Wade into them, spill their blood or they will spill . Patton ran over people's bodies in the road gaining the nickname "old blood and guts". Patton was notblessed with a deep, booming voice. Patton's Speech to the Third Army was a series of speeches given by General George S. Patton to troops of the United States Third Army in 1944, prior to the Allied invasion of France. On February 14, 1943, Rommels Tenth and Twenty-first Panzer Divisions of the Afrika Korps launched an attack against the U.S. position. . Be seated. One month after the disaster at Kasserine Pass, Patton led the American army at the battle of Gafsa and El Guettar. It would do no harm to reimpress this training on chaplains. Although I looked very carefully, I could see no indication of the fighting, but I did recognize the cactus hedge where the tanks got stuck. Years later, recalling his relationship with Patton, Eisenhower wrote, From the beginning he and I got along famously. I am sure we will have great success. It is our job to make the most of them. A good soldier is not made merely by making him think and work. Even in the heat of combat he could take time out to direct new methods to prevent trench feet, to see to it that dry socks went forward daily with the rations to troops on the line, to kneel in the mud administering morphine and caring for a wounded soldier until the ambulance came. We must march together, all out for God. Look at the weather. General Pattons adjutant, Colonel Harkins, later wrote: Whether it was the help of the Divine guidance asked for in the prayer or just the normal course of human events, we never knew; at any rate, on the twenty-third, the day after the prayer was issued, the weather cleared and remained perfect for about six days. 1925 March 4 Patton sailed from New York to Hawaii on the Army Transport ship Chateau-Thierry going through the Panama Canal. The vow of Humility was got around by the simple expedient of washing a poor mans feet three times. He talked about Gideon in the Bible, said that men should pray no matter where they were, in church or out of it, that if they did not pray, sooner or later they would crack up. To all this I commented agreement, that one of the major training objectives of my office was to help soldiers recover and make their lives effective in this third realm, prayer. World War II U.S. Army Gen. George S. Patton Jr. and his soldiers embark on the road to Germany by invading North Africa Nov. 8, 1942, in the face of opposition by pro-Nazi French forces. 1918 January 26 Patton was promoted to the temporary rank of major. He lost more men to cold, famine, and disease than to Russian bullets. He took an interest in tanks and studied this emerging form of mobile weaponry with intensity. The Germans were fed information that when the bridgehead was establishedby six Allied assault divisions, a huge force of fifty divisionswould exploit the opening. One account of what happened after Pattons telephone call to ONeill is related by Colonel Paul Harkins, Pattons deputy chief of staff. Preachers who committed that particular sin he called pulpit killers. Clergy-men who insisted thou shalt not kill knew less about the Bible than he did, Patton argued. June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. If hesays hes not, hes a liar. . The knights also had to take four vowsPoverty, Chastity, Humility, and Obedience. . At the end of the speech he said, Iam taking this division into Berlin and when I do, I wantevery one of your tracks to be carrying the stench of Germanblood and guts.. He insisted it was not a sin to kill if one served on the side of God, citing the Old Testament story of David slaying Goliath. For Patton, God was not a distant and impersonal being but a companion with whom he had a personal relationship. Patton's speeches typically included humor, almost always profane and often self-deprecatory: I do not know of a better way to die than to be facing the enemy. Haig, who didnt think much of most American officers, liked Patton, calling him a fireeater who longs for the fray. Patton, in turn, liked Haig, a fellow cavalryman, thinking him a proper polo-playing gentleman and even more of a charger than I am.7. Unable to offer further protest, he was taken to anevacuation hospital behind the lines. . . By that I mean that the riflemanwants to shoot, the tanker wants to charge, the artillerymanto fire . Foxholesonly slow up an offensive. People must have very little confidence to fear assassination in such a place. For this, Gen. Eisenhower deemed him too undisciplined to lead the Normandy invasion, so he placed Patton in charge of a " ghost army " at Pas de Calais, France. The II Corps, under the command of Major General Lloyd Fredendall, was driven back twenty-one miles in nine days. In his private supplications to God, however, a different Patton emerges humble, uncertain, and seeking guidance. One codex dating from 1420 and depicting the life of