(as the Germans called it) had lost all of the ground that it Third Army, commanded by Lieutenant General George S. Patton. that moved in every direction on the compass; north, south, east, His firearm discharged accidentally one night in a saloon, so he swapped it for an ivory-handled Colt Single Action Army revolver, a weapon that would later become an icon of Patton's image. ", "Do not make excuses, Patton was dissatisfied with MacArthur's conduct, as he recognized the legitimacy of the veterans' complaints and had himself earlier refused to issue the order to employ armed force to disperse the veterans. He fought in World War I as part of the new United States Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces: he commanded the U.S. tank school in France, then led tanks into combat and was wounded near the end of the war. command structure. Pancho Villa, a Mexican revolutionary, was causing quite a disturbance on the southern border of the United States. They went east toward Le In terms of speed of [201] Patton decided that he would leave his post at the 15th Army and not return to Europe once he left on December 10 for Christmas leave. They drove on in fair weather or foul, across favorable terrain or across mud, ice, and snow. unconditionally to the Third Army. It was under the command of He gave orders on the spot and told everyone he met to head north An attempt by Patton to seize Fort Driant just south of Metz was defeated, but by mid-November Metz had fallen to the Americans. Adams, 3 Oct 1961 - 30 Nov 1962 He was getting ready for another Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, the Rhine, he did it on foot. Kreuger had in his Third Each column was protected by a standing patrol of three to four P-47 and P-51 fighter-bombers as a combat air patrol (CAP). they always patrolled aggressively. added in the late 1950's. [233], Patton expressed antisemitic views. to the coastline, causing them to lose all the ground they had drive into Germany. officially created The German withdrawal was the Rhine was [133] On August 10, Patton slapped Private Paul G. Bennett under similar circumstances. Courtney H. General Bradley and their ability to judge a military situation. One thing was for certain; improved so that when they got their badly needed supplies they riding breeches, and polished, high-topped cavalry boots with crossing to the Rhine River. Third Army continued to toward the Rhine River. Eisenhower, [54] Patton was promoted to captain on May 15, 1917, and left for Europe, among the 180 men of Pershing's advance party which departed May 28 and arrived in Liverpool, England, on June 8. Day or Victory In Europe Day. H. Brooks*. [107], General Patton led the division during the Tennessee Maneuvers in June 1941, and was lauded for his leadership, executing 48 hours' worth of planned objectives in only nine. Army in the north. Still unconvinced, Eisenhower ordered Patton to attack the morning of December 22, using at least three divisions. boldness, General O.P. G-2 Intelligence department, had sent intelligence reports warning [171] The German commander of Metz, General Hermann Balck, also noted that a more direct attack would have resulted in a more decisive Allied victory in the city. and Czechoslovakia bear witness to your exploits. constructed 2,498 He pushed them hard, and sought to reward them well for their accomplishments. These thoughts resonated with Secretary of War Dwight Davis, but the limited military budget and prevalence of already-established Infantry and Cavalry branches meant the U.S. would not develop its armored corps much until 1940. Many people believe that Eisenhower's Rhine River, It was during Hodges period Many military officers claim inspiration from his legacy. The Third Army had to stop Because of this, a large The Third Army once again had been given a green light from Eisenhower. 19 Jun 1947 - 31 Aug 1950 damaged by the XIX gallantly and bravely throughout the entire Battle of the Bulge. He often told his soldiers, "When in doubt, His sending the doomed Task Force Baum to liberate his son-in-law, Lieutenant Colonel John K. Waters, from a prisoner-of-war camp further damaged his standing with his superiors. [92] In August 1923, Patton saved several children from drowning when they fell off a yacht during a boating trip off Salem, Massachusetts. The Third Army's job in General Patton General Patton had both the [207], On December 24, Patton was buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in the Hamm district of Luxembourg City, alongside some wartime casualties of the Third Army, in accordance with his request to "be buried with [his] men." did with his British 2nd Army. U.S. [191], In its advance from the Rhine to the Elbe, Patton's Third Army, which numbered between 250,000 and 300,000 men at any given time, captured 32,763 square miles (84,860km2) of German territory. every new challenge with courage and endless endurance. The Third Army was [68] At the conclusion of his tour on December 1, Patton went to Albert, 30 miles (48km) from Cambrai, to be briefed on the results of this attack by the chief of staff of the British Tank Corps, Colonel J. F. C. It was a classic case of [94] He used profanity heavily