George Patton Research Paper
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Patton (1970)
Drama, War, History
Franklin J. Schaffner
George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Truth:
George S. Patton Jr. was a senior commanding officer of the United States Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European scenes of World War II, and is best known for his dedicated leadership of the Third Army in Europe after the Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France in June 1944. Before George was a General for the Third Army, he gained his education at the Virginia Military Institute and the U.S. Military Academy at West point, and studied the art of fencing and designed the M1913 Calvary Saber, also known as the "Patton Sword". Patton's first encounter with combat was during the Pancho Villa Expedition in 1916, and later joined the United States Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary …show more content…
Several years and promotions later, he commanded the 2nd Armored Division in WWII throughout the Mediterranean, and then commanded the U.S. Seventh Army through Sicily, Italy all the way through to Messina. Patton was under fire from the U.S. Army General, Dwight D. Eisenhower, for slapping two shell-shocked soldiers, and was relieved of duty until he apologized to his entire army. Patton returned to commanding the Third Army after the invasion upon Normandy's beaches, and led a successful blitzkrieg in France against Germany's forces. After the conquest of France, he led American troops on the south side of the front within the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's last offensive. After the war, he became the Military Governor of Bavaria in Munich, Germany
A1
Patton (1970)
Drama, War, History
Franklin J. Schaffner
George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Truth:
George S. Patton Jr. was a senior commanding officer of the United States Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European scenes of World War II, and is best known for his dedicated leadership of the Third Army in Europe after the Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France in June 1944. Before George was a General for the Third Army, he gained his education at the Virginia Military Institute and the U.S. Military Academy at West point, and studied the art of fencing and designed the M1913 Calvary Saber, also known as the "Patton Sword". Patton's first encounter with combat was during the Pancho Villa Expedition in 1916, and later joined the United States Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary …show more content…
Several years and promotions later, he commanded the 2nd Armored Division in WWII throughout the Mediterranean, and then commanded the U.S. Seventh Army through Sicily, Italy all the way through to Messina. Patton was under fire from the U.S. Army General, Dwight D. Eisenhower, for slapping two shell-shocked soldiers, and was relieved of duty until he apologized to his entire army. Patton returned to commanding the Third Army after the invasion upon Normandy's beaches, and led a successful blitzkrieg in France against Germany's forces. After the conquest of France, he led American troops on the south side of the front within the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's last offensive. After the war, he became the Military Governor of Bavaria in Munich, Germany