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What general did Patton fight with in WW1?
USA GEN George S. Patton Jr. commanded the 3rd Army during WWII; his son, also named COL George S. Patton Jr. commanded the 11th ACR (Armored Cavalry Regiment-Blackhorse) in the Vietnam War.
What is origin of the song TAPS played at Military Funerals?
The bugle call was composed by the Union Army Brigadier General Daniel Butterfield, an American Civil War general who commanded the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division in the V Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Butterfield wrote the tune at Harrison's Landing, Virginia, in July 1862. Butterfield's bugler, Oliver W. Norton, of Erie, Pennsylvania, was the first to sound the new call. Within months, Taps was used by both Union and Confederate forces. Booth states that the tune is actually a variation of an earlier bugle call known as the Scott Tattoo which was used in the U.S. from 1835 until 1860.
What does Williamson write of General Payne's actions on March 3rd?
that he recently killed somone
What US units landed on Utah Beach?
the American 3rd division
What the subordinate units of the us seventh army during World War 2?
A US field army, such as the 7th, had no permanent subordinate units. An army usually consisted of at least two corps, and a corps usually consisted of at least two divisions. The organization of the WWII US Army was such that these corps could be shifted around, from army to army, and divisions could be shifted from corps to corps, as the situation demanded. The first campaign of the 7th Army was Sicily. George S. Patton, Jr. commanded the army, which consisted of the II Corps, under Omar Bradley. Later Patton reorganized and created an additional "provisional corps" under Geoffrey Keyes. II Corps consisted of the 1st, 3rd and 45th Infantry Divisions. The 2nd Armored Division was a "floating reserve" kept aboard ship, to be landed if needed. The 9th Infantry Division was a reserve, kept in North Africa until entering the battle in its later stages. Part of the 82nd Airborne Division made a combat drop the night before the landings, and three of the army's four Ranger battalions were among the first ashore. The US 7th Army has been slighted by history, in my opinion. This Army entered the fighting in France by way of the Riviera, the Mediterranean coast of southern France, in the "second D-Day" landings of August 15, 1944. Its commander now was the very able and experienced Alexander "Sandy" Patch, who had commanded the last half of the Guadalcanal campaign in the Pacific. The 7th Army, along with the French First Army, made up the 6th Army Group, commanded by another extremely capable officer, Jacob Devers. Neither Devers nor Patch were selected for these commands by Eisenhower, who got to select all other high-level commanders in France. This is one reason the 7th Army has suffered neglect in historical accounts - neither Devers nor Patch were "Eisenhower men". Another factor was that this southernmost Allied Army Group in France had little promise of getting anywhere important. Even if they fought their way to the Rhine and across, on the other side was the Black Forest, and no objectives of great value. When the 7th Army landed in France it consisted of only the VI Corps. But the VI Corps had three very tough, veteran divisions, among the very best of the WWII US Army. VI Corps was commanded by Lucian K. Truscott, who had moved up from commanding the 3rd Infantry Division. Truscott would go on to command the US 5th Army. Probably the best US combat division, army or Marine, was the 3rd Infantry Division, which hit the beach along with the 36th and 45th Infantry Divisions as part of VI Corps. Also participating in the Operation Dragoon landings was the 1st Airborne Task Force, which was of near division strength, under Robert T. Frederick. Frederick had commanded the "Devil's Brigade" of movie fame in Italy, which was the First Special Service Force, a hand-picked, all volunteer outfit of Americans and Canadians. The Forcemen were the nucleus of this Airborne Task Force, and there were several US parachute battalions, a glider battalion, an airborne artillery battalion and some British paratroopers as well. The 7th Army drove north for about 400 miles in a month, up the Valley of the Rhone River, and linked up with the 3rd Army coming from Normandy near Dijon, France, about September 13. After this linkup the VI Corps got two additional infantry divisions, the 100th and 103rd, and the 14th Armored Division, all brand new. Truscott departed for army command and Ned Brooks moved up from 2nd Armored Division to command VI Corps. 7th Army also got another Corps, the XV, under Wade Hampton Haislip. XV Corps had the 44th and 79th Infantry Divisions, and soon the 12th Armored Division. In December the 42nd, 63rd and 70th Infantry Divisions were assigned to 7th Army. In January the 7th Army got a third Corps, the XXI, under Frank W. Milburn. The XXI Corps had a new Division, the 75th, the veteran 3rd was moved in from VI Corps, and the 28th Infantry Division, refitted after being overrun the first morning of the Battle of the Bulge up north in Belgium. Later the 12th Armored Division was moved into XXI Corps from XV Corps. In March the 13th Airborne Division was assigned to 7th Army, and the 10th Armored also was assigned, joining Brook's VI Corps. The 14th Armored Division was switched to Patton's 3rd Army, just north of 7th Army, in late April. The 20th Armored Division was assigned to 7th Army at around the same time. In addition to these divisions, the 7th Army and its Corps would have had what were called "army troops" or "corps troops". Many of these were "independent battalions", independent because they were not an organic permanent part of any larger formation. They were assigned to a corps or army, to be moved around to support the divisions as needed. There were a LOT of artillery battalions in this status, as well as engineers and signals, and so on. The Army also had a large number of independent tank battalions and tank destroyer battalions. Tank destroyers were tracked vehicles mounting a large gun (larger than US tanks), but were unarmored. They were intended to destroy enemy tanks, but the idea is obviously a poor one. Tank destroyers were better employed as self-propelled artillery. There was usually a tank battalion "attached" to each infantry division, sometimes more or less permanently. This gave tank support to the infantry and left the armored divisions free for exploitation of breakthroughs. If youre interested in another type of unit or one of the independent battalions, you might want to search for an Order of Battle. This is a list of all units within a command at a certain time. So, say, search for "Order of Battle 7th Army Operation Dragoon" for instance.
