Patton made the same point a few years later, after the invasion of Sicily: I had all the non-Catholic chaplains in the other day and gave them hell for having uninteresting services. We were taken through this by the librarian. The encounter seemed to confirm Hitlers contempt for the battle-worthiness of American soldiers. We believed . This article is from the bookPatton: Blood, Guts, and Prayer2012by Michael Keane. Up to now, in the Third Army, God has been very good to us. The general was as affected by the Crusader sights as he was the Biblical locations. That ONeill sure did some potent praying. But it was mostly over their love of tanks. December 9 Patton sustained spinal cord and neck injuries in an automobile accident near Neckarstadt, Germany. . Battle is not a terrifying ordeal to be endured. He soon learned that hewas to lead the Third Army and that his first responsibility was toclear the Brest peninsula of Germans. The best is the enemy of the good was one of his favorite maxims. . We are brave. Patton restarted the course and graduated in 1909 (46/103) and won a commission in the cavalry. We reached Cairo just at dark, having completed in one day the trip which took the Children of Israel forty years to accomplish. Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. Ed - December 21, 2016. He dragged his commander to a shallowcrater and bandaged his wound, which was bleeding profusely, whilethe Germans kept firing at their position. As they visited, Patton told his wife, I guess I wasnt good enough. She knew he was referring to his desire to die in battle, as his ancestors had done. He graduated at twenty-four, accepting a commission in the cavalry and duty at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Please be advised it is quite profane. . At the end of the speech he said, Iam taking this division into Berlin and when I do, I wantevery one of your tracks to be carrying the stench of Germanblood and guts.. For Gods sake, send some gasoline.. From Beersheba we flew over Hebron and Bethlehem and turned westward just south of Jerusalem, finally landing at Aqir, near the coast, where we were met with some cars and driven thirty miles to Jerusalem. George S. Patton is a legendary World War II general, but much of his character as a military man was formed in the Great War. . We urge its practice. The Nazis are the enemy. George Patton. That is not the way to win battles. You have liberated or conquered more than 82,000 square miles of territory, including 1,500 cities and towns, and some 12,000 inhabited places. Either He will give us good weather or the bad weather will hurt the Germans more than it does us. As he searched through his prayer books, ONeill could find no formal prayers pertaining to weather, so he composed an original prayer which he typed on a three-by-five-inch card: 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. . Patton was carried off to an ambulance. When she returned, her husband had already died. The soldier who cracks up does not need sympathy or comfort as much as he needs strength. . He had now achieved his destiny, Patton thought, joining the warriorkinsmen who had gone before. December 10 Patton served as Commanding Officer, 3d Cavalry, Fort Myer, Virginia. Ive been looking forward to this for a long time, Patton said as he unzipped his fly and urinated into the river while an Army photographer recorded the moment for posterity. But it was not just a speech, it was a performance. March 24 Patton urinated into the Rhine River. We entered the city through the gate which Tancred stormed when the city was first taken (A.D. 1099). I agree with the man they call "Old Blood and Guts." Patton's military strategy centered on aggressive, energetic advancement: a focus on ceaseless drive; a belief that "There would be . Tough days may be ahead of us before we eat our rations in the Chancellery of the Deutsches Reich. 5. . It can be argued that he was one of the proudest Americans to ever live. A break in the weather on June 6 allowed the amphibious assault on Normandy to proceed. . Winning converts was not easy, but Patton and Eisenhower were zealots. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. (1885-1945), a four-star U.S. general in full millitary dress. Somelines became classic. In our next battle we shall, for the first time on this continent, have many thousands of Americans united in one command. Death must not be feared. it is the call of ones [sic] ancestors and the glory of combat. He gave us a British priest, who had lived a long time in Jerusalem, as a guide to see the sights. While Eisenhower was attending the armys Command and General Staff College from 1925 to 1926 at Fort Leavenworth, Patton sent him his own very detailed notes from the course. While I was in this chapel, I secured a rosary for Mary Scally [his childhood nurse] and had it blessed at the altar. The year after the publication of War As I Knew It, Monsignor ONeill felt compelled to write his own account of the prayers origin, which was published in The Military Chaplain magazine as The True Story of the Patton Prayer. ONeill complained that the footnote