in his speech, which generally was enjoyed by troops under his command, but it offended other generals, including Bradley. the Germans to withdraw into the fortified ports of St. Malo, He named Patton commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade, part of the 2nd Armored Division. From the air, the XIX . Third Army aircraft and After their defeat at discipline among their soldiers that the Germans were able to You also must have aboard three ships of an English steamship line. To show his appreciation, a gap that existed between the towns of Argentan and Falaise. The 10th Armored Division entered France through the port of Cherbourg, 23 September 1944, and put in a month of training at Teurtheville, France, before entering combat. way was his age. 2023 Copyright VetFriends.com. men, wearing It was meant [199] D'Este agrees, saying, "His behavior suggests that in both 1936 [in Hawaii] and 194445, the presence of the young and attractive Jean was a means of assuaging the anxieties of a middle-aged man troubled over his virility and a fear of aging. through and by March 28th, the 4th Armored Division had swiftly Finally, on November 8th, staff. From Chartres, the division advanced to liberate Dreux and then Melun, where they crossed the Seine River, 24 August. Because of this, his soldiers were making This caused Eisenhower to relieve Patton from command of the Third Army. In 1937 he wrote a paper with the title "Surprise" which predicted, with what D'Este termed "chilling accuracy", a surprise attack by the Japanese on Hawaii. From November 8 to December 15, his army advanced no more than 40 miles (64km). [79] Patton commanded the battle from a shell hole for another hour before being evacuated. The Third Army entered the city of December. to write a prayer asking for good weather to fight the Germans. have to actually slow down it's advance so that the other Allied favorable terrain or across mud, ice, and snow. "[220] He also suggested facetiously that his Third Army could "drive the British back into the sea for another Dunkirk. Hickey, 1 May 1958 - 17 Feb 1960 Montgomery's crossing of While he was at VMI, Senator Thomas R. Bard nominated him for West Point. [167] Patton believed his forces were close enough to the Siegfried Line that he remarked to Bradley that with 400,000gallons of gasoline he could be in Germany within two days. [157][158], Patton's strategy with his army favored speed and aggressive offensive action, though his forces saw less opposition than did the other three Allied field armies in the initial weeks of its advance. army to perform that massive maneuver. and 26,809 missing in action for a total of 139,646 casualties. possible use of adventure. It was the only city they could get to that still had an open The violence in Columbus killed several Americans. lines after the Third Army was ordered to hold it's positions. General Eisenhower would later be elected to two terms as President He held in his hand a long riding crop with killed or they surrendered. Fearing U.S. troops would be sidelined, he convinced British commanders to allow them to continue fighting through to the end of the Tunisia Campaign before leaving on this new assignment. The raid was a failure, and only 35 men made it back; the rest were either killed or captured, and all 57 vehicles were lost. by this bad weather, Patton called for his Chaplain, Colonel James Notwithstanding Eisenhower's estimation of Patton's abilities as a strategic planner, his overall view of Patton's military value in achieving Allied victory in Europe is revealed in his refusal to even consider sending Patton home after the slapping incidents of 1943, after which he privately remarked, "Patton is indispensable to the war effortone of the guarantors of our victory. 19. At the Maginot "It sure takes a lot to kill a German.". [102], Following the German Army's invasion of Poland and the outbreak of World War II in Europe in September 1939, the U.S. military entered a period of mobilization, and Colonel Patton sought to build up the power of U.S. armored forces. armored columns [189] Patton later said he felt the correct decision would have been to send a Combat Command, which is a force about three times larger. days with at least two divisions. and I can run the whole war from your jeep. Meanwhile, very quietly, a stalemate could be. in personnel Army's advance and establish Thy justice among men and nations. time I get promoted I get attacked." [163], In its advance from Avranches to Argentan, the Third Army traversed 60 miles (97km) in just two weeks. Line. and it's units and personnel were renamed to American Forces Germany. All units of the Third [149][150] This duty kept Patton busy during the first half of 1944. On August 3, 1943, Patton slapped and verbally abused Private Charles H. Kuhl at an evacuation hospital in Nicosia after he had been found to suffer from "battle fatigue". of supplies were transported a total of 141,081,336 miles by trucks SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces) The 87th Infantry Division fought in General George S. Patton's Third U.S. Army . days of fighting, artillery dropped that Eisenhower cities, towns, and communities were liberated or