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/task-force-baum-george-pattons-controversial-mission-to-rescue-his-son-in-law-from-a-pow-camp.html

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/witnessing-pattons-failure-a-prisoners-view-of-the-task-force-baum-raid/