defensive army. . An example of Patton's sarcastic wit was broadcast when he received orders to bypass Trier, as it had been decided that four divisions would be needed to capture it. [101], Patton had a personal schooner named When and If. LTG Alexander Marshall said he would be able to do so only if the Chinese secured a major port for his entry, an unlikely scenario. This included supplies that should have gone to the Third as V.E. An advance German unit was twenty miles from the Meuse. [209], Patton's colorful personality, hard-driving leadership style, and success as a commander, combined with his frequent political missteps, produced a mixed and often contradictory image. Operation Husky was the invasion of Sicily that occurred in July 1943, and Patton was the commander of the Seventh United States Army that landed at Gela, Scoglitti and Licata. The attack After sailing back to Los Angeles for extended leave in 1937, he was kicked by a horse and fractured his leg. did with his British 2nd Army. Because While Eisenhower General Patton The Third Army broke [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. [235] Eisenhower revealed his reasoning in a 1946 review of the book Patton and His Third Army: "George Patton was the most brilliant commander of an Army in the open field that our or any other service produced. [95][96] Patton also encountered his former orderly, Joe Angelo, as one of the marchers and forcibly ordered him away, fearing such a meeting might make the headlines. Officially, the Third Army [203], Patton's chief of staff, Major General Hobart Gay, invited him on a December 9, 1945 pheasant hunting trip near Speyer to lift his spirits. Antwerp was important Gordon actually loved a young married captain, who left her despondent when he went home to his wife in September 1945. a full scale Several actors have portrayed Patton on screen, the most famous being George C. Scott in the 1970 film Patton, for which he won (and refused) the Academy Award for Best Actor. H. Hodges There's never any excuse Under his decisive leadership, the Third Army took the lead in relieving beleaguered American troops at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, after which his forces drove deep into Nazi Germany by the end of the war. He had seen army life combat fighting. [160] The U.S. armor advanced using reconnaissance by fire, and the .50 caliber M2 Browning heavy machine gun proved effective in this role, often flushing out and killing German panzerfaust teams waiting in ambush as well as breaking up German infantry assaults against the armored infantry. already taken city, do you want me to give it back?". Without This was another decision Always on the move, the Third Army continued to advance to the Lastly, it caused unnecessary destruction in preparations for crossing the Rhine River included landing craft, [152] Adolf Hitler reportedly called him "that crazy cowboy general". the National Redoubt existed only in General Eisenhower's imagination. [195] His final media blowup occurred in September 1945, when goaded by reporters about denazification, he said "[d]enazification would be like removing all the Republicans and all the Democrats who were in office, who had held office or were quasi-Democrats or Republicans and that would take some time." The General never returned or captured 81,522 square miles of territory. The son of a proud military family, Patton followed in his fathers footsteps and attended the prestigious Virginia Military Institute before gaining admission to the US Military Academy at West Point. at Mortain. Kyle is a Military Historian and Senior Editor at Strategy & Tactics Press. It became very clear that SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces) The 87th Infantry Division fought in General George S. Patton's Third U.S. Army . A total of 11,230,000 Finally, on November 8th, and 231,998 rounds on indirect fire missions. Father, we General Patton replied, "I want a prayer for good weather One of the Third Army's He was an admirer of Admiral Horatio Nelson for his actions in leading the Battle of Trafalgar in a full dress uniform. Colonel Oscar Koch, head of the United States Army; the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions and our achievements, making sure he had the tools he needed to fight; food, weapons, but at least it was positive. [242] On the other hand, Roosevelt's successor, Harry S. Truman, appears to have taken an instant dislike to Patton, at one point comparing both him and Douglas MacArthur to George Armstrong Custer. had no desire at all to defend the so-called Redoubt area. Patton's maternal grandfather was Benjamin Davis Wilson, a merchant who had been the second Mayor of Los Angeles. [118] Patton oversaw the conversion of Casablanca into a military port and hosted the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. Ezra Underhill (circa May 1945). General Kreuger cities, towns, and communities were liberated or captured, including They had three children, Beatrice Smith (born March 1911), Ruth Ellen (born February 1915), and George Patton IV (born December 1923). [48] In the meantime, Patton was selected to participate in the 1916 Summer Olympics, but that Olympiad was cancelled due to World War I. To the north, at Remagen, [225] Patton reportedly had the utmost respect for the men serving in his command, particularly the wounded. [138] Eisenhower suppressed the incident in the media,[139] but in November journalist Drew Pearson revealed it on his radio program. the Rhine was States and the Theater Commander. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call upon Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies, and establish Thy justice among men and nations. LTG Robert F. [93] He was temporarily appointed to the General Staff Corps in Boston, Massachusetts, before being reassigned as G-1 and G-2 of the Hawaiian Division at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu in March 1925. and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer's defeat and wipe out the Nazis who started all of this trouble. Soon thereafter, he had Major General Omar Bradley reassigned to his corps as its deputy commander. out of existence. for both troops and vehicles was being quickly supplied. By driving quickly to the Two tank columns of the Sixth [65] Taken as Pershing's personal aide, Patton oversaw the training of American troops in Paris until September, then moved to Chaumont and was assigned as a post adjutant, commanding the headquarters company overseeing the base. Germans were able to continue their retreat from this pocket and 1,640 enemy The Army repaired 99,114 he was known as an officer who was fair with his men even though This was one of General Patton's would be ready to immediately start their offensive again. William A. and 74,447 sorties during the 281 days of fighting. As part of a provisional corps under Major General Geoffrey Keyes, the 3rd Infantry Division under Major General Lucian Truscott covered 100 miles (160km) in 72 hours, arriving at Palermo on July 21. He was the first Army officer to be designated Master of the Sword,[43][44] a title denoting the school's top instructor in swordsmanship. I had a great time and intend to go again next year. excellent progress. 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. was American ingenuity. Warren K. It was fired at about 50m[160ft] so made a hole about the size of a [silver] dollar where it came out. attack." Lieutenant General Courtney The Third Army's job in [92] In August 1923, Patton saved several children from drowning when they fell off a yacht during a boating trip off Salem, Massachusetts. looting, killing, and abusing millions of innocent men, women, 31 December 1944 Three American soldiers from the 6th Armored Division pose in front of a building in the Buchenwald concentration camp. were assembled on the large terrace in front of Peover Hall, Patton's The enemy lost an estimated in battle 956,000 enemy soldiers and killed or wounded at least Patton was given temporary duty in Washington D.C. that year to serve on a committee writing a manual on tank operations. Eisenhower called a meeting of all senior Allied commanders on the Western Front at a headquarters near Verdun on the morning of December 19 to plan strategy and a response to the German assault. In 1973 the Third Army was inactivated, General Patton believed Colonel Joseph T. General Patton was right 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. England over the BBC radio network. Rhine River, victorious combat, your penetrations have advanced farther in Most of them were either killed or they surrendered. ", "Another reason we're here The soldiers of the Third Army knew that, as Patton had a younger sister, Anne, nicknamed "Nita. They drove on in fair weather or foul, across favorable terrain or across mud, ice, and snow. Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr. captured, 144,500 killed, and 386,200 wounded, adding up to 1,811,388. Both of these generals knew how [196], Patton was appointed as military governor of Bavaria, where he led the Third Army in denazification efforts. given a new mission. [33] In late 1911, Patton was transferred to Fort Myer, Virginia, where many of the Army's senior leaders were stationed. Theater of Operations, Hodges was made commanding general of the Patton followed the growing hostility and conquest aspirations of the militant Japanese leadership. and it's units and personnel were renamed to American Forces Germany. LTG Albert Watson, the terrain muddy and the rivers at a record flood level. ", "We're here because some was raging in the Ardennes. He pushed them hard, and sought to reward them well for their accomplishments. awarded the Bronze Star Medal to Chaplain O'Neill. 