General Patton and His Letter to his Troops Before Fighting Rommel in Africa

General Patton had his work cut out for him. The inexperienced American army’s first major encounter with the Germans resulted in a resounding defeat at the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia. On February 14, 1943, Rommel’s Tenth and Twenty-first Panzer Divisions of the Afrika Korps launched an attack against the U.S.…

Patton and His Speech “God of Our Fathers”

God of Our Fathers From Patton’s speech to the 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. Put your heart and soul into being expert killers with your weap-ons.…

George S. Patton: A Timeline of The Great General

George S Patton - A Timeline of his life 1885 November 11 Patton was born in San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California. 1897–1903 Patton attended Stephen Cutter Clark’s Classical School for Boys, Pasadena, California. 1903–1904 Patton attended Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, as Cadet. 1904 June 16 Patton entered U.S.…

D-Day: Axis commanders, generals, military branches, and cultural figures

Here you will find articles about the thousands of figures that supported the Axis cause before, during, and after the Invasion of Normandy. These include Axiscommanders, generals, and military branches. Scroll down to find relevant articles.

D-Day: Allied commanders, generals, military branches, and cultural figures

Here you will find articles about the thousands of figures that supported the Allied cause before, during, and after the Invasion of Normandy. These include Allied commanders, generals, military branches, and cultural figures. Scroll down to find relevant articles.

Weaponry That Was Used During Operation Overlord

Weaponry of all sorts was used, of course, to varying degrees of success, during the second world war. Here you will find articles about the individual and collective weapons used by the Allied soldiers, whether on foot or exiting landing ships, and German soldiers during the Battle of Normandy. Certainly, the…

Patton and His Message Marking the End of World War Two

Patton, the infamous General of his day, delivered a compelling speech at the end of the war! HEADQUARTERS THIRD UNITED STATES ARMY APO 403 GENERAL ORDERS 9 May 1945 NUMBER 98 SOLDIERS OF THE THIRD ARMY, PAST AND PRESENT During the 281 days of incessant and victorious combat, your penetrations…

George Patton and His Prayer for Courage

George Patton, the great General, was a man, of course, of courage. He was also a man of faith. Gerald Mygatt and Henry Darlington asked a number of political and military leaders—including President Roosevelt, Secretary of War Stimson, and General Eisenhower—to contribute a prayer to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer…

How Did Patton Die? Here’s A Summary Of The Events

How did Patton die? The short story is that he sustained spinal cord and neck injuries in an automobile accident near Neckarstadt, Germany. He passed away from pulmonary embolism as a result of the accident. How did Patton die? The long story On December 9, 1945, Patton was returning from a…

George S. Patton – A Collection of His Life

George S Patton and a collection of articles about his life and actions. A collection of articles on the life and actions of famed World War Two General George S. Patton. He commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European theaters of World War II and is best known…