General George Patton Museum of Leadership facts for kids

The General George Patton Museum of Leadership is a museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky, dedicated to the memory of General George S. Patton, Jr., and his role as a leader from World War I to the present day. The museum is administered by the U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.

History

The museum was originally founded as the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armour in 1948. The present building, located in Fort Knox, Kentucky, was originally constructed between 1972 and 1992 without cost to the U.S. Government by the Cavalry-Armor Foundation, now called the Patton Museum Foundation. The museum was later renamed the General George Patton Museum of Leadership. As of 2013, the museum was managed as part of the U.S. Army Accessions Command and received 358,000 visitors a year.

Exhibits

The museum includes a number of Patton's personal effects, dating from his childhood until the end of World War II, including his office van and touring car.

The museum, as the Patton Museum, had many tank exhibits, but these accompanied the move of the Armor school to Fort Benning and are now located at the National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Georgia.

Images for kids

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  Patton Museum Fort Knox 1940 Barracks Exterior

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  Sherman M4A3E8 Medium Tank and shop van

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  General George S. Patton's Ivory-handled Pistols

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  StuG III at Patton Museum