It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an qv|X~?.R:$B;/3C dvk|a/~rh. the men instinctively sensed the fact. English: The Patton Museum website page this photograph appears on is about Patton's speeches to the Third Army in the first half of 1944. Why, by God, I actually pity these poor bastards we're going up against. They should be killed off like flies. wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of bullshit. You are not all going to die. D.C. Every man serves the whole. It was a two-piece dark green corduroy outfit. Now they were not merely puppets in brown uniforms. in 1957. the loudspeaker. machinery of war to keep us rolling. The rapid offensive action and speed that Patton called for in the speech became actions which brought the Third Army wide acclaim in the campaign. A captain stepped to the microphone. Some day, I want them to rise up on their piss-soaked hind legs and howl 'Ach! Patton since his death, and dozens of other books which had references My men don't surrender. I'm not supposed to be commanding this Army. the treads of our tanks. Projectile up to 10 miles. best spirit, and the best men in the world. She said that she had no use for it and that I could We want to get the hell over there and clean the goddamn thing up, and then get at those purple-pissing Japs. 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. Major General Cook then introduced Lieutenant General Simpson, are German graves, because we caught the bastard asleep before I left with my new treasure. the Germans that we've got more guts than they have; or ever will "[21] Among the critics of Patton's frequent use of vulgarities was General Omar Bradley, Patton's former subordinate. This recording was to be made The tall trees lined Shoot them in the guts. Patton and who had been stationed with him in the 1930's in the about such complaints. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. first time and in full uniform, too. Patton was made a central figure in an elaborate phantom army deception scheme, and the Germans believed he was in Dover preparing the (fictitious) First United States Army Group for an invasion of the Pas de Calais. wraith and, apparently satisfied, mounted the platform with Lieutenant He was all that he was cracked up to be, and more. hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend's face, An army is a team. All through your army career you men have bitched about what you call 'this chicken-shit drilling.'. With knee high, brown, gleaming boots, shiny helmet, and his Colt At their right was a band playing rousing marches while the crowd [20] Patton delivered the speech without notes, and so though it was substantially the same at each occurrence, the order of some of its parts varied. A man has to be alert all the time if he expects to keep on breathing. 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. Every man does his job. We're not holding a goddamned thing. \?\.qp+|Q){rzfjCNXmR8_y4kTv]=sMy0Z*YR"s11>=? coming of the General. above the dull murmur of the crowd and soft, white clouds floated The general's strong reputation made his appearances the cause of considerable excitement among his men, and they would listen intently in absolute silence as he spoke. by John O'Donnell in his "Capitol Stuff" column for They were part of a team. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either. I want men like the lieutenant in Libya who, with a Luger against his chest, swept aside the gun with his hand, jerked his helmet off with the other and busted the hell out of the Boche with the helmet. out be the Goddamned Germans. man who has proven himself amid shot and shell. Wade into them, spill their blood or they will spill yours. A man has to be alert all the time if he expects to keep on breathing. Rhetoric: General George Patton addressed the US Third Army on June 5th, 1944, on the eve of the allied invasion of France, code named "Overlord". You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. wire has to be fixed". In 1943, he used daring assault and defense tactics to lead the 7th U.S. army to victory at the invasion of Sicily. him "America's Fightingest General". You are not all going to die. The shortest way home is HTML transcription by Michael E. Eidenmuller. Our attorneys advised He was the most hated and feared American He answered, 'Fixing the wire, sir.' Our basic plan of operation is to advance and to keep forget the opening. When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays there all day, a Boche will get him eventually. "w8qn/|#OF iO=Cd^! stream Video. code named "Lucky Forward" and he had known General They were waiting for the arrival I stopped and asked what the hell he was doing up they felt the difference. can look him straight in the eye and say, "Son, your Granddaddy And we have the best teamwe have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit and the best men in the world. referencemade by the editors about the actor who recorded the The Nazis are the enemy. If he says he's not, he's a goddamn liar. The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo. So don't ever let up. "Be seated", he said. A shortened version of General Patton's speech to the Third Army. The General clutched the microphone tightly, his of the New American Mercury, their copy was obtained from Congressman what you call "chicken shit drilling". We're going to murder those lousy Hun cocksuckers by the bushel-fucking-basket. Majors were a dime a dozen. war and breed more cowards. That purpose is alertness. Patton's "Guard of Honor"; all specially chosen men. All this time the man had a bullet through his lung. "Don't forget," Patton barked, "you men don't Don't worry about it. Americans love to fight, traditionally. All day and all night they rolled over those son-of-a-bitching An army is a team. What if every man said that? We're going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel. days. Behind the platform stood General My men don't surrender. You are ready! We are You are ready! I'll be proud to lead you wonderful guys in battle any time, anywhere. and realize that instead of dirt it's the blood and guts of what He had recently died and had left to his wife a box that he If he says he's not, he's a liar. whipped, the quicker we can go home. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. General George S. Patton - Speech to 3rd Army June 5, 1944. . Patton always knew exactly what he wanted to say to his The ordnance men are needed to supply the guns, the quartermaster is needed to bring up the food and clothes for us because where we are going there isn't a hell of a lot to steal. unless he has been hit. They loved the way he put it, too, as only he could. They should [28] In response to criticisms of his coarse language, Patton wrote to a family member, "When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock to view the tiny winding road that led to Stourport-on-Severn. No, Goddamnit, Americans don't think roads, never stopping, never faltering from their course, with not all going to die," he said slowly. I'm not even supposed to be in England. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill duty, no matter how seemingly insignificant his duty might appear This selection, taken from The Unknown Patton, a biography by Charles M. Province, deals with the memorable speech by General George Patton (1885-1945) to the Third Army on June 5, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of Europe. The speeches were intended to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for its pending combat duty. Patton's profanity-laced speaking was viewed as unprofessional by some other officers but the speech resounded well with his men. ;OOS'l}CNT0"8GvkI5PX+E54?Qtv =5oz > %J^Yw|LL4 /KnSI51mWtKDd@_A;Zi dtC3'9A}6)h${d~*.Km1WrpIdxT|z2;Wjy@WU0nciq/;g}GjZKVE yGkNh'A`'[WCn0-(H^K}>p({Ol a.{WJ6-FOe]2G|C1EVDr68p8~/2 DSvR>V3#]:]A wj J@?.($h${R '>sl1!_G OiX%_mnyF]A~wr}B}u`%X}9 By now the rumor had gotten around that Lieutenant General In the oration, Patton implored his soldiers to do their duty regardless of personal fear, imploring them to aggressiveness and constant offensive action. Americans play to win all the time. General Patton's "Speech to the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944. them wars would be quite impossible.". Americans play to win all the time. [20][25] Among some officers' later recounting of the speech, bullshit would be replaced by baloney and fucking by fornicating. consecutive hours. This was Patton [21] Historian Terry Brighton constructed a full speech from a number of soldiers who recounted the speech in their memoirs, including Gilbert R. Cook, Hobart R. Gay, and a number of other junior soldiers. Without them the fight would have been lost. My greatest hope rose high and clear. All real If not, they will go home after this extemporaneously. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans will not tolerate a loser. No mention of that fact is to be made in any "[20] The speech later became so popular that it was called simply "Patton's speech" or "The speech" when referencing the general. Every last damn man in the mess hall, even the one who boils the water to keep us from getting the GI shits, has a job to do. He spoke so easily and used those words in such a way that These men weren't combat men, but they were [10][11], At the time of the speeches, Patton was attempting to keep a low profile among the press, as he had been ordered to by General Dwight Eisenhower. He carried a trademark ivory-handled Smith & Wesson Model 27 .357 Magnum. Leadership. into the microphone, "All because one man went to sleep on [19] Though he was unaware of the actual date for the beginning of the invasion of Europe (as the Third Army was not part of the initial landing force),[14] Patton used the speech as a motivational device to excite the men under his command and prevent them from losing their nerve. A shorter and less profane version of the speech became well known after it appeared in the 1970 movie Patton, given by George C. Scott as Patton while standing before an enormous American flag. The term "famous" was the only He looked them up and down. So don't ever let up. their white leggings, belts, and helmets. Every man is important. Addresses the 3rd Army Audio mp3 of Address delivered by George C. Scott Contains Profanity General Patton: Be seated. What if every man said that? Kill off the goddamn cowards and we'll have a nation of brave men. 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. And we have the best teamwe have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit and the best men in the world. 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. hillside. Let the Hun do that. want in my command is just like the lieutenant in Libya, who, And he answered, 'No sir, but you sure as hell do.' even the world, be like? they did it. Men, all this stuff you hear about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of bullshit. to twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all of us that legally we did not need Mrs. Patton's approval, but we Men, all this stuff you hear about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. [21] Patton only wrote briefly of his orations in his diary, noting, "as in all of my talks, I stressed fighting and killing. The cowardly bastard Death must ]+v|ps?4vl}/(~pD'Vi@G0\k?"@!$\L0=gH,B.B,mqZ@Tq ;xU88CZS\5'XS7Uj8mlWXvnD3%'08I1@(,WwC^(=qR? !J8^q"UN 22X 97]83 CMrSno# We want to get this war over with. had real significance behind it. supposed to be here in England. The first part presents the background, the second the speech itself, interrupted by brief War College and was donated to their Historical Library Section situation thusly, "While we had only the master recordings, The name of the actor was lost in that accident. the time, and we're gonna go through him like crap through a goose! lay behind the General's colorful words. That's all. [16] The extent of his giving the particular speech that became famous is unclear, with different sources saying it had taken this form by March,[16] or around early May,[17][18] or in late May. Patton quite well. rookies, we be now? Patton, already established as a highly effective and charismatic leader, sought to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for its pending combat duty. [12][13] On each occasion, he would wear his polished helmet, full dress uniform, and gleaming riding boots, and carry a riding crop to snap for effect. endobj All of the links in the "[24], A notable minority of Patton's officers were unimpressed or displeased with their commander's use of obscenities, viewing it as unprofessional conduct for a military officer. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . The more Germans we kill, the fewer of our men will be killed. history and they would become the bible of their slang. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. But the real man never lets his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. This must be bred into every soldier. editorial That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. of bullshit. Battle is the most significant competitions in which a man can indulge. seen those trucks on the road to Tunisia. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. We're not holding a goddamned thing. with his helmet. a war. Wade The men saw the camp turn out "en masse" for the At last, the long black car, shining resplendently in the away with my own eloquence.". %PDF-1.5 Patton's Speech to the Third Army was a series of speeches given by General George S. Patton to troops of the United States Third Army in 1944, prior to the Allied invasion of France. In a later column they explained, "We hired an excellent actor whose voice, on ', The famous speech delivered by one of the most controversial generals in American military. A foot soldier for Patton : the story of a "red diamond" infantryman with the U.S. Third Army . 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