Thebilious bastards who write that kind of stuff for theSaturday Evening Post dont know any more about realfighting under fire than they know about f***ing! Patton was as much an actor as he was a fine general. Big generals and little soldiers were there, as were the royalty and the commoners of this tiny country from which General Patton drove the Germans in that crucial battle last Christmastide. . France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia bear witness to your exploits. Pattons efficiency as a tank commander won him promotion to lieutenant colonel, but he worried the war would end before he had a chance to lead his tankers in combat. Pray by night and pray by day. The knights also had to take four vowsPoverty, Chastity, Humility, and Obedience. By that evening, the Germans had discovered Pattons forces, and perhaps more important, Pattons British rival, Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, was preparing to cross the Rhine as well. 1918 January 26 Patton was promoted to the temporary rank of major. Addresses the 3rd Army. A common GI saying about Patton was, "our blood, his guts." The general's low point came in August 1943 when he slapped two shell-shocked soldiers under his command for crying. I know how you feel, but there is nothing to be done.4 Patton, like a young Napoleon, had ambitiously hoped to be a brigadier general by twenty-seven. When armyand navy personnel rushed up to see him, Patton stood and delivered a short impromptu speech: Im proud to be here to fight beside you. The cards and Training Letter No. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. 20th Century Timeline Of World History: What Happened? When the war ended, Patton said, 'You don't know what Hell looks like from the top, but that's what Germany looks like'. Angelo knew that Pattonhadbeen gravely wounded and needed medical attention. I do not want to be hitthere again. General Patton Speech | 6th Armored Division | 31 May 1944 Alyosha 394 subscribers Subscribe 2.3K Share 92K views 4 years ago General George S. Patton speech to the 6th Armored. George Campbell Scott, portraying Patton, standing in front of an immensely huge American flag, delivers his version of Patton's "Speech to the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of France, code-named "Overlord". A student of history, Patton was keenly aware of weathers role in a major operation or campaign. The two men once took a tank completely apart, down to the nuts and bolts, and reassembled it, apparently to satisfy their curiosity and to understand every detail of its intricate assembly. In the glancing collision, Patton was thrown against the roof and fell forward into the glass partition behind the drivers seat. At the end of 1943, while Pattons commanders were deciding his fate, the allied leadersRoosevelt, Churchill, and Stalinmet in Tehran to discuss strategy for defeating Germany and plans for the postwar world. He speaks and reads in script nine languages, so he is perfectly capable of translating the valuable collection of manuscripts in the library. I dont want them to. But he was nevertheless punctilious about gentlemanly conduct. . He was 60 years old. This is reflected in his many speeches but particularly his famous "Blood and Guts" speech where he addresses the men of the Third Army Division. If we die killing, well and good, but if we fight hard enough, viciously enough, we will kill and live. The General rose, came from behind his desk with hand out-stretched and said, Chaplain, youre the most popular man in this Headquarters. An Army is a team. Another codex which was interesting was one of the original printings of the Bible, using wood type. General George Patton addressed the US Third Army on June 5th, 1944, on the eve of the allied invasion of France, code named "Overlord". It's just about him. But his World War I career should not be overlooked. Having previously been denied permission to photograph the face of the 200,000th prisoner (the Geneva Convention required that a prisoner be protected against acts of public curiosity), Patton announced that this time we will take a picture of his ass. (A week later their POW capture would top 300,000. We have no intention to reduce our vast striking force. The two men bonded over their shared military enthusiasm and love of strategy. From Beersheba we flew over Hebron and Bethlehem and turned westward just south of Jerusalem, finally landing at Aqir, near the coast, where we were met with some cars and driven thirty miles to Jerusalem. Great living is not all output of thought and work. But we are not ruthless, not vicious, not aggressive, therein lies our weakness. 