He struck two soldiers, actually. The first one being Charles Kuhl, who was backhanded when he said that he "couldn't stand the shelling". Kuhl was in the military field hospital at the time, admitted for shell shock. The second incident was Private Paul G. Bennett who was also in a military hospital at the time. "Ol' blood and guts", as some soldiers called him, was not fond of "cowards" and didn't believe in shell shock, thinking that the soldiers were just trying to worm out of their duty. Hope this answer helps you.
he was the man
1938
General George Smith Patton loved war, and he was good at it. Nothing was above a soldier. The fighting man was the ulitmate human being to General Patton; and courage above all, was to be most admired in a man. He detested cowards. He commanded tank divisions in Europe during WW2, and was killed in a traffic accident while going pheasant hunting in Europe in 1945. His son, also named George S. Patton was a Colonel commanding the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR/Blackhorse Regiment) in Vietnam; he recently passed away in the 21st century.He was a famous general who was a key figure in operations such as the battle of the bulge. He led the third army in world war 2, was a captains aid during the expedition to Mexico, and led a Calvary unit in WWI. Patton was also commissioned as a 2nd LT.in the army in 1909 at a very young age. Patton fought through three wars and ironically died in a horse and buggy accident in Berlin. The German Army wanted Pattin dead so badly and a horse kills him after the war. Patton was very important in WWII and played a huge roll in key operations. Patton is known as a war master mind and will be remembered. Another quick fact about him is he was one of the first Generals to very very very belligerent to his soldiers. Also, he went to the Olympics for shooting but didn't win much because when most chose a 28. revolver,Patton felt the event's military roots garnered a more appropriate weapon, the .38
The point of war is not to die for your country it is to let the other basterd do it
I assume you are asking about General George S. Patton, Jr. He probably was not a Freemason since the there is no evidence (published records, Lodge name, etc.) that indicate he was. The records of the Grand Lodge of New York do list a George S. Patton (not Jr.) as Worshipful Master of Cambridge Lodge 662 on June 20, 1904, but that is not the same man. At that time, George S. Patton, Jr. (later to be General Patton) was 19 years old (too young to be a Mason in NY in 1904). He had just completed his education at the Virginia Military Academy and was starting at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In short, it can not possibly be the same person.
Legendary General in WW2, friend of Eisenhower's. Probably the sole reason we won WW2. He strongly believed in reincarnation and was a history expert. He firmly believed he could never die so became the only US General feared by the Germans-probably the only man on Earth. See "Patton" with George C Scott
he was the man
Nimitz was a quiet, considerate, thinking man. MacArthur was extremely bold and ego driven. MacArthur was part Nimitz and part General Patton.
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1938
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The cast of The Last Man - 1924 includes: Bill Patton
General George Smith Patton loved war, and he was good at it. Nothing was above a soldier. The fighting man was the ulitmate human being to General Patton; and courage above all, was to be most admired in a man. He detested cowards. He commanded tank divisions in Europe during WW2, and was killed in a traffic accident while going pheasant hunting in Europe in 1945. His son, also named George S. Patton was a Colonel commanding the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR/Blackhorse Regiment) in Vietnam; he recently passed away in the 21st century.He was a famous general who was a key figure in operations such as the battle of the bulge. He led the third army in world war 2, was a captains aid during the expedition to Mexico, and led a Calvary unit in WWI. Patton was also commissioned as a 2nd LT.in the army in 1909 at a very young age. Patton fought through three wars and ironically died in a horse and buggy accident in Berlin. The German Army wanted Pattin dead so badly and a horse kills him after the war. Patton was very important in WWII and played a huge roll in key operations. Patton is known as a war master mind and will be remembered. Another quick fact about him is he was one of the first Generals to very very very belligerent to his soldiers. Also, he went to the Olympics for shooting but didn't win much because when most chose a 28. revolver,Patton felt the event's military roots garnered a more appropriate weapon, the .38
Patton was not politically correct. People have to be politically correct in order to survive in society. Patton spoke in a language in which the common man could understand, he didn't play with words to make people feel nice...he called a man a man, not a guy. He called a woman a woman, not a guy (guy is a neutral term meaning either male or female...according to today's society). And when it came to race, he was blunt about it.
The nouns 'man' and 'woman' are commonnouns, general words for adult humans; general words for people.A proper noun is the name of a specific person.
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the quote "If a man does his best, what else is there?" He was a renowned American essayist, lecturer, and poet known for his philosophical writings on individualism, self-reliance, and transcendentalism.
The point of war is not to die for your country it is to let the other basterd do it