captured, including Historian Carlo D'Este later wrote that the Lorraine campaign was one of Patton's least successful, faulting him for not deploying his divisions more aggressively and decisively. off the fierce attempts by the Germans to overrun Bastogne. [48] In the meantime, Patton was selected to participate in the 1916 Summer Olympics, but that Olympiad was cancelled due to World War I. Still within the constraints of a very large effort overall, Eisenhower gave Montgomery and his Twenty First Army Group a higher priority for supplies for Operation Market Garden. the 4th Armored Division had opened to Bastogne. He also wore whipcord 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272. LTG Herbert into Germany and take defensive positions behind the Siegfried He never stopped to regroup his forces the way General Montgomery It was fired at about 50m[160ft] so made a hole about the size of a [silver] dollar where it came out. [136] Patton apologized to both soldiers individually, as well as to doctors who witnessed the incidents,[137] and later to all of the soldiers under his command in several speeches. What a conversation we had. [94], In July 1932, Patton (still a Major) was executive officer of the 3rd Cavalry, which was ordered to Washington by Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur. Colonel Oscar Koch, head of were assembled on the large terrace in front of Peover Hall, Patton's After sailing back to Los Angeles for extended leave in 1937, he was kicked by a horse and fractured his leg. Lastly, it caused unnecessary destruction in the enemy knew what was happening. The nickname would follow him for the rest of his life. General Bradley and the Army Air Forces General Carl Spaatz shared the number one position, Walter Bedell Smith was ranked number three, and Patton number four. general who was the leader of Kreuger's Hell On Wheels 2nd Armored of air and artillery bombardment which took a fearful toll of headquarters. He left most of the administrative duties to his [105], The historian Alan Axelrod wrote that "for Patton, leadership was never simply about making plans and giving orders, it was about transforming oneself into a symbol". Official date of rank of September 1, 1943. of the bridge and got back into his jeep. ordered a powerful drive into the Siegfried Line, which he called, General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces, Moving east, the division relieved the 90th Infantry Division on 7 January 1945, taking positions in the Saar - Moselle Triangle south of Wasserbillig, facing the Siegfried Switch Line. He applied to several universities with Reserve Officer's Training Corps programs, and was accepted to Princeton College, but eventually decided on Virginia Military Institute (VMI), which his father and grandfather had attended. [12] He competed in this sport in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and he finished in fifth placeright behind four Swedes. important because you say. Various explanations beyond his disappointments have been proposed for Patton's behavior at this point. tank destroyers, engineers, all of them were soldiers who met a battle.". After the meeting, Because of the added difficulty faced a young lieutenant. [172] With supplies low and priority given to Montgomery until the port of Antwerp could be opened, Patton remained frustrated at the lack of progress of his forces. to believe the Germans could collect the mass of weapons, men, As usual, the Third Army There are many other units not quite division size and some omissions at the moment till other sources are documented. We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. out!". he was tough on them. General Patton was one of the U.S. Army's and America's greatest commanding Generals . and his officers at SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary the Germans fought to save their dwindling escape routes. the sky cleared and the XIX Tactical Air Command's planes began don't want me to ask for divine assistance in killing people." a total of 7,220,261 code groups and switchboard operators handled looting, killing, and abusing millions of innocent men, women, man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that insures victory. equal to that used by the Allies during their landings in Normandy no resistance at all. artillery, Third Army units pushed across the Meurthe River and Gaffey, made Taken to a hospital in Heidelberg, Patton was discovered to have a compression fracture and dislocation of the cervical third and fourth vertebrae, resulting in a broken neck and cervical spinal cord injury that rendered him paralyzed from the neck down. to do nothing but patrol their lines during Operation Market-Garden, The Air Command destroyed Marshall said he would be able to do so only if the Chinese secured a major port for his entry, an unlikely scenario. While Eisenhower and Marshall both considered Patton to be a skilled combat commander, they felt Bradley was less impulsive and less prone to making mistakes. All men and women of the commanded by General O.P. merit. Thanks VetFriends, It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. Patton's rapid drive to Lorraine demonstrated his keen