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George Patton
George Patton was a US military officer. Active in both World War 1 and World War 2, he is best remembered for his service as a general in the US Army during World War 2. Patton was known for being outspoken and without reserve as well as being an excellent leader. Questions about General George S. Patton can be directed here.
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Why was General George Patton's nickname was old blood and guts?
Patton ran over people's bodies in the road gaining the nickname "old blood and guts"
He did not literally run over bodies. He did give a speech very similar to that depicted at the beginning of the movie "Patton" where he told his troops to spill the enemy's blood.
The nickname was pinned on him largely by his men for his bold, sometimes costly, plans: "His Guts and Our Blood"
What was George Patton's Religion?
Patton firmly believed in being born to fulfil a great destiny and to crush the military enemies of the US wherever they may appear. Of course there has to be a greater being to mark him for his destiny. Patton also talked about several warlord's lives he lived in the past and Patton just being one more incarnation of his ancient spirit.
In the end its always "Patton vs the enemy" with Patton winning, who cares about God, gods or reincarnations? Patton certainly did not!
George s Patton jr middle name?
Patton's middle name was Smith. Though known as a junior, he was actually the third George S. Patton, after his father and grandfather. The grandfather of the WWII general, the original George Smith Patton, was killed in 1864 while serving as colonel of the 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment in the Confederate Army.
George S. Patton was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1909. He became a full (4 star) general in 1945 after having served throughout WW1 and WW2, as well as in Mexico in 1917. General Patton established a tank training school in France and commanded a tank brigade before he took over US forces in North Africa and Sicily in 1942 and 1943. Early in 1944 he commanded the US Third Army and then led the US armored corp into Germany after D-Day. After the war Patton served as military governor of Bavaria for a short while. He died in December of 1945 as the result of an automobile accident in the US.
Why was george c Patton a hero?
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.
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.
What book did General George Patton read carefully for his mission in France in World War 2?
George Smith Patton had a passion for military history. He admired Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Julius Caesar and great strategists.
He could speak English, French, and was able to read Latin and Ancient Greek.
He had an important knowlegde in French, English and American History. He was one of the most brilliant military historians, and a advanced war tactician of all times.
He used to read classical latin pieces (Thucidyde et Julius Caesar), but also historical books.
Patton is maybe one of the most interesting character in WWII. Audacious, fearless, He took his men (he had a lot of respect for them) from North Africa to Germany, being on every important battle.
When did george s Patton join the military?
when generl george ws in bttle 9866 to foght the mericn french wr.
How did general george s Patton change history?
Which General Patton? There were two, father and son; WWII Patton the father and Vietnam Patton the son. The son was a Colonel commanding the famed 11th ACR Blackhorse regiment in Vietnam and later general; the father commanded the 3rd Army in Europe in WWII and died in a car accident enroute to a hunting trip in Europe in 1945.
Neither changed history but rather contributed to military history. Germany would've lost the war regardless of Patton's participation in it; ; Vietnam would've been lost regardless of Patton junior's contribution.
The only solid change or contribution was Patton senior's legacy of "history" (which can be worded as "glory") in WWII and the 3 US Army medium gun tanks named after him: the M46 Patton, M47 Patton, and the M48 Patton. All were 90mm gun tanks. Patton junior's legacy was being the son of his father and also serving in a war and commanding a famous armored cavalry regiment. No other Pattons have served in combat and commanded an armored unit.
Who were general george s Pattons parents?
His father was lawyer and his mother was a homemaker from a wealthy California land owning family. Because of hard times George's father foresake a military career like all of his family members. He hoped his son Georgie would continue the tradition, which he did. It should be noted that Gen. Pattons son also chose a military career and gained the rank of General.
Did George S Patton ever get wounded in battle?
George Smith Patton Jr. was born in San Gabriel, California in 1885, to George Smith Patton Sr. (1856-1927) and his wife Ruth Wilson (1861-1928), daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson. Although he was actually the third George Smith Patton after his grandfather, he was called Junior. The Pattons were an affluent family of Scots-Irish and English descent.