1912 June 14 Patton sailed for Europe to participate in the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. Patton was a fine leader, a great general, but he didn't do politics well. Patton, not wanting to compromise his armys success with publicity, telephoned Omar Bradley the following morning and uncharacteristically told him to keep it a secret. He was dying; but he had no fear of death. are also the modern representatives of the demigods and heroes of antiquity?. . Soon only two men were standingPatton andAngelo. Men this stuff that some sources sling around aboutAmerica wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight,is a crock of bullshit. He came from Israels smallest tribe. . He sat beside her in church each Sunday as she recited the liturgical responses from the Book of Com-mon Prayer, and he developed an amazing capacity to repeat passages at length. Let the Germans do that. He valued these machines, ordering that no U.S. be surrendered. Ike thought Patton to be a leader of men exemplar. It is almost completely covered with villages and the areas between them are crowded with tiny fields. December 8 Patton calls Chaplain James H. ONeill and asks if he has a good prayer for weather., December 1214 Prayer cards are distributed to Pattons troops, asking, Grant us fair weather for battle.. Remember that theenemy is just as frightened as you are, and probablymore so. My men dont dig foxholes. . But they also shared an intricate web of relationships going back decades. Nor was there any enthusiasm in Congress, given the countrys isolationist mood, for appropriating funds for the military. . . . He was laid next to a Third Army soldier who had been killed in combat during the Battle of the Bulge. I pray that I will fall forward when I amshot. It began with the crossing of the River Rhine in March 1945, with forces fanning out and overrunning all of Western Germany until their final surrender on May 8, 1945. Somelines became classic. Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. He felt that love was all around him, like a subdued light. We want this war over with. All the faces looked at Patton impersonally, as if waiting forhim to join them. A heavy ivory-handled revolver rested in a shoulder holsterdraped under his left arm. The encounter seemed to confirm Hitlers contempt for the battle-worthiness of American soldiers. . There is nothing todo at the moment but be a secret weapon.. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. George S. Patton: On Guts, Glory, and Winning relies on the writings, speeches, and poems of George Patton, and includes his prayer to stop the rain during the battle of northern Europe. We have the finest food, the finest equipment, the bestspirit, and the best men in the world. When, in 1916, General Pershing was ordered to lead a punitive expedition into Mexico, Pattons regimentand Pattonwere to stay behind in Texas. In 1915, he was sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, where the cavalry troops were all turned out in Patton swords: It was a fine sight all with sabers drawn and all my sabers. The purpose of this note is to express to you personally my deep appreciation of the splendid way in which you have conducted Third Army operations from the moment it entered battle last August 1. 1934 March 1 Patton was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant colonel. On November 7, 1942, there was a storm but it stopped at 1600. Every single man in this Army plays a vitalrole . Haig, who didnt think much of most American officers, liked Patton, calling him a fireeater who longs for the fray. Patton, in turn, liked Haig, a fellow cavalryman, thinking him a proper polo-playing gentleman and even more of a charger than I am.7. He ranked Bradley and Army Air Force GeneralCarl Spaatz atnumber one, with Walter Bedell Smith number two. Remember that theenemy is just as frightened as you are, and probablymore so. The title was slightly amended to Patton, Blood and Guts, when the 14 Oct 1968 DV reported that Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. would shoot the movie "in the Dimension 150 process and release it for exhibition in that system." March 30 Patton was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel. Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. That chance came at Saint Mihiel on 12 September 1918. 