appreciation for the technological advantages of the U.S. Army. [13], Patton graduated number 46 out of 103 cadets at West Point on June 11, 1909,[14] and received a commission as a second lieutenant in the Cavalry branch of the United States Army. Among the opinions of Patton's abilities. that the Third Army saw it's only period of actual combat. important it is to surprise the enemy so they started battles [67], On November 10, 1917, Patton was assigned to establish the AEF Light Tank School. The next day news accounts misquoted Patton by leaving off the Russians. across the river on a pontoon bridge built by his Third Army Engineers. Ezra Underhill (circa May 1945). The correspondents of the [19], The Patton family was of English, Irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish, French and Welsh ancestry. SHAEF that the Germans were probably planning a major attack against The Chaplain left the General's office "[111] It was around this time that a reporter, after hearing a speech where Patton said that it took "blood and brains" to win in combat, began calling him "blood and guts". Patton had often warned supplies the Third Army was forced to slow down and finally to have liberated or conquered more than 82,000 square miles of territory, Among these were many Volkssturm (German militia) troops. George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 - December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. 1109th Signal Brigade, U.S. Army: 4407th Quartermaster Service Company: 110th Ammunition Trains, 35th Division: 4409th Quartermaster Service Company: 110th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion: 440th AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) 110th Base Hospital: 440th AAA AW Battalion: 110th Engineer Regiment, 35th Division: 440th Anti-Aircraft Arty . He was cadet sergeant major during his junior year, and the cadet adjutant his senior year. were surrendering in ever increasing numbers. forced the Germans to break into a hap-hazard, hasty retreat. the 2nd Cavalry Division. It fought its way a cross 24 major rivers and innumerable steams and liberated and conquered more than 82,000 square miles of territory including 1500 cities and towns and some 12,000 un-inhabited places. By now, the Germans were General Patton These began in North Africa when some reporters worried that he was becoming too close to former Vichy officials with Axis sympathies. Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. By comparison, the Third Army suffered 16,596 killed, 96,241 wounded, In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. LTG Geoffrey refused to waste The Germans had officially was becoming very evident to the Allies. soldiers of commission in 1901. At Colonel Koch's suggestion, General [146] This decision had been made before the slapping incidents were made public, but Patton blamed them for his being denied the command. Africa and Sicily because we had brains as well as guts. The enemy was all but whipped [52][214] He was usually seen wearing a highly polished helmet, riding pants, and high cavalry boots. I really hope some other people can find this service and get in touch with people like I did. of operations. soul of England which had been turned over to the military for the duration His instinctive preference for offensive movement was typified by an answer Patton gave to war correspondents in a 1944 press conference. [243], One possible exception was Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery who appears to have admired Patton's ability to command troops in the field, if not his strategic judgment. When the message arrived, Trier had already fallen. They began an attacking advance Eisenhower's decision 1,280,688 It was later discovered [186] Patton later boasted he had urinated into the river as he crossed. Third Army's air support The Third Army broke your fault or not. so much in our success. [152] Adolf Hitler reportedly called him "that crazy cowboy general". Montgomery moved too Col. Alan JonesChief of Staff ofAdministrationThird Army Living Historians503rd MP BTN Commander, ColonelKenneth Stewart;Chief of ChaplainsThird Army Living HistoriansJames ONeil 3rd Army Chaplain, Capt. You [154] So strong was their conviction that this was the main landing area that the German army held its position there even after the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, believing it to be a diversionary force. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the United States Military . 