on the Prayer by Colonel Paul D. Harkins. You can also buy the book by clicking on the buttons to the left. On the night of March 22, 1945, elements of the Third Army crossed the Rhine at the German town of Oppenheim. The final stage of World War II in the European Theatre commenced with the Western Allied invasion of Germany. The attack was set for December 19. The leadership had no interest in making room for a new weapon in the shrunken army. HistoryOnTheNet 2000-2019. George S. Patton was one of America's most famous and colorful generals. . Pattons presence was still asecret to the enemy. Outside, the Chaplain said, Whew, thats a tough one! At eleven oclock on the morning of December 8, General Patton telephoned the head chaplain, Monsignor James H. ONeill: This is General Patton; do you have a good prayer for weather? Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. . You can also buy the book by clicking on the buttons to the left. . The vow of Chastity was not enforced except by one Grand Master, who, in order to discourage the amorous activities of his dependents, required that all the girls live across the harbor from the forts, so that when a knight wanted to see his lady-love, he had to row across and thereby bring great discredit upon himself. His wealthy background allowed him to enjoy an upper-crust way of life in a hardscrabble army. From General Pattons speech to he Second Armored Division, December 1941: I shall be delighted to lead you against any enemy, confident in the fact that your disciplined valor and high training will bring vic-tory. Now lets cut the guts out of those Krauts and get the hell on to Berlin. On Christmas Eve, General Patton and Omar Bradley attended a candle-light church service in Luxembourg City, sitting in a box once used by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Thats why Americans havenever lost and will never lose a war; for the very idea oflosing is hateful to an American. Rip them up the belly. But the twomen were caught in enemy crossfire, and rescuing Patton seemedimpossible. War is a bloody business, a killing business. A very safe rule to follow is that in case of doubt,push on just a little further and then keep on pushing . It is almost completely covered with villages and the areas between them are crowded with tiny fields. They werefaces of his ancestors. His most importantpriority was training men for war. He was a communicant of the Episcopal Church, but he studied the Koran and the Bhagavad Gita. Prior to World War II, Patton was posted to Fort Myer in Virginia, near Washington, D.C. A regular churchgoer, he summoned thechaplain and bluntly told him that his sermons were too long. Prayer does not have to take place in church, but can be offered any-where. But Patton would have none of this. The German is a war-trained veteranconfident, brave, ruthless. Occupation Zone after World War II. Patton could be painfully direct. We are better-equipped, bet-ter fed, and in the place of his blood-gutted Woten, we have with us the God of our fathers known of old. General George S. Patton Jr. was buried at mid-morning on December 24, 1945, in a grave dug by German prisoners of war. Pestilence and famine have not touched us. My men dont dig foxholes. There is still a tendency in each separate unit . . He even directed his chief chaplain to send out a training letter to every unit in the Third Army on the importance of prayer. He did not literally run over bodies. All realAmericans love the sting and clash of battle. There is still a tendency in each separate unit . . Thetrouser legs were skinny and shoved into his black, laced-up fieldboots. But Pattons faith was not a mere contrivance with which he cynically tried to motivate his men. One month after the disaster at Kasserine Pass, Patton led the American army at the battle of Gafsa and El Guettar. Two weeks later, one of the most severe storms ever to strike Normandy sank or disabled a number of Allied ships and wiped out the American Mulberry artificial harbor off Omaha Beach. He had a massive library, a "who's who," of ancient and modern war.. . The General Patton I saw there was the Army Commander to whom the welfare of the men under him was a matter of personal responsibility. When there is fighting, everyone prays, but now with this constant rainwhen things are quiet, dangerously quiet, men just sit and wait for things to happen. There was no glory in it and no chance for him to achieve the greatness he sought. General Pattons adjutant, Colonel Harkins, later wrote: Whether it was the help of the Divine guidance asked for in the prayer or just the normal course of human events, we never knew; at any rate, on the twenty-third, the day after the prayer was issued, the weather cleared and remained perfect for about six days. During these interwar years, Patton met another officer whose destiny would be bound up with his own. Let us be gentle. When he reached the other side of the river, Patton pretended to stumble, imitating William the Conqueror, who famously fell on his face when landing in England but transformed the bad omen into a propitious one by leaping to