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Did George Patton IV have any children?
If by George S. Patton, you mean the famous WW2 General, yes, I know for a fact he had a son. His son died in 2004. Patton's son was finishing his last year at West Point when the general died in a car accident in Germany (1945).
What year did Patton get his fourth star?
General Patton was promoted to a full Four-Star General on April 14, 1945!
Was George Patton the us commander of the 3RD and 1ST armies that invaded north Africa Sicily and great Britain?
You have to realize that General Patton rose up through the ranks during the first year of the war. Your question is very broad and covers almost a year. So you have to look at a specific time and battle.Patton commanded the Western Task Force, 24,000 men in 100 ships, in landings centered around Casablanca, Morocco, on 8 November 1942. After the defeat at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass, Patton replaced Major General Lloyd Fredendall as commander of the II Corps and was promoted to lieutenant general.For Operation Husky, the beginning of the invasion of Sicily, Patton was to command I Armored Corps, dubbed the Western Task Force. However, After landing, Patton's command was expanded and formed into the Seventh Army.He did not command British troops in North Africa or Sicily. After the fall of Sicily, Patton was sent back to England as a punishment for slapping a soldier in the hospital. He later commanded the Third Army in the breakout of Normandy and it became operational on 1 August 1944 .
Why was george c Patton a hero?
George Patton George Patton was the U'S.'s most distinguished combat commander. He was outstanding at training and staff work. His ability to command a staff went back to his experience with General Pershing in Mexico. Again in France during WW1 Pershing appointed Patton to the command of the new Tank Corps. George Patton was born in San Gabriel, California, on 11th November, 1885. He attended West Point but along with his friend Hodges, was forced to leave after a year because of poor test results. Patton restarted the course and graduated in 1909 (46/103) and won a commission in the cavalry Patton's first real exposure to battle occurred when he served as a member of legendary General John J. Pershing's staff during the expedition to Mexico. He accompanied Pershing as an aide on his expedition against Francisco "Pancho" Villa into Mexico. Impressed by Patton's determination, Pershing promoted him to Captain and asked him to command his Headquarters Troop upon their return from Mexico. "In France In 1917, Pershing selected Patton to become the first member of the newly established United States Tank Corps, where he served until the Corps were abolished in 1920. He took full command of the Corps, directing ideas, procedures and even the design of their uniforms. Along with the British tankers, he and his men achieved victory at Cambrai, France, during the world's first major tank battle in 1917". NOTE: The above italicized section is a well known, yet notoriously fictional account. The Real deal:George S. Patton Jr. did not lead any U.S. Tanks or troops or anyone else at the Battle of Cambrai. He was certainly not a combatant and almost certainly not even there. The U.S. Tank Corps didn't exist - it was formed at the end of December 1917, a month after the battle, with Samuel Rockenbach in command. At the time of Cambrai the USA had no Tanks, and the only American troops involved were some railroad engineers who got caught in a German counter-attack. On the morning of the attack Patton's Diaries state that he was at the French Tank Training School at Champlieu, 75 miles away. Ten days later, after the offensive had stalled, he visited British Tank H.Q. at Albert, 30 miles from Cambrai. His diaries make no mention of his having observed or in any way participated in the battle.Cambrai was not the world's first major tank battle, merely the largest so far. The French used over 130 of their own tanks in April 1917, and the British 200+ in July. Nor was it a victory. After an initial success, almost all the ground gained was retaken by German counter-attacks and more than 70 tanks captured. After 17 days the Front remained almost exactly where it had been.The U.S. Tank Corps received its first Tanks in May 1918. Patton first saw action on September 12th, 1918. Using his first-hand knowledge of tanks, Patton organized the American tank school in Bourg, France and trained the first 500 American tankers. He had 345 tanks by the time he took the brigade into the Meuse-Argonne Operation in September 1918. When they entered into battle, Patton had worked out a plan where he could be in the front lines maintaining communications with his rear command post by means of pigeons and a group of runners. Patton continually exposed himself to gunfire and was shot once in the leg while he was directing the tanks. His actions during that battle earned him the Distinguished Service Cross for Heroism, one of the many medals he would collect during his lifetime. An outspoken advocate for tanks, Patton saw them as the future of modern combat. Congress, however, was not willing to appropriate funds to build a large armored force. Even so, Patton studied, wrote extensively and carried out experiments to improve radio communications between tanks. He also helped invent the co-axial tank mount for cannons and machine guns. After WWI, Patton held a variety of staff jobs in Hawaii and Washington, D.C. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1924, and completed his military schooling as a distinguished graduate of the Army War College in 1932. When the German Blitzkrieg began on Europe, Patton finally convinced Congress that the United States needed a more powerful armored striking force. With the formation of the Armored Force in 1940, he was transferred to the Second Armored Division at Fort Benning, Georgia and named Commanding General on April 11, 1941. Two months later, Patton appeared on the cover of Life magazine. Also during this time, Patton began giving his famous "Blood and Guts" speeches in an amphitheater he had built to accommodate the entire division. The United States officially entered World War II in December 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. By November 8, 1942, Patton was commanding the Western Task Force, the only all-American force landing for Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. After succeeding there, Patton commanded the Seventh Army during the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, and in conjunction with the British Eighth Army restored Sicily to its citizens. Patton commanded the Seventh Army until 1944, when he was given command of the Third Army in France. Under Patton's command the third army moved rapidly across Europe after the battle of Normandy and exploited German weaknesses with great success, covering the 600 miles across France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia. When the Germans launched the massive offensive that began the Battle of the Bulge it was Patton who shifted third Army hundred's of miles in the middle of a severe winter storm to smash into the German flank and relieve Bastogne. When the Third Army liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp, Patton slowed his pace. He instituted a policy, later adopted by other commanders, of making local German civilians tour the camps. By the time WWII was over, the Third Army had liberated or conquered 81,522 square miles of territory. In October 1945, Patton assumed command of the Fifteenth Army in American-occupied Germany. On December 9, he suffered injuries as the result of an automobile accident. He died 12 days later, on December 21, 1945 and is buried among the soldiers who died in the Battle of the Bulge in Hamm, Luxembourg. In addition (More corrected facts to replace common inaccuracies):Patton was in command of the Light Tank Brigade, not the Tank Corps (that was Col. Rockenbach). He was in command of about 144 Renault FT tanks, not 345. That appears to be a confusion with the fact that Patton was in command of the 345th Battalion in September 1918.Patton did not design the Tank Corps uniform. The U.S. Army did that. Patton asked some of his officers to design a sleeve badge for their existing uniforms and the Tank Corps adopted the result - a triangle divided into red, yellow, and blue arrowheads. Remembered for his fierce determination and ability to lead soldiers in Battle, Patton is now considered one of the greatest military figures in history. Patton was a scholar of military theory and history. He wrote poetry. He believed he was a reincarnated warrior fated to lead troops in battle. The movie Patton captured some of his outstanding characteristics and one scene was of him discussing his memories of a historical Battle in Africa.
Was General George Patton a good leader in World War 2?
General Patton was one of the best US Army commanders of WW2. Known for wearing pearl handled revolvers, Patton was a great leader of his men. He & Montgomery did not see eye to eye at all. He paraphrased Marshal Pierre Bosquet of the Crimean War by saying 'It's not war, but it is magnificent': But who could justify his own troops stealing supplies intended for the troops of his own army's other corps requirements ? And slapping the face of a man in a field hospital ? Yes, he was a good leader, but good is about it: The debate remains whether Eisenhower should have given Patton his head to cross the Rhine in 1944 rather than go with Montgomery in Market-Garden. Perhaps had he done so Patton might just have won the war in 1944 & be elevated to the heights of great Generalship... A true warrior, respected and feared by the Germans. Great ability to mobilize an army with great speed. He was one of the best combat leaders of WW2. He was politically inept and his mouth got him trouble often. He also slapped two soldiers suffering from combat fatigue, he was almost relieved of command but was to good to let go. If we had Patton in Vietnam and let him go do his thing without political influence he probably would have ended the war in a year or two.
What year did George Washingotn get nominated to lead the Continental Army?
George Washington was nominated to lead the continental army on Jun 15, 1775.
What year was George Patton born?
George Patton was born on November 11, 1885.
What year was George Washington voted to lead the Continental Army?
It was in May of 1775
What year was Washington chosen to lead the Continental Army?
George Washington became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775 and served until 1783.
In what year did the movie Patton premiere?
1970 Patton is a 1970 biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II.
What year did George Washington join the army?
George Washington joined the army in 1776.
Which year did general George s Patton participated in the olympic games?
1912 in Stockholm, Sweden
Did George Patton IV have any children?
If by George S. Patton, you mean the famous WW2 General, yes, I know for a fact he had a son. His son died in 2004. Patton's son was finishing his last year at West Point when the general died in a car accident in Germany (1945).
What year did George Washington move his army to Valley Forge?
in 1777
What year did George washindton fight in the army?
he fought in 1775-1783 as of my research
What year did Zachary Taylor lead a small army of soldiers across the disputed border?
1846
What was the job of a Roman consul?
To lead business in the Senate for a year. To command a part of the army. To take on a province as pro-consul after his year.