As a boy, Patton read widely in the classics and military history. His father was a friend of John Singleton Mosby, the noted cavalry leader of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War who served first under J.E.B. Stuart and then as a guerrilla fighter. Patton grew up hearing Mosby's stories of his adventures, and longed to become a general himself.
Patton came from a military family; ancestors even before his grandfather included General Hugh Mercer of the American Revolution.[5] His grand uncle, Waller T. Patton, died of wounds received in Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. John M. Patton and Isaac Patton, also his grand uncles, were colonels in the Confederate States Army. Another grand uncle, William T. Glassell, was a Confederate States Navy officer. Hugh Weedon Mercer, a Confederate general, was his close relative. John M. Patton, a great-grandfather, was a lawyer and politician who had served as acting governor of Virginia.
Patton's paternal grandparents were Colonel George Smith Patton and Susan Thornton Glassell. His grandfather, born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, graduated from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Class of 1852, second in a class of 24. After graduation, George Smith Patton studied law and practiced in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia). When the American Civil War broke out, he served in the 22nd Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States of America and was killed during the Battle of Opequon. The Confederate Congress had promoted Colonel Patton to brigadier general; however, at the time, he had already died of battle wounds, so that promotion was never official.
What were some of george Pattons accomplishments?
He’s been called a number of things, including military genius, a legend, and a son-of-a-bitch. But, almost 50 years after his death, hes still considered to be the one U.S. Army General epitomizing the fighting soldier of World War II. He’s mostly remembered for his unique brand of leadership. It was a role he cultivated and fully exercised. He managed to obtain a supreme effort from his men. Patton understood that war means fighting and fighting means killing. Hes the one soldier from the Second World War who stands apart from the rest, who best personifies that murderous concept, who embodies indispensable warlike virtues, and the will to conquer. Hope that helps. :)
What was General George S Patton rank?
The very fact that he is addressed as 'General' makes his rank a general.
1 star ; Brigadier
2 star ; major general
3 star ; lieutenant general
4 star ; general
5 star ; field marshal
These are the British titles for one to five star.
How long was George Patton in command of the U.S. Third Army?
I don't know I want to know how long he served
Is Gen Gary Patton related to George S Patton?
No.
I asked that same question when I served with him in Korea.
His reply was " I wish I had a nickel for everytime I've been asked that" His answer to Stars and Stripes was to the effect that he did not know of any common relatives, his father served in WWII and other relevant information about the immediate family that made it clear that no one was aware of any connection at that time either. (George S Patton's descendants are well known and do not include Gary Patton) Gary Patton has had enough media exposure that if there were any firm connection to George S Patton a genealogy enthusiast would have blogged about it long ago.
What importance did George Patton do during World War 2?
General George S. Patton, famous for his 3rd Army breakthrough to Bastogne, a town in Belgium that was surrounded by the German 5th Panzer Army. The American Troops in Bastogne were part of the 101st Airborne Division, commanded by General MacAuliffe. Patton broke-through into Bastogne, and the 101st said that they could've held out from the German. Patton was one of the best tank commanders in World War II. He was a good commander, nicknamed " Old Blood and Guts "
He always made bad remarks about the other allies. So basically, General Patton was a great general appointed under General Eisenhower to fight the Germans in World War II.
There is a movie based on him called: Patton
Quotes from the movie george s Patton?
"If a man has done his best, what else is there?"
"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."
"There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to your fear."
"If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened."
"You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals."
"We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."
What are 5 important contributions about General George Patton?
1. Me
2. Insparation for CoD
3. Violence
4. Meaning of being banned
5. Picking on noobs
What branch did George S Patton serve in?
George S. Patton had a long career in the Army. During WW2, he was a general in command of an Army. So many generals are not associated with a branch of service as they can command infantry, armor and artillery.
George Patton had served with the cavalry and was an advocate of the new armored units. He helped establish the Desert Training Center or California-Arizona Maneuver Area near Yuma, AZ, which was used for large scale tank training. Patton's 3rd Army also depended on its armored units to defeat the Germans.
Where is General George Patton buried?
Patton lingered long enough after his injury that his wife, Beatrice, was able to fly from the states to be at his side. She had the option of having his remains returned to the states, as did the family of the lowliest private. Beatrice said she thought he would appreciate more resting among his men.
