Gen. George S. Patton

1. Gen. George S.
Patton
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2. Who was Gen. Patton?
Patton was an American General in
WWII.
Born in 1885 in California and died at
the age of 60 in Germany shortly
after the war ended.
He graduated from the American
Military Academy in 1909 and served
in WWI & WWII.
At the end of WWI he established a
tank training school.

3. Patton in World War II
Patton commanded American Forces in Tunisia, Sicily & Morocco
between 1942 and 1943.
In early 1944 he was given command of the American 3
rd
Army.
Played key role in the use of Armour after the
landings at D-Day.
Armoured warfare speeded up the Allies and
especially the U.S. advance in western Europe.
Armoured Warfare or Tank Warfare is the use
of armoured fighting vehicles in modern
warfare.

4. Armoured Warfare at D-Day

5. Patton – a man with many
abilities
Patton always seemed to be ahead of other Allied groups.
His tactics were uncompromising but undoubtedly successful.
His 3
rd
Army broke through the German defenses in the Normandy and
cleared a path through northern France in
1945, it crossed a river and moved into mainland
Germany and from there into Austria.

“We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we
lead people. Lead me, follow me or get
out of my way.”
- Gen. George S. Patton

6. After the War
Soon after the war was over
Patton was made military
governor of Bavaria but was
removed from this position.
At the same time he saw the
Russians and their Communism
as a bigger threat than the just
defeated Nazis.
As a forceful outspoken man he
made as many enemies as
friends.
He was very popular for his
uncompromising leadership.

7. General George Smith Patton
Jr.

8. Patton’s Death
In 1945 shortly before is return home to the u.s. the car in which he was
a passenger was involved in an accident with a truck. Nobody except
Patton was injured. He died weeks later in the hospital from from
pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure.
For a warrior such as Patton, it was likely not the final scenario he
would've scripted for himself. As he once remarked: "The best end for an
old campaigner is a bullet at the last minute of the last battle."

9. Patton’s famous Quotes
"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other
bastard die for his.“
“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
“A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”
“if a man does his best, what else is there?”
“I do not fear failure, I only fear the ‘slowing up’ of the engine inside of
me which is pounding, saying, “Keep going, someone must be on tp,
why not you?”
“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won with men. It is the
spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads. That gains the
victory.”
- Gen. George S. Patton

10. Most popular Controversy
One of the actions of Patton
which caused the most
controversy:
On August 3, 1943, U.S. General
George S. Patton slapped a
soldier who was hospitalized for
psychoneurosis, accusing him of
cowardice. The incident nearly
ended Patton’s career.

11. The End

12. References
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--General-Patton-Shocks-Public-by-Slapping-Crying-Soldier.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/george_patton.htm
http://www.history.com/content/patton-360/general-george-smith-patton-jr
http://www.generalpatton.com/biography.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Patton
http://www.manlyweb.com/realmen/military/georgepatton.html