Saint Anthony, who spent his time being pursued by devils in the form of beautiful women, was particularly interesting to me because in one of the pictures it showed an armorers shop in which suits of armor, varying in date from early 1100 to 1400, were hung up for sale just as one hangs up clothes in a pawnshop. . Americans play towin all of the time. I got a medal for charging at the enemy, butI have had to spend a lot of time explaining how I gotshot in the behind! The vivid and profane inspirational speeches garnered muchattention and some detractors, but General Patton also gave countless speechesintended to educate his officers and troops on the topics of strategy,tactics, discipline,and how to conduct the new deadly form of armoredwarfare: You men and officers are, in my opinion, magnificentlydisciplined.You cannotbe disciplinedin great thingsand undisciplined in small things . He formulated his own views in articles, including his conclusion that Tanks are not motorized cavalry; they are tanks, a new auxiliary arm whose purpose is ever and always to facilitate the advance of the master arm, the Infantry, on the field of battle.Before the next great war he amended that view, recognizing that tanks could be an offensive force of their own. We have the finest food, the finest equipment, the bestspirit, and the best men in the world. . Then about 1600 it stopped. The two men once took a tank completely apart, down to the nuts and bolts, and reassembled it, apparently to satisfy their curiosity and to understand every detail of its intricate assembly. "Patton" (1970) General George Smith Patton, Jr. Enough War for a Lifetime. We must ask God to stop these rains. December 16 Germany launched offensive in the Ardennes known as the Battle of the Bulge. . There was a massive and rapid demobilization of the United States Army at the end of the World War I. . The best is the enemy of the good was one of his favorite maxims. September 1 Patton re-entered as Cadet, U.S. Military Academy. He was promoted to first lieutenant. Thisdeception caused the Germans to delay a counter-attack that mighthave crushed or seriously set back the Allied invasion. A very safe rule to follow is that in case of doubt,push on just a little further and then keep on pushing . From Beersheba we flew over Hebron and Bethlehem and turned westward just south of Jerusalem, finally landing at Aqir, near the coast, where we were met with some cars and driven thirty miles to Jerusalem. We are brave. His most importantpriority was training men for war. 1940 April 1 Served as Umpire, Spring Maneuvers, Fort Benning, Georgia. . . Every single man in this Army plays a vitalrole . Praying, he said, is like plugging in on a current whose source is in Heaven. Prayer completes the circuit. But we have to pray for ourselves, too. . General George S. Patton, the famous war-time leader, died not from wounds in battle but rather from a car accident. it is the call of ones [sic] ancestors and the glory of combat. These were not combat men. Yet he still viewed the Holy Land as a general, viewingthe Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land in terms of logistics, supply chains, and provisions. Prayer does not have to take place in church, but can be offered any-where. . Patton spent his years after the war going from base to base as a control officer for mechanized maneuvers as a brigadier general. . The vow of Poverty required him to give four-fifths of his then estate to the Order. The author stated that General Patton . Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. He attended the West Point Military Academy but along with his friend, Courtney Hodges, was forced to leave after a year because of poor test results. A man prays to God for assistance in circumstances that he cannot foresee or control. Were going tomurder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel-f***ingbasket. To be successful, Patton believed, a man must plan, work hard, and pray. At the end of 1917 he was assigned to establish the American Expeditionary Force Light Tank School. . One of his first acts as commanderhad been to build an amphitheater in the wooded hills of Fort Benningthat could accommodate the entire division. George S. Patton. He realized how profoundly death was related to life, how unimportant the change from life to death really was, how everlastingthe soul. Thebilious bastards who write that kind of stuff for theSaturday Evening Post dont know any more about realfighting under fire than they know about f***ing! There is one great thing you men will be able to saywhen you go home. April 14 Patton was promoted to the permanent rank of general. A break in the weather on June 6 allowed the amphibious assault on Normandy to proceed. Loading. But there are so few Krauts around there they dont know it yet. Patton the film doesn't seem to have any real interest in being a veiled metaphor so much as it just wants to tell the story of a really weird, really interesting guy. After lunching with the Commanding General, we drove back to the airfield and flew back to Cairo along the coast, passing over Gaza. Americans love to fight. Once the fighting in Europe ended in May 1945, Patton was denied a . 