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How much territory did George S. Patton's Third Army capture by V-E Day?
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George S. Patton, 1945.
By V-E Day (May 8, 1945), General George S. Pattonās Third Army had been operational for nine months. During that period, the Third Army captured more than 80,000 square miles (more than 200,000 square kilometers) of territory.1