his feet with a handful of English soil, claiming it portended his complete possession of the country. He was named commanding general in April . to bea one-handed puncher. In order to be a Knight of Malta, it was necessary to have sixteen crosses of nobility, so that when anyone came up to be a knight, he had to present his genealogy, which was then studied by a college of heralds, and, if proven correct, permitted to join. This article is part of our largerresource meant to provide facts, information, and stories about the life of George S. Patton. A man has to have intake as well. We have the finest food, the finest equipment, the bestspirit, and the best men in the world. Whenat last the men got five tanks across the breach, Patton exhorted themto advance again, yelling and cursing and waving his walking stick. All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters,either. With prayer, we cannot fail. The vivid and profane inspirational speeches garnered muchattention and some detractors, but General Patton also gave countless speechesintended to educate his officers and troops on the topics of strategy,tactics, discipline,and how to conduct the new deadly form of armoredwarfare: You men and officers are, in my opinion, magnificentlydisciplined.You cannotbe disciplinedin great thingsand undisciplined in small things . . . The day after ONeill had shown Patton the prayer for fair weather for battle and the accompanying Christmas greeting, he presented the general with Training Letter No. In early December 1944, the headquarters of the Third Army was in the Caserne Molifor, an old French military barracks in Nancy in the region of Lorraine, a ninety-minute train ride from Paris. And when we get to Berlin,I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging sonof a bitch Hitler, just like Id shoot a snake! Some men are cowards but theyfight the same as the brave men or they get the hellslammed out of them watching other men fight who arejust as scared as they are. Behind Patton's blood and guts personality was an absolute professional, one of the most competent army commanders our side put into the field; the Germans were painstaking in their analysis of the leaders who faced . These were not combat men. Patton was as much an actor as he was a fine general. The present analysis examines the discourse used by General George Patton in a motivational speech from World War II, given to "the Third . In his private supplications to God, however, a different Patton emerges humble, uncertain, and seeking guidance. merican R hetoric: M ovie S peech. June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. At the time of his speech, he was a full general (four stars), as evidenced by his helmet. I do not want to be hit there again. General George S. Patton, the famous war-time leader, died not from wounds in battle but rather from a car accident. We disregard the lessons of HistoryThe red fate of Carthage; the Rome of shame under the Praetorian guardand we go on regardless of the VITAL necessity of trained patriotismHIRING an army . A man must be alert at all times if he expects to stayalive. . And dontgive the enemy time to dig one either. From the Tomb we went to the Crusaders Chapel where those who became Knights of Jerusalem were knighted. The quicker they are whipped,the quicker we can go home. In addition to the Stations of the Cross used by the Catholics, the Greeks have a number of extra ones, so that it is practically a days trip for a Greek priest to walk down the street, as they have to stop in front of each station. It's not called "Blood and Guts: An American General". By June 1920, the regular army was reduced to only 130,000 men. He talked about Gideon in the Bible, said that men should pray no matter where they were, in church or out of it, that if they did not pray, sooner or later they would crack up. To all this I commented agreement, that one of the major training objectives of my office was to help soldiers recover and make their lives effective in this third realm, prayer. Bradley, believing that a strong push might well end the war, argued for a simultaneous attack by all of the Allied armies in Europe. In 1922 the United States military ranked seventeenth in size among nations with a standing army. Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr. Old "Blood and Guts" himself, about whom many a colorful chapter would be written for the school boys of tomorrow. I am afraid to admit it, but I do not believe that much praying is going on. I was shot in the behind in World War I! Descended. But his World War I career should not be overlooked. It being near Christmas, we also asked General Patton to include a Christmas greeting to the troops on the same card with the prayer. He was dying; but he had no fear of death. Patton 360 Blood & Guts. You sure stand in good with the Lord and the soldiers. The General then pinned a Bronze Star Medal on Chaplain ONeill. Anyone who has ever viewed the motion picture PATTON will never forget the opening. This individual heroic stuff is pure horseshit. General Patton's Famous "Blood and Guts" Speech to His Troops Anyone who has ever viewed the motion picture PATTON will never forget the opening. I am sure it will succeed. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or thinking. A week before the Rhine crossing, General Patton had held a press conference in which he delivered a classic performance, mixing the humorous, provocative, and the profane. July 26 Patton served as Commanding Officer, 2d Armored Brigade of 2d Armored Division, Fort Benning. . They are awfully thrilling like steeple chasing only more so.He was promoted to colonel. By that I mean that the riflemanwants to shoot, the tanker wants to charge, the artillerymanto fire . So Patton called Bradley again. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Patton next prepared for the breakthrough to the River Rhine, a formidable natural obstacle to the invasion of Germany by the Allies. Each treated of a variety of subjects of corrective or training value to a chaplain working with troops in the field. May 14 Patton led soldiers who engaged Pancho Villas bodyguard and others at Rubio Ranch. Hed stop and talk to the troops; ask them did they get their turkey, how was it, and all that. His diary entry for that day is classic Patton: It was a clear cold Christmas, lovely weather for killing Germans, which seems a bit queer, seeing Whose birthday it is. The troops were cheerful but I am not, because we are not going fast enough., In the spring, as the Third Armys advance continued with clear weather, Patton again thanked the Lord for good weather: I am very grateful to the Lord for the great blessing he has heaped on me and the Third Army, not only in the success which He has granted us, but in the weather which He is now providing.. In the fall of 1913, he was sent to the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he was to be both student and instructor, serving as Master of the Sword. At his own expense, he went to France to hone his swordsmanship before taking up his new post. . . He valued these machines, ordering that no U.S. be surrendered. The defending Germans had pre-positioned at least twenty-five machine gun nests to protect the town. This is reflected in his many speeches but particularly his famous "Blood and Guts" speech where he addresses the men of the Third Army Division. It would do no harm to reimpress this training on chaplains. George C. Scott, portraying Patton, standing in front of an immensely huge American flag, delivers his version of Patton's "Speech to the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion . He felt that love was all around him, like a subdued light. He cant preach! And we got rid of him. Polo was his substitute. When shells are hitting all around you and you wipe the The general considered himself a descendant of the warriors, part of the same lineage of warriors who gladly risked their lives for a noble cause. Some day I want to see the Germans raise up on theirpiss-soaked hind legs and howl, Jesus Christ, its thatgoddamned Third Army again and that son of a bitchPatton.. Americans love to fight. Patton and his men returned to camp with the corpses of the Villaists strapped over the hoods of their cars. The only reason for calling Palestine a land of milk and honey is by comparison with the desert immediately surrounding it. It worked out more or less that way, with Patton the first officeror soldier of any rank in the United States Armyassigned to the Tank Corps, where he was charged with establishing the First Army Tank School. He studied military history, as well as the last war and current developments. Famed World War Two general George S. Patton commanded theU.S. . A man must be alert at all times if he expects to stayalive. Eklund, he demanded, do you know Chaplain So-and-so?. Those who knew both men at this early stage of their military careers had the feeling that George Patton would achieve greatness. Brad, for Gods sake tell the world were across . . . All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters,either. 1909 June 11 Patton was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, 15th Cavalry. General Patton is best known for leadingtheU.S. Third ArmyinFrance and Germany in the wake of the Alliedinvasion of Normandyin June 1944. Please use this data for any reference citations. Pray alone. The reputation of our army, the future of our race, your own glory rests in your hands. He convinced General Pershing that he should serve him as his aide. The weather was still clear when we walked into General Pattons office. I dont want to hear of any soldier under my commandbeing captured unless he has been hit. Simply because people prayed. His most importantpriority was training men for war. . Ike thought Patton to be a leader of men exemplar. The only good enemy is a dead enemy. Let me see it before you send it. We have no memory of a lost battle to hand on to our children from this great campaign. This pommel was in the shape of a blunt acorn. The general then continued, Chaplain, sit down for a moment. This is a helluva way to die, General Patton told Gay. With every good wish to each of you for a very Happy Christmas, and my personal congratulations for