What is George Patton's official title?
In North Africa Patton was commander of II Corps. In Sicily he commanded the US 7th Army. He was relieved from that command in the furor following his slapping the two soldiers. After D-Day, Patton was given command of the newly activated US 3rd Army, and commanded 3rd Army through to the end of the war. He began the war as a two star Major General, was promoted to three star Lieutenant General, and ended the war as a four star General.
Who was Gerneral Patton?
There were two General George S. Patton(s). One was the father who fought in WWII commanding the 3rd Army; the other was his son who commanded the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam.
What general did Patton fight with in WW1?
USA GEN George S. Patton Jr. commanded the 3rd Army during WWII; his son, also named COL George S. Patton Jr. commanded the 11th ACR (Armored Cavalry Regiment-Blackhorse) in the Vietnam War.
General of U.S. 3rd Army during invasion of Normandy?
General George Patton
General George Patton led the third army to Paris to liberate the city from German occupation?
No. Paris was liberated by the US First Army, General Courtney Hodges commanding. A French Armored Division was allowed to be first in town. Photographs of American troops parading down the Champs Elyssee in battle dress, with the Arc de Triomph in the background, are the US Fourth Infantry Division of the First Army. They marched straight through town and reentered combat on the far side. Patton's Third Army was the neighbor to the south of the First Army.
Commanded union forces at Gettysburg?
During the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1st through the 3rd in 1863. Commander of the victorious Union army in that battle was Major General George Gordon Meade (1815-1872), who continued to lead Union forces through the remaining years of the war.
Who were the important people in the Battle of Gettysburg and what did they do?
Longstreet and Lee commanded the Confederate army in Gettysburg, while George Meade commanded the Union army. George Pickett led Pickett's charge on the 3rd day, and Colonel Chamberlain held the high ground on Little Round Top.
Who were the Allied generals during D day?
The main leader of D-Day in Europe was General Eisenhower. There where a few others who helped from the British forces. Obviously the above answer is from an American. Actually General Bernard Montgomery was the Ground Forces Commander in Chief (21st Army Group). The senior U.S. Commander was Lieutenant-General Omar Bradley Commander U.S. 1st Army (composed of the 1st U.S. Infantry Division, the 4th U.S. Infantry Division, the 29th U.S. Infantry Division, the 82nd U.S. Airborne Division and the 101st U.S. Airborne Division). while Lieutenant-General Mike Dempsey Commanded the 2nd British Army (composed of the 3rd British Infantry Division, the 6th British Airborne Division, the 50th British Infantry Division and the 3rd Canadian infantry Division under Major-General R.F.L. Keller)
Who was General George Meade?
George Gordon Meade was commander of the 3rd Division, I corps, Army of the Potomac
Who were the union commanders in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Robert E. Lee for the South ,George Meade for the North.actually it was Ulysses s grant for the north. dumb answer ^^No, actually Robert E. Lee and George Meade are correct. You can check for yourself... just type Robert E. Lee or George Meade into Google.the actual answer is for the north general Meade, colonial Chamberlain, south general Lee, and Longstreet (trust me I'm reading the killer angels and that goes into Gettysburg with more detail than you will ever want)by the way Grant was not even at Gettysburg the first answer was correct.
Who was the American commander at Battle Of The Bulge?
General McAuliffe i think. Gen McAuliffe was in command of the US troops who were surrounded and defended Bastogne. He was command of the 101st Airborne Division artillery and was the highest ranking general on the scene. There were other commanders both on US and German sides. The Battle of the Bulge was an attack along a large front that involved several US infantry divisions. Then Gen Patton's 3rd Army was sent to relieve Bastogne and turn the Germans back. So there are many commanders.
What historical significance did ramstein have in World War 2?
I believe General Patton's army came through there (part of the U.S. 3rd Army) in his early thrust into Germany.