1917 May 15 Patton was promoted to the rank of captain. George Campbell Scott, portraying Patton, standing in front of an. 3. In the days of chivalry, the golden age of our profession, knights (officers) were noted as well for courtesy and being gentle benefactors of the weak and oppressed. . George S. Patton. He gave us a British priest, who had lived a long time in Jerusalem, as a guide to see the sights. He saw action in the Pancho Villa Expedition of 1916 and served with American forces in the First World War, notably at the tank . Please be advised it is quite profane. The World War II general commanded the US 7th Army in its invasion of Sicily and the 3rd Army . I dont want them to. Patton made the same point a few years later, after the invasion of Sicily: I had all the non-Catholic chaplains in the other day and gave them hell for having uninteresting services. Ed - December 21, 2016. As he lay bleeding in a bomb crater, Patton ordered Angelo toreturn to the tanks and point out the location of the machine gunnests. Patton's speeches typically included humor, almost always profane and often self-deprecatory: I do not know of a better way to die than to be facing the enemy. When Patton Enlisted the Entire Third Army to Pray for Fair Weather, How Did Patton Die? Eisenhower prepared to leak a story that General Patton had lost his commandbecause of displeasure at some of his indiscretions and thatthe main invasion of the continent was delayed by bad weather. . An Army is a team. The 1970 film "Patton" starts out the way the real Gen. George S. Patton would have wanted it to: with one of the famed general's off-the-cuff, down-to-reality speeches to his men in the 3rd Army. I dont want to hear of any soldier under my commandbeing captured unless he has been hit. it is the call of ones [sic] ancestors and the glory of combat. Using Patton's own diaries, speeches, and personal papers, Keane examines the general's actions and personality to shed light on his unique and . The opening scene-his famous "blood and guts" speech to his troops as they prepared to go into battle for the first time-remains one of the most famous scenes and greatest speeches in movie history. We are advancing constantlyand we are not interested in holding onto anything except the enemys balls! Death must not be feared. . In 1941, on the day the menof the Second Armored Division completed their orientation at FortBenning, Patton appeared wearing a new uniform, which, characteristically,he had designed himself. By June 1920, the regular army was reduced to only 130,000 men. Many elements of the speech were recycled over and over. On September 26, at 10 oclock, Patton and his men had advanced to a crossroads on the southern edge of Cheppy. Patton ordered a hot turkey dinner for every soldier in the Third Army on Christmas Day. . In Gideons day, and in our own, spiritually alert minorities carry the burdens and bring the victories. Men, all this stuff you hear about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of bullshit. Look at the weather. He had been chastised for leaving his command post during the battle at Saint-Mihiel, but he did the same during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. . Keep moving. Patton seemed to understand instinctively that the faces werebeckoning him to his destiny. As one soldierrecalled: I am positive the Patton image was born on the first day hespoke in that bowl. Now lets cut the guts out of those Krauts and get the hell on to Berlin. A man prays to God for assistance in circumstances that he cannot foresee or control. That way I can keep firing my pistols! He lifted his face up from the dirt, gazed out over the Germanlines, and then lifted his eyes up to the cloudsand saw faces. If youre not alert, some time a German son of abitch is going to sneak up behind you and beat you todeath with a sockful of shit! Patton was notblessed with a deep, booming voice. He was named commanding general in April . Like the rest of the world, General Patton learned of the Normandy invasion by listening to the BBC at seven oclock on the morning of June 6, 1944. He reduced his Army from thirty-two thousand to three hundred men lest the people of Israel would think that their valor had saved them. He was a sincere believer. I want a prayer.. Were going tomurder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel-f***ingbasket. Patton 360 Rogue General. But we must urge, instruct, and indoctrinate every fighting man to pray as well as fight. Eisenhower was self-effacing and came from dirt-poor beginnings. Pray for victory. . . Children of a free and sheltered people who have lived a generous life, we have not the pugnacious disposition of those oppressed beasts our enemies, who must fight or starve. 1911 March 19 Pattons first child, Beatrice Ayer, was born. I know you will be worthy. You have liberated or conquered more than 82,000 square miles of territory, including 1,500 cities and towns, and some 12,000 inhabited places. Brave, undisciplinedmen have no chance against the discipline andvalor of other men. The Japanese saw the storm as a divine wind sent by the gods to save them. You have made your Army a fighting force that is not excelled in effectiveness by any other of equal size in the world, and I am very proud of the fact that you, as one of the fighting commanders who has been with me from the beginning of the African campaign, have performed so brilliantly throughout. But he was a mighty man of valor. 