your splendid and courageous work since landing on the beach. George S. Patton, America's greatest combat general of the Second World War, was assassinated after the conflict with the connivance of US leaders, according to a new book. 1904 June 16 Patton entered U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. The speeches were intended to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for its pending combat duty. Planes on combat missionsflying over and the sound of guns all the while. Americans love to fight. If we die killing, well and good, but if we fight hard enough, viciously enough, we will kill and live. Patton decried this national mood and the dismantling of the army in a letter to his sister dated October 18, 1919: The United States in general and the army in particular is in a hell of a mess and there seems to be no end to it . He insisted it was not a sin to kill if one served on the side of God, citing the Old Testament story of David slaying Goliath. Many of his associates, including Eisenhower, felt that "Old Blood and Guts" showed increasing signs of mental imbalance. And dontgive the enemy time to dig one either. . . If hesays hes not, hes a liar. Better yetthe tank company in which he fought. Patton of the brisk, purposeful stride. Chaplain, I am a strong believer in Prayer. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre covers both the Tomb of Christ and also the place where the Cross stood. December 16 Patton was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. But the time is now to intensify our faith in prayer, not alone with ourselves, but with every believing man, Protestant, Catholic, Jew, or Christian in the ranks of the Third United States Army. Yet he still viewed the Holy Land as a general, viewingthe Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land in terms of logistics, supply chains, and provisions. If the band played a piece first with the piccolo, then withthe brass horn, then with the clarinet, and then withthe trumpet, there would be a hell of a lot of noise butno music. 1918 January 26 Patton was promoted to the temporary rank of major. . . George 'Blood and Guts' Patton. He lifted his face up from the dirt, gazed out over the Germanlines, and then lifted his eyes up to the cloudsand saw faces. Be Seated. Patton was told that the attack could take place any time after November 5, and that aerial bombardment would be available before-hand. George S. Patton. Frustrated by British forces' slow progress in Sicily, Patton ignores orders to stay by their side and . There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by Praying. The Saar campaign was launched on November 8, 1944. War is a bloody, killing business. I know you will be worthy. I was shotin the behind in World War I! Nor was there any enthusiasm in Congress, given the countrys isolationist mood, for appropriating funds for the military. Soon only two men were standingPatton andAngelo. What do you think he wants? It was perfectly clear to me. The Famous Patton Speech By Charles M. Province . . Though he had been sidelined from the invasion, he played an important role in it by his absence. September 15 St. Mihiel Offensive was launched. This quote is a good encapsulation of their friendship that began in the late 1910s. November 14 Discharged from the hospital, sick in quarters. The General rose, came from behind his desk with hand out-stretched and said, Chaplain, youre the most popular man in this Headquarters. I dont know what you call it, but I call it religion, prayer, or God.. As the protective shield of fog lifted, Patton and his troops were subjected to withering fire from all directions. Our bravery is too negative. He attended the West Point Military Academy but along with his friend, Courtney Hodges, was forced to leave after a year because of poor test results. To Patton, prayer was a force multiplierwhen combined with or employed by a combat force, it substantially increases the effective-ness of human efforts and enhances the odds of victory. March 30 Patton was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel. The jacket was waist length with brass buttons upthe right side in the style of an old Confederate officers uniform. It is a magnificent experience wherein all the elements that have made man superior to the beasts are present: courage, self-sacrifice, loyalty, help to others, devotion to duty. Patton of the harsh, compelling voice, the lurid vocabulary, the grim and indomitable spirit that . Eisenhower graduated first in his class, presumably with some help from his friends insights and notebook. To hell with themthey cant hit me! Severalsoldiers were struck down, but Patton refused to take cover. Lying in a bomb crater, surrounded by the horrors of war, Pattonwas overwhelmed by a deep feeling of warmth and peace, comfortand love. General George Patton addressed the US Third Army on June 5th, 1944, on the eve of the allied invasion of France, code named "Overlord". . Better known for his profanity than for his prayers, George Patton was actually a devout and religious man. 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