This special profile of the tough-as-nails military leader George S. Patton recalls his formative years at West Point, his first taste of battle in World War I, and his many successes during World War II, while also examining the darker side of Patton’s record. See more in the full documentary “Patton: A Genius for War Pt. 2.”
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Omcrap, I love history and the young Indiana jones chronicles, I had no idea that the scene of Patton going to a bar, having a shootout with two of pancho via’s men and driving back with their dead corpse on the hood of his car was real! So interesting 22:00-32:00
Patton, should have never gotten married, he was to focused on his own career to love a wife or children
Patton with his twin Colt .45s was instantly made a hero by the American press because he looked the part. But he was never more than an Army commander serving under Bradley. Until August 1944 his actual paid rank was colonel and only Brevet. 2- Star General. He was a loose cannon and several times his Superstar status with the media saved him from being Cashiered once in Sicily and later in Germany. Despite the media hype he was never credited with actually winning a battle, unlike Montgomery who was officially credited with 2 dozen1942-45, so any rivalry was pure media fiction. His worst moment was the Lorraine-Metz campaign were he was totally out of his depth. His 3rd Army sustained 110,000 casualties with 26,000 dead. The worst disaster suffered by any American army in WW2.
Keep Patton, Puller, LeMay and Nimitz in glass. Break in case of emergency.
George look like his daddy’s mom his grandma exactly like her
My uncle Mike, a tanker in the 4th armored division. He earned a silver star on his way to Bastogne.
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