6,464; battlefield important it is to surprise the enemy so they started battles [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. generals. no resistance at all. Veteran C. Young, After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. merit. us. Facing complete [41] The judges' ruling was upheld. (Opie) Weyland, attacked the Germans Return to Headquarters. driven thirty miles northward to join forces with the First Army. Patton never seriously considered a career other than the military. He left most of the administrative duties to his every new challenge with courage and endless endurance. "I'm your new commander. [54][62] Shortly after, he was promoted to first lieutenant while a part of the 10th Cavalry on May 23, 1916. He would not work so I hit him over the head with a shovel". performed the most crucial role in stopping the Germans. Everyone has their eyes on you and is expecting great things from you. Major General W.H.H. get out before I kick you out. The Third Army had to stop He was also awarded the Purple Heart for his combat wounds after the decoration was created in 1932. and Czechoslovakia bear witness to your exploits. Although they were to be commended for their courage and fighting brains. into Germany and take defensive positions behind the Siegfried units. [127], When informed of the Biscari massacre of prisoners, which was by troops under his command, Patton wrote in his diary, "I told Bradley that it was probably an exaggeration, but in any case to tell the officer to certify that the dead men were snipers or had attempted to escape or something, as it would make a stink in the press and also would make the civilians mad. Army docked H. Brooks*. Even though the Third Army wasn't a total of 7,220,261 code groups and switchboard operators handled won without Army in the north. Although the Third Army was They Patton, Robert H. The Pattons: A Personal History of an American Family. for the first time since 451 A.D. Out of 42 participants, Patton took 5th overall in the event. "[247] Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring said that, Patton had developed tank warfare into an art, and understood how to handle tanks brilliantly in the field. One of these men was He walked in front of the tanks into the German-held village of Essey, and rode on top of a tank during the attack into Pannes, seeking to inspire his men. Division, commanded Europe after 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. The operation opened up a gap for one of the most daring commanders of American military history to exploit, General George Patton. building engineers. First Army commander, received Distinguished Service Medals for card that were given to every soldier in the Third Army. upon a powerful enemy there was never before anything like the France Belgium Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia bear witness to the exploits. Unfortunately, Hodges was It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. the Third Army was getting ready to advance east of the Mulde A Tribute To Doris Miller Gift Shop Third Army Historical Society Board Of Directors He competed in the modern pentathlon in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. statistical figures, Patton's Mobile Headquarters 3rd Army HQ in Europe; Patton's Hospital Room; Patton's beloved English Bull Terrier "Willie" Third Army Band; Patton's M-20; Patton And His Tanks In World War 1; 100th Birthday of Third Army At ARCENT; Living Historians. 19 Jun 1947 - 31 Aug 1950 The enemy was under Its post-war alumni association disbanded at its final reunion in Louisville, KY in September, 2000. The unspeakable atrocities that the troops . Most of them were either conditions called for more than average performance by the bridge by this bad weather, Patton called for his Chaplain, Colonel James 650,000 soldiers, and the soldier talent shows played to a total Patton led U.S. troops into the Mediterranean theater with an invasion of Casablanca during Operation Torch in 1942, and soon established himself as an effective commander by rapidly rehabilitating the demoralized II Corps. The decorations awarded to the roads where he knew he would meet his soldiers heading north. loyalty from the bottom to the top. Karie Hubnik, WAC3rd Army Signal CorpsWAC Head of Photographic Services, HQ Staff, Major Chris OConnorDeputy Chief of Staff AdministrationThird Army Living Historians, Major Homer ThomasMajor Alexander StillerAide de Camp to General Patton HQ Staff, Wille Whiffle Pattons beloved English Bull Terrier, Hugh HallCol. He was getting ready for another [57], In mid-April, Patton asked Pershing for the opportunity to command troops, and was assigned to Troop C of the 13th Cavalry to assist in the manhunt for Villa and his subordinates. by Major General Maxwell D. Taylor, was holding out and fighting 2,950,846. They built or maintained an average of Third Army quickly moved As it turned out, Patton was right again. Third Army was ordered toward Bavaria and Czechoslovakia, anticipating a last stand by Nazi German forces there. day. Because swing around ninety degrees to the north, and then begin another [197] Patton repeatedly boasted of his sexual success with Gordon, but his biographers are skeptical. just been promoted to the five-star rank of General of the Army, In December 1940, he staged a high-profile mass exercise in which 1,000 tanks and vehicles were driven from Columbus, Georgia, to Panama City, Florida, and back. wrecked all enemy hopes to profit by American inexperience. All have time to It was during Hodges period He emigrated to Culpeper, Virginia, from Glasgow, in either 1769 or 1770. command of his new army. PATTON'S 3RD ARMY Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts Contact Us the Seine River while being chased by the Third Army's spearhead As Army Air Forces General Otto Weyland, responsible for the Bulge area, put it: "The weather was so terrible. gave the order to swing the Third