The movie “Patton” made Patton’s prayer famous, but it was not entirely accurate. In December, 1944 Gen. George Patton’s Third Army was in Belgium participating in the Saar Campaign. Patton had become famous for his hard-charging style, but the rain, fog, and floods had stalled his offensive. He was Read more…
After WWII in Europe ended, Gen. George Patton’s main motivation was to continue his war in the Pacific. But Gen. MacArthur did not want to share the spotlight, so Patton’s fighting days were over. He did not fit peacetime and got into a lot of trouble. He was appointed Read more…
On August 3, 1943, Gen. George Patton visited a field hospital on the island of Sicily. He was coming off the capture of the city of Palermo and was moving on Messina. “Old Blood and Guts” toured the hospital, stopping at beds to chat with the wounded soldiers. He Read more…
George Patton was born on November 11, 1885. Almost like he planned on being born on the future Veterans Day. Or Armistice Day as it was known until 1954. Here is one of my favorite anecdotes about this remarkable man. Here is a conversation that Gen. Patton had when he Read more…
America was so ill-prepared for WWI that we had to borrow tanks from the French. Those tanks were pretty good. They were Renault FT light tanks. These revolutionary tanks had traversable turrets and the engine in the rear. It had either a 37 mm. cannon (male) or an 8 mm. Read more…