General Eisenhower visited Patton at Bad Tölz, Germany and found that Patton had left SS soldiers in charge of concentration camp security. This visit, along with Patton’s public statements, led to his dismissal as commander of the Third Army; 1945.

Post war reshuffle

General Patton visits his son-in-law, Lieutenant Colonel John Waters, while the latter recuperates in Walter Reed U.S. Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. Waters had been held in a German prison camp for three years. Patton was reported to have attempted a rescue operation at one time.

General Patton's son-in-law...

Soviet and US Troops Meet at Torgau, April 25, 1945. 
A US 69th Division captain shows the Russians where Torgau, Germany is. - In the middle: Major Anatoly Mikhailovich Ivanov, Chief of the Soviet Division Artillery Staff.