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| Warrior of the Century: General George Smith Patton Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General George Smith Patton was born on November 11, 1885, in California. He grew up in a highly militaristic and rich family. He ended up being on of the richest officers in the military, but remained the normal soldier he always was, not affected by the money he owned. In school, General Patton exceeded the normal standards, and was accepted to the Virginia Military Institute, or VMI. However, he was kicked out, but later showed them off by attending and graduating from the West Point Military Academy. He then married Mrs. Beatrice "Bea" Patton. World War One brought him new command, and gave him many promotions, such as Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lt. Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, and by the time World War Two erupted, he was a Major General. Before the United States entered the war on a full scale, the top men in the military were deciding on which generals to use. Most generals were old, and, despite their brilliance in World War One, not able to be constantly on the move. Patton was 55, and almost passed over, and would have been if not for Eisenhower. Patton achieved Lieutenant General in North Africa, due to his success in battles at the Casserine Pass, and El Guitar, and Tunisia. He then took the American Seventh Army up Sicily. However, his liberation of Sicily was not as planed, thanks to British General Montgomery, A.K.A. "Monty". According to Patton�s plan, he would land at Palermo, and drive East to take Messina, the most important city on the island. Also, Montgomery would land on the southeast beaches and drive north to Messina. As a rival, Montgomery went to General "Beetle" Smith to discuss his plan. According to Monty, he would land were Patton suggested, but Patton would land in the Gulf of Glea, protecting his flank. Monty got his way. However, Monty was "...as stuck as a bug on flypaper.." according to Patton, and George took the opportunity to show off his army. Patton swung out all the way to Palermo on the northwest side of the island, and then drove east to Messina. Monty would arrive in Messina to see the American Seventh Army waiting for him. The general�s glory was short lived, he was relinquished of his command, for he slapped a soldier crying in the field hospital who had no wounds, Patton called him a coward, and a yellow-belly. Patton did nothing for a while, but serve as a decoy for the Germans. He was a good one. The Germans feared Patton so much, that if they heard that he was coming, they would either call in support, or flee in terror. After it was realized the Monty had trouble taking the city of Caen, Patton was back in business. He moved more troops, farther distances, with fewer casualties and more kills than and other military fighting force in the history of war in record time. At the end of his victorious period, he won the second most important battle in the European Theater, the Battle of the Bulge. He was to be stopped, not by Germans, but by Monty. Monty needed supplies, and took them away from Patton. His tanks were stuck in France, with no gas to move them. General Patton was furious, and protested to Ike and Beetle, but he was not for a while that he would get his supplies back. By the time he did, the war was almost over. After the war, he stayed in Berlin, to help rebuild Germany. He was killed in an automobile accident on the night of December 9, 1945. On his death bed, he said, in disgust of the cause of him dying, he said, "A true soldier is supposed to die from the last bullet of the last battle, of the last war." Patton, in the following days after his death, was called "Deeply religious, but violently profane." That was the most accurate account on Patton by an reporter during or after the war. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This page dedicated to the MEN who have died in combat to defend this country. All of them should be hornored for theier sacrifice. This salute goes to the Army/Airborne Rangers, Marines, Air Force, Seals, and other prevoius organizations like the Continental Army and Green Berets. Note: The Navy was never mentioned.
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