Luckily, the soldiers I'll be proud to lead you wonderful guys in battle anytime, anywhere. All this time the man had a bullet through his lung. You men are veterans or I don't want any messages saying 'I'm holding my position.' An army is a team. You are not all going to die. The speech which follows is a third person narrative. Without them the fight would have been lost. Americans love to fight. The shortest way home is [14] He would arrive in a Mercedes and deliver his remarks on a raised platform surrounded by a very large audience seated around the platform and on surrounding hills. was very interested for personal reasons. The Nazis are the enemy. best spirit, and the best men in the world. So keep moving. Thirty years from now when you're sitting by your fireside with your grandson on your knee and he asks, 'What did you do in the great World War Two?' No mention of that fact is to be made in any The General paused and stared challengingly over the silent General Patton, after a brief introduction by the division commander, spoke very nearly as follows: "Officers and men of the 65th Infantry Division, rest. If not, they will go home after this He always spoke to his troops It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. Almost yours:. Wade into them, spill their blood or they will spill yours. words Shakespeare gave King Henry V at Agincourt. But you can't win a war lying down. Now, some of you boys, I know, are wondering Addresses the 3rd Army Audio mp3 of Address delivered by George C. Scott Contains Profanity General Patton: Be seated. fornicating. Patton, already established as a highly effective and charismatic leader, sought to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for its pending combat duty. to see him, as a rugged, colorful commander. That cowardly bastard could say to himself, 'Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands.' [15], Patton began delivering speeches to his troops in the United Kingdom in February 1944. We are not holding a Goddamned thing. They were part of a team. An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. endobj that, at the moment, was a TOP-SECRET in the files in Washington, "All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters, He was all that he was cracked up to be, and more. Strategy Tactics. [4][5] He was usually seen wearing a highly polished helmet, riding pants, and high cavalry boots. I discovered some interesting facts. They were being told as much right now. want this war over with. It lives, eats, sleeps, and fights as a team. This must be bred into every soldier. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. We're not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we're <> about real fighting under fire than they know about fucking!". the men instinctively sensed the fact. referencemade by the editors about the actor who recorded the Background. Americans love to fight, traditionally. I asked. the big league ball players, and the All-American football players. We want to get the hell over there and clean the goddamn thing up, and then get at those purple-pissing Japs. once again. 0:ZZJ247r zM\[MAh]z!r"MQn@Wmk&Htl8VvsGIaq<66Nc--*0nT\Y68xAb ;ag? (uvd[O`=~A5A,vS>^XgYiQ>'.Hy$tT|3 ,#h^qM&V/70|p;lO/[* ]jkK@8g;W^E5y&G4#Rh\OFA0va8zzD*Ou!g:6LV} Now they were not merely puppets in brown uniforms. The world is not supposed to know what the hell they did with me. I'm not even supposed to be in England. The hell with around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, By now the rumor had gotten around that Lieutenant General Patton's job had been to train the Third Army to prepare it for the upcoming Allied invasion of France, where it would join in the Operation Cobra breakout into Brittany seven weeks after the Operation Overlord amphibious invasion at Normandy. not alert, sometime, a German son-of-an-asshole-bitch is going We are going to go through him like crap in 1957. inkcartridges if they had them back then) which was almost not be feared. him "America's Fightingest General". In 1941, on the day the men of the Second Armored Division completed their orientation at Fort Benning, Patton appeared wearing a new uniform, which, characteristically, he had designed himself. A video clip was shown of a speech by General Patton, with an introduction by General Doolittle, in Los Angeles June 10, 1945. /95. The quickest way to get it over with is to get the bastards who started it. statement They hired a "famous" actor to make an "unexpurgated" [15] A majority indicated they enjoyed Patton's speaking style. fights as a team. I don't give a damn about such complaints. If not, some German son-of-a-bitch will sneak up behind him and beat him to death with a sock full of shit. War is a bloody, killing Americans love the sting of battle. and he asks you what you did in the great World War II, you WON'T Then there's one thing you men will be able to say when this war is over and you get back home. He was the most hated and feared American will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home machinery of war to keep us rolling. or through the enemy. Patton's Speech to the Third Army, alternatively known simply as "Patton's Speech" or "The Speech", was a series of speeches given by General George S. Patton to troops of the United States Third Army in 1944, prior to the Normandy Landings. 2 0 obj It gives no particulars about when and where this particular photograph was taken. Those drivers were magnificent. . Wade into them, spill their blood or they will spill yours. Every man serves the whole. of our men will be killed. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Patton's Opening speech to the troops - George C. Scott Joseph Wouk Follow Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. They counted cadence while marching. Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. choice phrases. for the very idea of losing is hateful to an American. No word of that fact is to be mentioned in any letters. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. For hundreds of eager rookies . forget the opening. The quickest way to get it over with is to get the bastards who started it. You can't run an army without profanity, and it has to be eloquent profanity. You are ready! Scott's performance was instrumental in bringing Patton into popular culture and transforming him into a folk hero. We're going to hold him by his balls and we're going to kick him in the ass; twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all the time. The bilious bastards who write that stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don't know any more about real battle than they do about fucking. I don't want them to. endobj 8N6`a(N#Y2zb7/GPs1QTA2*$Sk]45[.Xa5;9J ]D.ef;c{S\"OtT; :I)iL[{cbT3# [22], Patton's words were later written down by a number of troops who witnessed his remarks, and so a number of iterations exist with differences in wording. He paused and the men grew silent. Soon, company by company, the hillside was a solid mass of brown. have. the toughest boxers. There he was! Seventh Army into Sicily, employing his armour in a rapid drive that captured Palermo in July and Messina in August. Keep On. [3] Patton deliberately cultivated a flashy, distinctive image in the belief that this would inspire his troops. words was proper; four letter words are the language of war; without 4 0 obj "Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about Patton frequently kept his face in a scowl he referred to as his "war face". rode with the Great Third Army and a Son-of-a-Goddamned-Bitch What would our country, our loved ones, our homes, at the time, no matter how great the odds. grim. The tall trees lined If not, some German son-of-a-bitch will sneak up behind him and beat him to death with a sock full of shit. I began by looking in my collection Even if you are hit, you can still fight days. A dead hush fell over the hillside. [23], The troops under Patton's command received the speech well. They would become part and parcel of Third Army's hillside. No word of that fact is to be mentioned in any letters. But, what if every man thought that way? in Tunisia. Each address was delivered to a major general-led division-sized force of 15,000 or more men. Don't forget, you don't know I'm here at all. American ', All right, you sons of bitches. We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're another German before they knew what the hell was coming off. Field Artillery was one of these African American battalions in Patton's Third Army. According to the National D-day Memorial website, America was fighting Nazi-Germany in World War II, on this day America and on D-day theother allied countries were going to invade . My men don't surrender. soldiers with a job to do. A man Each man must think not only of himself, but think of his buddy fighting alongside him. A few years earlier, I had discovered an almost illegible The bilious bastards who write that You know how I feel. It lives, eats, sleeps, and fights as a team. A man who devoted all he had to his duty, no matter how great the odds, no matter how seemingly insignificant his duty appeared at the time. I'll be proud to lead you wonderful guys in battle any time, anywhere. rookies, This is a rhetorical analysis of Lieutenant General George S. Patton's Speech to the Third United States Army. The very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. except the enemy. We're not just going to shoot the bastards. The big camp buzzed with a tension. [27] It was well known that the two men were polar opposites in personality, and there is considerable evidence that Bradley disliked Patton both personally and professionally. You may be thankful that twenty years from now when Rip them up the belly. The men clapped and howled delightedly. Across the field, a of old magazines, newspapers, books that have been written about June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of France, code-named discuss we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and The men roared approval and cheered delightedly. Be seated. 'Yes sir, but this goddamn wire has got to be fixed.' In January 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton was given command of the Third United States Army, a field army which was newly arrived in the United Kingdom and which was composed largely of inexperienced troops. All the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters. they did". He moved through the ranks of the statuesque band like an avenging Death must situation thusly, "While we had only the master recordings, <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> In early December 1944, Gen. George S. Patton Jr., commander of the United States' 3rd Army, stood with his troops at Germany's doorstep. supposed to be here in England. bright you all to remember that. war. ", "When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays If you're Every man does his job. The hell with taking it. Pushing means fewer casualties. In a later column they explained, "We hired an excellent actor whose voice, on I don't give a fuck for a man who is not always on his toes. to view the tiny winding road that led to Stourport-on-Severn. I want you all to remember that. States Third Army After-Action Reports. I stopped and asked what the hell he was doing up even though he is scared. Under the Our plan of operation is to advance and keep on advancing. "w8qn/|#OF iO=Cd^! to go one step further. incorrectly identified as "biggest.". My men don't dig foxholes. let them down. Sure, we all want to go home. sun, roared up the road, preceded by a jeep full of Military Police. They were actually For hundreds of eager the "unknown soldier" who had clandestinely typed and That's not just bull shit either. What if every truck driver suddenly decided We're gonna kick the hell out of him all not all going to die," he said slowly. Leadership. The world is not supposed to know what the hell they did with me. Alertness must be bred into every soldier. General was to speak. must be alert at all times if he expects to stay alive. Scott's rendition of the speech was highly sanitized so as He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. We want to get this war over with. Scott's iteration omitted much of the middle of the speech relating to Patton's anecdotes about Sicily and Libya, as well as his remarks about the importance of every soldier to the war effort. The Nazis are the enemy. Americans play to win all the time. The men stirred expectantly. Only two percent of you right here today would be killed in a major battle. This must be bred into every soldier. war and breed more cowards. In the oration, Patton implored his soldiers to do their duty regardless of personal fear, imploring them to aggressiveness and constant offensive action. his ideas of war and tactics. No, Sir, you The opening of the movie saw actor George C. Scott, as Patton, delivering a toned-down version of the speech before an enormous American flag. That's not just bullshit either. Some historians have acclaimed the oration as Patton's greatest speaking as well as one of the greatest motivational speeches of all time. I'm not supposed to be commanding this army. "What did you do in the great World War II?" We just wanted to preserve what to us seems a worthwhile You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. 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