george patton

     

In part, using donated French tanks, he formed the U.S. Army's first tank training school in 1917

Trivia about george patton

  • In a 1944 speech, he said, "Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge"
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew in Martha's Vineyard. MA.) The When And If was built for this general to sail, when & if he came back from Europe, but he died in a 1945 accident
  • The second time this U.S. general lost patience with combat fatigued soldiers, he nearly lost his command
  • This U.S. general who loved horses & studied at a cavalry school helped protect the Lipizzaners in WWII
  • U.S. WWII general who said, "I am a soldier, I fight where I am told & I win where I fight"
  • This "Old Blood & Guts" general once served as military governor of Bavaria
  • US general who in 1945 told his wife "Peace is going to be hell on me!"
  • His dad commanded the 3rd Army in France; he commanded the 11th Armored Cavalry in Vietnam