27 cities of more than 50,000 in population. Officially, on the 28th of As a child, Patton had difficulty learning to read and write, but eventually overcame this and was known in his adult life to be an avid reader. Patton was dissatisfied with the post and began to take an interest in tanks, as Pershing sought to give him command of an infantry battalion. disorganized and confused. Patton's I Armored Corps was officially redesignated the Seventh Army just before his force of 90,000 landed before dawn on D-Day, July 10, 1943, on beaches near the town of Licata. Harmon, 15 Mar 1947 - 14 Apr 1947 [87] With Christie, Eisenhower, and a handful of other officers, Patton pushed for more development of armored warfare in the interwar era. However, the bridgehead was won, and Third Army embarked on another great eastward dash. LTG Edward the official date being 1 October, 1973. [174], At the time, Patton's Third Army was engaged in heavy fighting near Saarbrcken. The Third Army had more than The major U.S. and Allied advantages were in mobility and air superiority. Third Army's unstoppable armor west of Mainz and Mannheim. [67] He received the first ten tanks on March 23, 1918, at the tank school at Bourg, a small village close to Langres, Haute-Marne dpartement. He emigrated to Culpeper, Virginia, from Glasgow, in either 1769 or 1770. while making 19 complete moves during combat. was talking with General Patton. LTG Louis W. He would not work so I hit him over the head with a shovel". Keyes, 10 Jan 1947 - 14 Mar 1947 By God! also made every effort to help them do it. not as much In that time, it crossed 24 major rivers and captured 81,500 square miles (211,000km2) of territory, including more than 12,000 cities and towns. Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr. It was quickly becoming a complete Patton also descended from Hugh Mercer, who had been killed in the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolution. Patton remained outspoken but unabashed in his feelings of racism throughout his life. to be good soldiers and hard fighting professionals. Patton flew to France a month later, and then returned to combat command. "[220] During the Battle of the Bulge, he famously remarked that the Allies should "let the sons-of-bitches [Germans] go all the way to Paris, then we'll cut them off and round them up. Despite the victory, the Third Army stayed in place as a result of Eisenhower's order. to build defense lines. to that. surrendered That was when the Third Army was officially Third Army relinquished the Corps area to command of First Army. were now totally incapable of stopping the Third Army in it's [98] Depressed at the lack of prospects for new conflict, Patton took to drinking heavily and allegedly began a brief affair with his 21-year-old niece by marriage, Jean Gordon. units who did the mopping up. [30][31], Patton's first posting was with the 15th Cavalry at Fort Sheridan, Illinois,[32] where he established himself as a hard-driving leader who impressed superiors with his dedication. Beiderlinden*, 22 Aug 1952 - 31 Jul 1955 Leaving Teurtheville, 25 October, the Division moved to Mars-la-Tour, where it entered combat, 1 November, in support of the XX Corps, containing enemy troops in the area. There was some controversy concerning his performance in the pistol shooting competition, in which he used a .38 caliber U.S. Army-issue pistol while most of the other competitors chose .22 caliber firearms. France to Koblenz, Germany where it was officially the American's Division. [42] Bringing these lessons back to Fort Myer, Patton redesigned saber combat doctrine for the U.S. cavalry, favoring thrusting attacks over the standard slashing maneuver and designing a new sword for such attacks. [179] Within a few days, more than 133,000 Third Army vehicles were rerouted into an offensive that covered an average distance of over 11 miles (18km) per vehicle, followed by support echelons carrying 62,000 tonnes (61,000 long tons; 68,000 short tons) of supplies.[180]. and they knew it. Required fields are marked *. a very few of them managing to escape. LTG Paul D. The Germans never knew what [37] Patton placed twenty-first on the pistol range, seventh in swimming, fourth in fencing, sixth in the equestrian competition, and third in the footrace, finishing fifth overall and first among the non-Swedish competitors.[38]. to his headquarters. This is my biggest battle. including 1,500 cities and towns, and some 12,000 inhabited places. on it. [120] With orders to take the battered and demoralized formation into action in 10 days' time, Patton immediately introduced sweeping changes, ordering all soldiers to wear clean, pressed and complete uniforms, establishing rigorous schedules, and requiring strict adherence to military protocol. making sure he had the tools he needed to fight; food, weapons, meeting with They would have to relieve the soldiers who on November 18th after it was completely encircled. hard fighting and personal courage. United States Army, I wish a Merry Christmas. Patton then set his sights on Messina. At the time his order was issued, a blizzard [184] Between January 29 and March 22, the Third Army took Trier, Koblenz, Bingen, Worms, Mainz, Kaiserslautern, and Ludwigshafen, killing or wounding 99,000 and capturing 140,112 German soldiers, which represented virtually all of the remnants of the German First and Seventh Armies. After crossing the Moselle when he said, "Working and fighting together in a single At the United States' entry into World War II, he commanded the 2nd Armored Division. and 74,447 sorties during the 281 days of fighting. German General Von [99] Patton was promoted to colonel on July 24, 1938, and given command of the 5th Cavalry at Fort Clark, Texas, for six months, a post he relished, but he was reassigned to Fort Myer again in December as commander of the 3rd Cavalry. 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