1927 June Pattons father, George Smith Patton, died. Every manis a vital link in the great chain. Apparently the discredit consisted of other knights cheering him on. . Her ashes were later strewn over her husbands grave. Patton was number three. 2. Yet he still viewed the Holy Land as a general, viewingthe Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land in terms of logistics, supply chains, and provisions. It is a much less formidable obstacle than I had gathered from the books. Chaplain, how much praying is being done in the Third Army? inquired the general. I want the world to know Third Army made it before Monty starts across, he shouted. . . Even in the heat of combat he could take time out to direct new methods to prevent trench feet, to see to it that dry socks went forward daily with the rations to troops on the line, to kneel in the mud administering morphine and caring for a wounded soldier until the ambulance came. It appears as a footnote in War As I Knew It, a book based on Pattons diaries and published in 1947, after his death. General Patton "Blood and Guts" Speech to the Third Army on June 5th, 1944 (The parts in red are excerpts that have been translated into Vietnamese) Be seated! It never occurred to me until this flight that, at the time the Jews crossed, it was unnecessary for them to ford anything, because there is a stretch of desert from Bitter Lake to the Mediterranean which had no water on it. General George S. Patton was a complicated military figure, but there can be little debate over whether he was quotable. As he came closer to the German lines, Patton was hit. Patton's "Blood and Guts" Speech - History (2022) Loading. The General Patton I saw there was the Army Commander to whom the welfare of the men under him was a matter of personal responsibility. General Patton's Famous "Blood and Guts" Speech to His Troops Anyone who has ever viewed the motion picture PATTON will never forget the opening. . General Patton: Be seated. As the protective shield of fog lifted, Patton and his troops were subjected to withering fire from all directions. . World War II U.S. Army Gen. George S. Patton Jr. and his soldiers embark on the road to Germany by invading North Africa Nov. 8, 1942, in the face of opposition by pro-Nazi French forces. All day the 9th of July 1943, there was a storm but it cleared at dark. One cannot read Pattons diaries, letters, speeches, and personal papers without being struck by the frequency with which he appeals to God and turns to the Bible for inspiration. Though he had been sidelined from the invasion, he played an important role in it by his absence. Patton began his military career . . He dragged his commander to a shallowcrater and bandaged his wound, which was bleeding profusely, whilethe Germans kept firing at their position. However, there is an altar which is supposed to be on the exact spot where the Cross was erected. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. In order to be a Knight of Malta, it was necessary to have sixteen crosses of nobility, so that when anyone came up to be a knight, he had to present his genealogy, which was then studied by a college of heralds, and, if proven correct, permitted to join. So dont make any announcementwell keep it a secret until we see how it goes.. And dontgive the enemy time to dig one either. She went to the dining room, leaving her husband with the attending nurse. October 3 Patton joined 3d Cavalry at Fort Myer, Virginia, as Commanding Officer, 3d Squadron. The author stated that General Patton . He convinced General Pershing that he should serve him as his aide. . Let the Germans do that. Americans love to fight. Americans love to fight. Most of the mountain was cut away during the Roman occupation, when they filled up the Tomb and erected a Temple of Venus over both the Mount and the Tomb. click here for our comprehensive guide to General Patton. I do not want to be hit there again. In my mind we came here to thank God that men like these have lived rather than to regret that they have died.. At 1900, Eddy and Grow came to the house to beg me to call off the attack due to the bad weather, heavy rains, and swollen rivers. Of course we are willing to die but that is not enough. Nor should we forget our comrades of the other armies and of the Air Force, particularly of the XIX Tactical Air Command, by whose side or under whose wings we have had the honor to fight. She seemed to want her husband to herself one final time. The quicker they are whipped,the quicker we can go home. There is one great thing you men will be able to saywhen you go home. The Third Armys sick rate equaled its battle casualty rate. September 26 Patton was seriously wounded during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France. Americans despise cowards. Put your heart and soul into being expert killers with your weap-ons. 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