General George S. Patton Jr.

George Smith Patton Jr. was born November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California. He was born to George Smith Patton Sr. and his wife Ruth Wilson and had a younger sister, Anne. When Patton was child, he had difficulty learning to read and write, though he eventually overcame this and during his adult life he was known to be and great reader. Up until he was eleven years of age, he was home tutored, but then he was enrolled in Stephen Clark’s School for Boys, a private school in Pasadena, California, for six years.

Patton was given command of the first and second Armored Divisions and organized a training center in the California desert soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In late 1942, Patton headed to North Africa at the head of the American force. Before the troops landed on Morocco’s Atlantic coast he gave the troops, what is now, a legendary philosophy of battle: “We shall attack and attack until we are exhausted, and then we shall attack again.” Patton led the American into their first major victory after a series of defeats.

The famous but also infamous General of the 7th Army General George S. Patton would help lead the Allies to a victory in Europe on the Western Front. The way General Patton would lead his army would help him become a good soldier, strike fear into his enemies, and he had ended up being harsh leader. Patton was a good soldier because he had wanted to always win the battle so he had strived to be the best he could. Patton was able to strike fear into his enemies because he and his army were one of the best that went through Europe during WW2. General Patton was also a harsh leader because he he had slapped two different soldiers at two different times. These slapping incidents had started to lead to the downfall one of the best Generals who

General George S. Patton has inspired, motivated and has changed me into a better person, thinker, evaluator and leader. His legacy has taught me to lead by actions, not by words. General Patton was a brash, head strong, fearless

Pershings staff during an expedition to Mexico. Shortly after in 1915, Patton was sent to Fort Bliss, along the Mexican border where he lead routine calvary patrols. (generalpatton.com) Patton gained enormous amounts of respect from his fellow soldiers and even attention from the press for the attacks on many of Francisco Villa's men, whom they were fighting against at the time. After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the U.S got involved into World War Two, a war they'd planned to stay out of. Patton was extremely important in this war, and he even commanded the seventh army

General Patton was a devoted student of history, a poet, a humble man who was very unsure of his own abilities, a man who could bust into tears at any given moment, and could be charming or quite insulting all in the same hour. His reckless, outspoken manner gained him friends and enemies of equal determination. General Patton was not only extrovert of public perception but he also had an intensely private side. He was a man who trained himself for greatness with a determination matched by no other Allied General of World War Two. During the war, Patton led U.S. troops in Morocco, Tunisia, and Sicily, then took command of the Third Army, leading the troops through the German lines at Normandy to traverse France

He reached the 2nd highest military rank that can be achieved and because of his rank he could of sat in a comfy spot in the Allied Hq a few kilometres from the battlefront. Instead, he prefered to lead on the frontline.

General George S. Patton was an outstanding leader in the US Army. Patton was in charge of the Third Army and was order to turn his Army around ninety degrees from Lorraine and head to Bastogne. General Patton was a very direct leader; he was sure to let you know what was on his mind at all times. General Eisenhower had called for a meeting to inform Patton about his new mission. Eisenhower was unsure if Patton was able to handle the mission, but little did he know that General Patton had already thought of what he was going to do the night before. Patton did not mention to Eisenhower that he had left three different strategies with his deputy, Major General Hobart Gay and all it would take was phone call with a code word to activate his troops. He cared for his troops at all cost, even if a vehicle were stuck in the snow he would jump out of his open jeep and tell his troops to start pushing the troops that knew who he was could not believe that there was General Patton pushing right alongside of them. Patton would never ask a man to do anything that he would not do himself. During Christmas Patton ordered that every soldier in the Third Army would

His division was one of the the only divisions that was organized as a “heavy formation”. He became one of the most important people in the allied armor area. In december he led over 1000 tanks and vehicles in an exercise driving them all from Columbus, Georgia to Panama City, Florida and back. He did the same thing the next month but with 1,300 tanks and vehicles he observed these exercises from the air to figure out the best way to deploy and effective ways to fight with them. On January 15 1942 he was put in command of the armored corps. He created an area in the Imperial valley to train and use as an area that he could run training exercises. He also participated in the North African campaign he was assigned to help figure out a plan an allied invasion. During this he commanded the western take force that consisted of around 33,000 men. On March 6 1943 He replaced Lloyd Fredendall as the commanding officer after the defeat of the U.S. II Corps by the Germans. After he took charge of the Corps they were ordered to go into action in 10 days after the loss. He quickly made changes. He made every soldier wear clean, and complete uniforms. He also made strict schedules, and also went around talking to them to try to shape them into being the best and most effective as possible. He pushed them hard and also gave them rewards for their achievements. His training was very effective they were able to

Patton did extremely well at the event, which included things like horseback riding, cross-country running, swimming, pistol shooting and fencing, which he did exceptionally well at. According to The Official Website of General George S. Patton, Patton placed fifth with a mishap on the shooting range during the 25 meter pistol shooting portion of the competition.

A young man determined for heroism joined the U.S. Military with his sights on being a combat general and lead his own troops to defeat the Germans. Bombing all around, constant gun fighting, and consistent noise of misery, the Honorable General George Patton and his armoured forces came and devastated the enemy with an overall 1,433,000 enemy casualties. George Patton contributed to WWII by Leading the United States 7th army in the Invasion of Sicily, defeating the German counterattack in the Battle of the Bulge, and later capturing 10,000 miles of territory and liberating the country from the Nazi Regime.

I watched this movie with my grandpa, who served in the Air Force for over 20 years. He didn’t fight in World War II, but he did see action in Vietnam. In one of the early scenes of the film, when Patton begins wearing his three star general stripes before his promotion is official, my grandfather remarked “Patton was one arrogant S.O.B.” He knows more about the man than I do, and he thinks it is an accurate portrayal and a good film. In this case, I agree with my grandpa.

“A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances - General George S. Patton”

Schaffner's "Patton", was released at the height of the Vietnam War it was consider by many people at the time as an anti-war film. But this was not the case. The movie starts with Patton in his dress uniform addressing his troops in front of the American Flag. After that we see Patton arriving in Africa to take command of the United States Army 2nd Corps, after being defeat by the Germans. Patton begins to train the 2nd Corps into shape and win the battles they were in. Then Patton is sent Sicily to command the United States’ 7th Army. After a slapping issue during the Sicily campaign, he was relieved of his command and Patton was sent to Europe and given a time out. After his time out he was give the command of the United States 3rd Army. At the end of the war, Patton loses command of the United States 3rd Army because of his remarks he made towards the Russian’s. After he loses the command we see him walking his dog in the evening sun

With the war over, Patton enjoyed a momentary trip home to Los Angeles, California where he and Lieutenant General Jimmy Doolittle were honored with a parade. Assigned to be the military governor of Bavaria, Patton was annoyed not to obtain a combat command in pacific. (Militaryhistory.about.com, Patton)