Patton's success in North Africa leads to his being given command of the 7th Army for the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Fought from July to August, this amphibious and airborne campaign was code-named "Operation Husky."

Months after Patton's removal from command in Sicily, Eisenhower appoints Patton commander of the First Army Group, a fictitious army in England to fool the Germans about the Allies' real plans for the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944. Weeks later in command of Third Army, Patton helps spearhead the breakout as U.S. forces smash through the German lines using their blitzkrieg tactics.