General George Patton was born in San Gabriel, California; 1885.
graduated from West Point in the year of 1909. He was an aide to General.
Pershing in a journey to Mexico in 1916 and again traveled with him to France in .
1917. In France, Patton learned from French and British soldiers how to use a new .
weapon, the tank. Patton told the U.S. about the tanks and how they are the .
weapons of the future. He was awarded commander of the Second Armored .
Division in April 1941. By January 1942, Patton was commanding general of I .
Armored Corps. October 1942, he led amphibious landings near Casablanca and the .
campaign across North Africa. By July 1943, he was in command of the U.S. .
Seventh Army in the Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy. Patton was very successful .
militarily there with a bold campaign that beat the British into Palmero. A well .
known incident in which he verbally abused two ailing soldiers, one of the soldiers .
Patton slapped which almost cost him his career. After a long period of time, he .
was assigned to lead the Third Army. This led the breakout from Normandy in .
July to September 1944. Patton left Normandy to relieve the Americans trapped .
in the Battle of the Bulge, then he crossed the Rhine to advance through the heart .
of Germany into Czechoslovakia. After the Germans surrendered, Patton argued .
for a combined Allied-German campaign against Russia. He was removed of .
command of the Third Army for arguing to keep former Nazis in administrative and .
other positions. Patton was severely injured in an automobile accident on .
December 9, 1945; he died 12 days later. General George S. Patton was the most .
admired and controversial generals of his time. He carried ivory handled pistols, .
spoke boldly, and had harsh manners; but, Patton was also regarded as one of the .
most successful American field commanders of any war.
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The 1970 movie Patton written by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. ... Schaffner stars legendary actor George C. Scott portraying General George S. ... (Finke, 11) Just as the film accurately portrays Patton the General I feel that it also accurately portrays Patton the man. ... I honestly feel that the movie was ended here to preserve an American hero, because in real life General George S. ...
General George S. Patton, Jr. was born november11th 1885 in San Gabriel,California to George Smith and Ruth Patton. Little George's father was a military man himself and he inspired him to do the same. Unlike many war heroes who had no intention of ever becoming famous, George Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to be a hero. ... Patton its liberator. ...
General Patton, Jr. is deserving of the title "Leader". ... George Patton was inspiring, innovative, and courageous Growing up, his main goal in life was to be a combat general. ... (2) (1) General George Smith Patton, Jr. was born November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California. ... General Patton was not also a leader but also a student. ... Patton was named Commanding General on April 11, 1941, and a few weeks later, General Patton appeared on the cover of People magazine. ...
The film uses special visuals and musical emphasis to directly link an unspoken meaning to General George Patton. ... George Patton is a bloodthirsty patriot that strongly believes in the importance of war. ... General Patton is said to completely believe in reincarnation. ... The windmill tower is a direct symbol of General Patton. ... General Patton can directly relate to Don Quixote. ...
George Patton was a great example of this because he was a military genius! ... Many would say that "George Patton had ingenious planning and judgment skills and he was a genius in tank warfare" (Pogue 540) and I would have to say they are right. George Patton was one of the greatest tank commanders of his time and is still remembered for it today. ... "George Patton was bumped down to the 15th army because of a statement he said to the press." ... Still to this day in time George Patton will be remembered as a war hero and a person that led many nations into courageous and hard fought batt...
General George S. Patton stood in his command jeep surveying the frozen German Countryside ahead. ... Patton to destroy whoever the new menace was with elements of his 3rd Army Division. ... General Patton arrived on scene and gathered a company of men together behind the line of Sherman Tanks. ... Patton opened up on the monster with headshot after headshot from perhaps 15 feet. ...
Without a doubt the actor George C Scott is best known for his role in Patton. In this movie, Patton was part historic warrior, part cowboy, and part hero. ... To Patton "War is not about dying for your country. ... Patton says "We are going to kill these Huns by the bushel." ... Being a coward was unacceptable to Patton. ...
George Patton - 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. 7. ...