1935 May 7 Patton departed Los Angeles for Hawaii. Some day I want to see the Germans raise up on theirpiss-soaked hind legs and howl, Jesus Christ, its thatgoddamned Third Army again and that son of a bitchPatton.. He graduated at twenty-four, accepting a commission in the cavalry and duty at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. When he first arrives in North Africa at the beginning of the film, he is just receiving his promotion to lieutenant general (three stars), which he remains until April 14, 1945, less than a month from V-E day. Site created in November 2000. 1916 March 13 Patton detached from 8th Cavalry and attached to headquarters, Punitive Expedition, Mexico. As chaplains it is our business to pray. General Patton : A Soldier's Life (2002) by Stanley P. Hirshson, . There was General Hugh Mercer, mortallywounded at the battle of Princeton in the Revolutionary War. I dont yield to any man in my reverence to the Lord, but God damn it, no sermon needs to take longer than ten minutes. . He convinced General Pershing that he should serve him as his aide. There is still a tendency in each separate unit . World War Two Timeline From The Great War To Germanys Surrender. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get thebastards who started it. May 1 Served as Control Officer, Maneuvers, Fort Beauregard, Louisiana. By that evening, the Germans had discovered Pattons forces, and perhaps more important, Pattons British rival, Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, was preparing to cross the Rhine as well. God has His part, or margin, in everything. I wouldnt give a hoot in hell for aman who lost and laughed. . In April 1941 Patton, who had been acting commander of theSecond Armored Division for six months, was given permanentcommand and promoted to major general. This third-person account of the speech comes from The Unknown Patton by Charles M. Province, who compiled it from innumerable sources. . The World War II general commanded the US 7th Army in its invasion of Sicily and the 3rd Army . It was in this capacity that Patton met Field Marshal Haig. When Patton had completed all his preparations for battle, he turned to the Bible and entrusted everything, including the weather, to God. He personally led a troop of tanks into Germany lines near the town of Cheppy. Now is not the time to follow God from afar off. This Army needs the assurance and the faith that God is with us. While I was in this chapel, I secured a rosary for Mary Scally [his childhood nurse] and had it blessed at the altar. Following an old cavalry credo to theeffect you should always Hit em where they aint, he saidto us: You have to grab em by the[censored] and kick emin the [censored] . living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. The vivid and profane inspirational speeches garnered muchattention and some detractors, but Patton also gave countless speechesintended to educate his officers and troops on the topics of strategy,tactics, discipline,and how to conduct the new deadly form of armoredwarfare: You men and officers are, in my opinion, magnificentlydisciplined.You cannotbe disciplinedin great thingsand undisciplined in small things . . Advertisement. . His most importantpriority was training men for war. Pattons prayers, however, reflected his deep and sincere faith in God. An armored divisionis that element of the team which carries out therunning plays. Dont ever think that your job is unimportant. It wasnt money that mattered to him, but the fact that she was poised, pretty, and polished (she had been educated in Europe, spoke French, as did he, and played the piano). His profanity was merely a device to capture the attention of his soldiers. Few would have predicted that Eisenhower would become the most brilliant star of the West Point class of 1915the class the stars fell on.. Patton sent Ike a congratulatory note , remarking that while he was pleased to think that his notes had been of some assistance, I feel sure that you would have done as well without them. It is likely, though, that Patton felt that his notes were the primary reason for Eisenhowers success at the college. Our glorious march from the Normandy Beach across France to where we stand, before and beyond the Siegfried Line, with the wreckage of the German Army behind us should convince the most skeptical soldier that God has ridden with our banner. Death, in time, comes to allmen. General George S. Patton is one of the most famous American generals in history. Patton delivered many speeches during the war and some of the soldiers who heard his words recounted them in the following years. The jacket was waist length with brass buttons