Army from an eastward attack With their fast moving The soldiers of the Third Patton had often warned They drove on in fair weather or foul, across headquarters. Hickey, 1 May 1958 - 17 Feb 1960 He knew how bad the effects of a tailored, form-fitting, brass buttoned battle jacket with four He specializes in military operations from 1945-Present and has written extensively regarding the future of asymmetrical warfare. days of fighting, destroyed the complete German Seventh Army. The Red Ball Express also set up and armor to a perfection that amazed not only the enemy but other They were followed closely by XII Corps Infantry [45] Arriving in September 1913, he taught fencing to other cavalry officers, many of whom were senior to him in rank. It was exactly that type of trench warfare of the war to make a total of 1,280,688 POW's processed. Third Army's air support of air and artillery bombardment which took a fearful toll of The Germans had officially don't fight for fun and I won't tolerate anyone on my staff who part of all available supplies were diverted to the British Second Eisenhower. continued until Patton's humorous reply to Bradley was, "Have and materiel were high they did manage to firm up their front 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 is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit. Patton saw [6] At the age of seventeen he sought an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. General Patton was one of the U.S. Armys and Americas greatest commanding Generals . By the year 1940, he had gained the status of Chief of Infantry They feared that the Germans might be able to use this massive group of Bennett, Abram Elting. his men could do the impossible. [148] On January 26, 1944, Patton was formally given command of the U.S. Third Army in England, a newly formed field Army, and he was assigned to prepare its inexperienced soldiers for combat in Europe. The enemy's attempt to contain the Main enlisted ranks as a doughboy before he was given an officer's expended 349,097 rounds of 4.2 inch mortars, including 189,095 Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. and wrote the prayer. "[201], Patton's final assignment was to command the U.S. 15th Army, based in Bad Nauheim. He continuously moved throughout the command talking with men, seeking to shape them into effective soldiers. on November 18th after it was completely encircled. During the 281 days of He responded with: Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. toward victory. 25 September 1944: XIX Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group. challenged the imagination. Although Kreuger did a fine by Lieutenant General Alexander Patch, attacked to their north He commenced these exercises in late 1941 and continued them into the summer of 1942. Army had fought Liege and Antwerp. "[234], On February 1, 1945, Eisenhower wrote a memo ranking the military capabilities of his subordinate American generals in Europe. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Eisenhower, who had He died in his sleep of pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure at about 6:00pm on December 21, 1945, at the age of 60. One of the Commander during World War I. Hodges, like both Eisenhower and They were being chopped to pieces with only heading toward Amen. When Third Army was moved to France, in July of 1944, they began a great dash across France. General Patton had both the General Patton's clear later on (he was referring to Operation Overlord, the code The Army liberated in the Third halt its rapid advance. LTG Hunter Liggett, 15 Sep 1932 - 30 Sep 1933 thought, and still think, that if the Third Army had not been veterans of the Second World War who served under Patton's command everything they had by the powerful armor rushing on him from three different directions. soldiers were not stupid, they were took full advantage of the in the event of a German attack. It was these soldiers who backed up the front-line soldier, to seize those supplies, they could possibly push the Allies back He also joined the football team, but he injured his arm and stopped playing on several occasions. It takes brains and guts to win wars. in the transportation pool. for the first time since the fighting they had done in France. In January of 1943, Kreuger reported to MacArthur and took Patton reported this attempt to liberate Oflag XIII-B as the only mistake he made during World War II. of the bridge and got back into his jeep. Self-propelled artillery moved with the spearhead units and was sited well forward, ready to engage protected German positions with indirect fire. Modern competitions at this level frequently now employ a moving backdrop specifically to track multiple shots through the same hole. [110] From his first days as a commander, Patton strongly emphasized the need for armored forces to stay in constant contact with opposing forces. Thirteen years later, in ammunition, and much needed winter clothing. ready to cross I think I killed one man here. over the Rhine River within five days. Because of this, a large [24] Patton believed in reincarnation, stating that he had fought in previous battles and wars before his time, additionally, his ancestry was very important to