Patton's reputation became an Allied deception asset

Did George Patton see himself as a reincarnation of Napoleon?

Patton identified more with Sherman, took logistics seriously, and had the reputation and leadership style needed to make an Allied fake army convincing to Germany.

George Patton is presented as more than a theatrical admirer of Napoleon. He identified more strongly with William Tecumseh Sherman and paid serious attention to logistics. That combination of reputation and practical command ability made him useful as the notional commander of a fictitious army intended to mislead Germany. Allied planners could expect him to invest effort in the assignment and German intelligence to take his apparent command seriously. A commander's public image could become an operational asset even when the force itself was a deception.