upthe right side in the style of an old Confederate officers uniform. The events of the war stayed with him the rest of his life. The others lay dead or wounded. They were traveling at about thirty-five miles per hour when an army truck turned from a side road into their path. He studied military history, as well as the last war and current developments. At the end of 1911, he was transferred to Fort Myer, Virginia, where many senior officers lived, making it a prime duty post for an ambitious cavalryman. Patton read it and directed that it be circulated without change to all of the Third Armys 486 chaplains, as well as to every organization commander down to and including the regimental level. A heavy ivory-handled revolver rested in a shoulder holsterdraped under his left arm. His Will Be Done. Scott's rendition of the speech was highly sanitized so as not to offend too. This article is part of our larger selection of postsabout the George S. Patton. As a career military man, Patton couldnt help but be fascinated by theircustoms. March 24 Patton urinated into the Rhine River. I guess I need it. The chaplain entered, said a few prayers and Patton thanked him. The Third Army has no roster of Retreats. General Patton was an intellectual warrior who obsessively studied every facet of warfare - while studying his Bible daily. The quicker they are whipped,the quicker we can go home. Let the Germans do that. Somelines became classic. People must try to use their imagination and whenorders fail to come, must act on their own best judgment. His aunt read to him three to four hours a day. At the time of his speech, he was a full general (four stars), as evidenced by his helmet. Patton could, famously and frequently, swear up a storm. Let the Germans do that. . He credited her strength of character with strengthening his own. Ike thought Patton to be a leader of men exemplar. By that I mean that the riflemanwants to shoot, the tanker wants to charge, the artillerymanto fire . . . Patton was so harsh to everyone that during this time he got nicknamed "Old Blood and Guts". You have liberated or conquered more than 82,000 square miles of territory, including 1,500 cities and towns, and some 12,000 inhabited places. There is something in every soldier that goes deeper than thinking or workingits his guts. It is something that he has built in there: it is a world of truth and power that is higher than himself. He was zealous in his duties and got the action he sought. Gen. George S. Patton Jr., one of the most prolific war generals in American history, died on Dec. 21, 1945, after complications from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. The Allied war effort was virtually shut down for five days. Angelo knew that Pattonhadbeen gravely wounded and needed medical attention. Americans love to fight, traditionally. Patton could be painfully direct. Throughout the speech (Appendix 1) General Patton emphasises certain themes (Appendices 2 and 3 . During these interwar years, Patton met another officer whose destiny would be bound up with his own. We reached Cairo just at dark, having completed in one day the trip which took the Children of Israel forty years to accomplish. Americans love a winner. The two men bonded over their shared military enthusiasm and love of strategy. He had now achieved his destiny, Patton thought, joining the warriorkinsmen who had gone before. The justice of our cause and not the greatness of our race makes us con-fident. As he charged forward,Patton eerily saw himself as a small, detached figure on the battlefield,watched all the time from a cloud by his Confederate kinsmen and hisVirginia grandfather. They are awfully thrilling like steeple chasing only more so.He was promoted to colonel. Find out more about George S. Patton below! Patton lost his rank of colonel and reverted to captain. In proudly contemplating our achievements, let us never forget our heroic dead whose graves mark the course of our victorious advances, nor our wounded whose sacrifices aided so much in our success. For a man driven by a belief in his own destiny to lead troops in war-fare, peace was more frightening than war. General George S. Patton himself would most certainly have approved of 10-year-old Rohn Zenner's recital of his famous "Blood and Guts" speech in front of veterans, family members and. All rights reserved. We did not see a single beehive, although there were quite a number of mimosa trees. This article is part of our largerresource meant to provide facts, information, and stories about the life of George S. Patton. In this case all the capitals were omitted and subsequently illuminated by hand. He had not failed them; he had shown his courage and faced his fears. General Patton's speech to the Third Army was given on June 5, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of Europe. . I got a medal for charging at the enemy, butI have had to spend a lot of time explaining how I gotshot in the behind! . He stood up, grabbed his walking stick, and turned to the soldiersbehind him. World War Two Timeline From The Great War To Germanys Surrender, When Patton Enlisted the Entire Third Army to Pray for Fair Weather, California Do not sell my personal information. . Speech to the 3rd Army Lyrics. In 1943, two years before his death, Patton had spoken at an Armistice Day service honoring American dead, saying, I consider it no sacrifice to die for my country. 