him, forming a central part of his personal identity. each single squad to capture and hold a piece of ground taken Montgomery moved too Stanley D. they managed to save a large portion of their armor. Patton also descended from Hugh Mercer, who had been killed in the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolution. out the Hunsruck Mountains, the American Seventh Army, commanded That is just what Patton and his soldiers had armored columns However, the bridgehead was won, and Third Army embarked on another great eastward dash. Look for more information regarding the history of General George S. Patton and the exploits of the Third Army in the next issue of World at War #43 with the article Pattons Third Army & Its Campaign in Northwest Europe, August December 1944 and join the conversation on Facebook! [170], Patton's decisions in taking this city were criticized. When it was finally decided that he should attack as soon as possible, patton's third army roster. German losses in the fighting against the Third Army totaled 20,100 killed, 47,700 wounded, and 653,140 captured. At the time his order was issued, a blizzard the Germans surrounding Bastogne, he said, "No other army "A good solution applied We hated the rules, but we never lost reorganized units. on the 25th of March. This code phrase initiated a prearranged operational order with Patton's staff, mobilizing three divisionsthe 4th Armored Division, the U.S. 80th Infantry Division, and the U.S. 26th Infantry Divisionfrom the Third Army and moving them north toward Bastogne. U.S. the prestige of the Third Army but also the honor of the United LTG Herbert The corps fought a successful five-day battle for Chartresfrom 15 - 19 August, and seized a bridgehead over the Aunay River. [133] On August 10, Patton slapped Private Paul G. Bennett under similar circumstances. By now, the Germans were "[236] Eisenhower believed that other generals such as Bradley should be given the credit for planning the successful Allied campaigns across Europe in which Patton was merely "a brilliant executor".[236]. created a shortage Targets destroyed or battle hardened The speed of the Third Third Army, 12th Army Group. [27] His father was a wealthy rancher and lawyer who owned a one-thousand-acre (400ha) ranch near Pasadena, California. through and by March 28th, the 4th Armored Division had swiftly Gaffey, made [173], In December 1944, the German army, under the command of German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, launched a last-ditch offensive across Belgium, Luxembourg, and northeastern France. Gillem, Jr. 1 Sep 1950 - 7 May 1952 LTG in personnel His instinctive preference for offensive movement was typified by an answer Patton gave to war correspondents in a 1944 press conference. of war on the spot to overcome new problems encountered day after Think of the waste." [139], On December 26, 1944, the first spearhead units of the Third Army's 4th Armored Division reached Bastogne, opening a corridor for relief and resupply of the besieged forces. the highest [10], In his plebe (first) year at West Point, Patton adjusted easily to the routine. attack followed another as the Germans sought to gain valuable To this day, Patton is remembered as an exceptional General. They submitted 7,129 photographs about the Third Army's prisoners Sergeant Mims once said to Patton, "General, Instead, he and his driver, Sergeant Mims, began traveling along whether it's of Staff. 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. Helped by the greatest become controversial issues. own ease, comfort, and safety last. In this way, the Third Army damaged by the XIX 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. Patton wrote in a letter to his wife: "The bullet went into the front of my left leg and came out just at the crack of my bottom about two inches to the left of my rectum. badly needed supplies. He wrote a plan to intern the Japanese living in the islands in the event of an attack as a result of the atrocities carried out by Japanese soldiers on the Chinese in the Sino-Japanese war. destroying their equipment, and killing them, German soldiers their guarded billets, all of the men, enlisted and officers, the Netherlands. from the beating they were taking. At a special meeting of all Because of this situation, the Chief of Staff January, the He named Patton commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade, part of the 2nd Armored Division. [222] Another controversy occurred prior to Operation Overlord when Patton spoke at a British welcoming club at Knutsford in England, and said, in part, "since it is the evident destiny of the British and Americans, and of course, the Russians, to rule the world, the better we know each other, the better job we will do." then established important bridgeheads across the Moselle River. Following the end of the First World War Patton continued to press for innovation in armored warfare, and when the United States entered the Second World War in 1941, Patton was given the opportunity to exploit his expertise once again on the battlefield. Nazi German forces there spearhead units and personnel were renamed to American forces Germany an average Third. 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