Patton
"No bastard has ever won a war by dying for his country, he won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country". These were the words spoken by General George Patton. He was a man that was renown for his tactical knowledge and his eloquently foul language. You probably asking yourself what dose he mean by eloquently foul language. He could, when necessary, open up with both barrels and let fourth such blue flamed phrases that they seemed almost eloquent in their delivery (Province 1).There is a lot that you don't know about General Patton. Most likely you only know about the incident when General Patton hit a solider in the hospital when the solider was diagnosed with battle Fatigue. Patton said "I will not have a coward sitting next to or even in the same tent with these brave men that were wounded in battle", He then hit the solider. There is another side to him though. He had a love for His Wife and two children., and also for his poetry. Patton was a excellent writer. He believed in reincarnation, and thought that he lived in Rome in a past life. Patton was born on November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel California (Axelrod 13). Patton had loving parents. His father taught him how to S
After he left fort Riley he decided to Join the army and become the leader of a Military army Division. By this time Patton was General Patton and was married. While he was leading his army through North Africa, The great WWII was beginning. Right after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and America declared war on Germany and its allies, General Patton was sent into Germany with his army. By this time Patton had a Reputation for a bad mouth. He also had a unique ability regarding profanity. He could liberally sprinkle four letter words into what he was saying and the listeners would hardly take notice of it. (Province, Page 1) When Pattons nephew asked his about profanity Patton replied After the war was over Patton settled down with his family and began to live like any other citizen. Like Any other citizen He was subject to the most common cause of death. After surviving two world wars, bullets flying past him inches from his head for almost 4 years. George Patton died in a car accident on December 21, 1945. This was truly one of America's finest leaders, and he will never be forgotten Patton's military achievements caused Authority to overlook strong civilian criticism of some of his methods. Including this wildly reported striking of a battle fatigued solider in august 1943, for with Patton formally apologized for to the Third army. Many of the things that Patton did were extraordinary. In one month Pattons Armored units (tanks) captured Mayenne, Laval, Le Mans, and Chalons. Which was a
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