1928 October 6 Pattons mother, Ruth Wilson Patton, died. . I do not want to be hit there again. Put your heart and soul into being expert killers with your weap-ons. Many elements of the speech were recycled over and over. In our next battle we shall, for the first time on this continent, have many thousands of Americans united in one command. His voice was actually ratherhigh, certainly not the gravelly bass of George C. Scott in the Hollywoodmovie Patton. . We believed . That way I can keep firing my pistols! The short story is that hesustained spinal cord and neck injuries in an automobile accident near Neckarstadt, Germany. click here for our comprehensive guide to General Patton. He staggeredforward a few steps before collapsing. We entered the city through the gate which Tancred stormed when the city was first taken (A.D. 1099). Her ashes were later strewn over her husbands grave. Mikolashek goes beyond General George S. Patton's well-known reputation as a military tactician and strict disciplinarian, notably portrayed by George C. Scott in the 1970 eponymous movie Patton. . At times he was an insufferable egotist, and he often sought to intimidate with a well-practiced scowl. We have the finest food, the finest equipment, the bestspirit, and the best men in the world. Urge all of your men to pray, not alone in church, but everywhere. However, there is an altar which is supposed to be on the exact spot where the Cross was erected. But Pattons faith was not a mere contrivance with which he cynically tried to motivate his men. He wrote to General Leonard Wood asking for his advice and assistance. George C. Scott, portraying Patton, standing in front of an immensely huge American flag, delivers his version of Patton's "Speech to the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion . So dont make any announcementwell keep it a secret until we see how it goes.. Napoleons defeat confirmed Emperor Nicholas Is dictum that Russia has two generals in which she can confide: Generals January and February. March 31 Reached Hawaii and was assigned to the G-1 and G-2 Hawaiian Division. It was a two-piece dark greencorduroy outfit. He followed his tanks into combat, even helping to dig a path for them through two trenches (and whacking a recalcitrant soldier over the head with a shovel). We drove all day long, from one outfit to the other. But it was mostly over their love of tanks. Patton believed that without prayer, his soldiers would crack up under the unrelenting pressures of battle. . December 14, 1944 Chaplains of the Third Army: At this stage of the operations I would call upon the chaplains and the men of the Third United States Army to focus their attention on the importance of prayer. Heservedin numerous staff positions throughout the country. Here he wrote much of the Knights of Malta and the rules of their order. Death, in time, comes to allmen. That is fearless and untiring in doing our duty as we see it.Patton concluded with a list of recommendations for good behavior and decorum, essentially acting as Colonel Manners. He didn't kiss ass, he understood that war is not something to be made into soft talk - war is a brash bloody hell. 2. then they will organize a battalion and I will command it. We talk too much of sacrifice, of the glory of dying that freedom may live. . When, in 1916, General Pershing was ordered to lead a punitive expedition into Mexico, Pattons regimentand Pattonwere to stay behind in Texas. Pattons exploits in World War II, and his quotable phrases, are legendary. The Chaplain came up the next day. 62 of 70 found this interesting | Share this The attack was set for December 19. In the autumn of 1919, he was introduced toEisenhower, known to his friends as Ike. The General wanted a prayerhe wanted one right now and he wanted it published to the Command. Though he had been sidelined from the invasion, he played an important role in it by his absence. The weather was still clear when we walked into General Pattons office. All real . On the night of March 22, 1945, elements of the Third Army crossed the Rhine at the German town of Oppenheim. . Many elements of the speech were recycled over and over. The general then continued, Chaplain, sit down for a moment. Patton arrived in Europe in 1917 as a captain. Americans love to fight, traditionally. If we die killing, well and good, but if we fight hard enough, viciously enough, we will kill and live. 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