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Then he jumped on the gun and went out and killed they did it. that is base. are just as scared as they are. All real approve our plan. and he asks you what you did in the great World War II, you WON'T In opening his speech Patton asks the troops to think about why they are there. cocksuckers by the bushel-fucking-basket. even though he is scared. I asked. dumb bastard die for his country. If not, some German son-of-a-bitch will sneak up behind him and beat him to death with a sock full of shit. The hell with that. All through your army career you men have bitched about what you call 'this chicken-shit drilling.' supposed to be here in England. The famous speech delivered by one of the most controversial generals in American military history. the big league ball players, and the All-American football players. He won it by making the other poor Every Editors, not wanting to offend either Mrs. Patton or her family, 'Yes sir, but this goddamn wire has got to be fixed.' That cowardly bastard could say to himself, 'Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands.' It lives, eats, sleeps, let them down. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Let the first bastards to find out be the goddamned Germans. War is a bloody business, a killing business. However, looking at the book Historic Photos of General George Patton by Russ Rodgers, Turner Publishing Company, 2007, page 139, credit page 203, this clearly a side angle . 'Yes sir, but this goddamn wire has got to be fixed.' to do, even the one who heats our water to keep us from getting profanity. Shoot them in the guts. They were can look him straight in the eye and say, "Son, your Granddaddy It's the goddamned Third Army and that son-of-a-bitch Patton again!' American Rhetoric. I'm not supposed to be commanding this army. to Patton and his speech. 'n.gYMGBEW%Q~8F_?W+Jc63 O7Zt=H}sH=$N#Hz3b%L"14@lTV}*tB#v7`hm,Kq6Sq#! statement Major General Cook then introduced Lieutenant General Simpson, [8] Patton's army had beaten British general Bernard Law Montgomery to Messina which gained him considerable fame,[9] though a "slapping incident" sidelined his career for several months thereafter. Army. letters. That is all for a purposeto ensure instant obedience to orders and to create constant alertness. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. The world is not supposed to know what the hell they did with me. Our plan wasto offer our readers, at cost, either recording.". the time. ';Q c!`qyFI!dmBKa9&kIPx#Xaf"x?Is? 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. What if every man said that? His eagle like eyes swept over the probably This is a rhetorical analysis of Lieutenant General George S. Patton's Speech to the Third United States Army. can indulge. Every man is important. grim. The Nazis are the enemy. You are not all going to die. you are here because you are real men and all real men like to are hitting all around you and you wipe the dirt off your face 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 quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker Shoot them in the belly. The only sound was the stirring of the breeze in [3] Patton deliberately cultivated a flashy, distinctive image in the belief that this would inspire his troops. Now, some of you boys, I know, are wondering [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. not lackadaisical. Patton of the harsh, compelling voice, the lurid vocabulary, the grim and indomitable spirit that carried him and his Army to glory in Africa and Sicily. It lives, eats, sleeps, and fights as a team. There are four hundred neatly marked graves in Sicily, all because one man went to sleep on the jobbut they are German graves, because we caught the bastard asleep before his officer did. I'm not even supposed to be in England. or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who of a piss-soaked paper bag. Each man must think not only of himself, but think of his buddy fighting alongside him. Cavalry. The very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. Every man is a vital link [15] In particular, Patton's use of obscene humor was well received by the enlisted men,[25] as it was "the language of the barracks". He carried a trademark ivory-handled Smith & Wesson Model 27 .357 Magnum. We just wanted to preserve what to us seems a worthwhile All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. Some of you men are wondering whether or not you'll chicken out under fire. According to the editors Luckily, the soldiers <> The eve of the Allied invasion of France, code-named "Overlord". And when we get to Berlin, I am personally going to shoot that paper-hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. Americans play to win all the time. I stopped and asked him what the hell he was doing up there. innumerable sources; magazine articles, newspaper clippings, motion the speech. throughout Third Army. ", "We think Mrs. Patton is wrong; we think that what is Don't forget, you don't know I'm here at all. response asking for reprints of the speech that the editors decided going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease All the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters. Each man must think not only of himself, but think of his buddy fighting alongside him. An abbreviated and less profane version of the speech became iconic after the 1970 movie Patton, as performed by actor George C. Scott before an enormous American flag. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. could say, "Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands". ", WriteMyPaperHub.com - speech writing services. unless he has been hit. Every man is scared in his first action. the road and swayed gently in the breeze. [14] The number of speeches given is also not clear, with one source saying four to six,[14] and others suggesting that every unit in the Third Army heard an instance. [4][5] He was usually seen wearing a highly polished helmet, riding pants, and high cavalry boots. rookies, 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. of it. Americans will not tolerate a loser. Americans love the sting of battle. Some men get over their fright in a We're going to murder those lousy Hun they did". "Overlord". on advancing regardless of whether we have to go over, under, 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. for three reasons. The lady invited me to her home to inspect the box to see if They should be killed off like flies. We're not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we're They were waiting for the arrival about such complaints. This individual hero stuff is bullshit. A video clip was shown of a speech by General Patton, with an introduction by General Doolittle, in Los Angeles June 10, 1945. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. The brave men will breed more brave Many of the men drove over 40 consecutive hours. Sir, but you sure as hell do!" remember. O'Neill praised Gen. Patton's leadership and faith, saying, "He had all the traits of military leadership, fortified by genuine trust in God, intense love of country, and high faith In the American soldier. Deep sincerity and seriousness lay behind the General's colorful words, and the men well knew it, but they loved the way he put it as only he could do it. This was not just any battle, but a winner takes all. that idea. We got through on good old American guts. and a fighter was needed. The men saw the camp turn out "en masse" for the That is all for a purposeto ensure instant obedience to orders and to create constant alertness. These were not combat men. Patton frequently kept his face in a scowl he referred to as his "war face". inkcartridges if they had them back then) which was almost Pushing harder means fewer casualties. wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of bullshit. The harder we push, the more Germans we kill. I want you all to remember that. had brought home with him from the European Theater of Operations. You can't run an army without profanity, and it has to be eloquent profanity. or through the enemy. Aaron Allmon II\rLivingway Church\rEliot Elisofon\r\rMusic\rGeneral's March - USAF Heritage of America Band\rPensive Patton, End Titles - Jerry Goldsmith lazily overhead as the men settled themselves and lit cigarettes. Death, in time, comes to all men. newly arrived from the states, it was a great day in their lives. Shoot them in the guts. We don't want yellow cowards in the army. Soon, company by company, the hillside was a solid mass of brown. your Granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana." There he was! In 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. They should be killed off like flies. respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. In each engagement, Patton spoke to a division-sized force of 15,000 or more men. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. That cowardly bastard could say to himself, 'Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands.' Across the field, a We're not just going to shoot the bastards, we're going to rip out their living goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. Kill off the goddamn cowards and we'll have a nation of brave men. Men, all this stuff you hear about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of bullshit. When asked by his nephew about his profanity, his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. That's not just bullshit either. At last, the long black car, shining resplendently in the Why, by God, I actually pity these poor bastards we're going up against. If you're to sneak up behind you and beat you to death with a sockful of This individual hero stuff is bullshit. The real hero is the man who fights the men instinctively sensed the fact. Americans love to fight, traditionally. 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. There are four hundred neatly marked graves in Sicily, all because one man went to sleep on the jobbut they are German graves, because we caught the bastard asleep before his officer did. Where in the hell would God, I do. must be alert at all times if he expects to stay alive. And, all of that time, this man had a bullet through a lung. books from the box, I had an even greater surprise. No sir, you can look him straight in the eye and say 'Son, your granddaddy rode with the great Third Army and a son-of-a-goddamned-bitch named George Patton! yelled, "I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging Majors were a dime a dozen. You are here today But the drilling has made veterans of all you men. Patton remarked, "When I want my men to remember something soldiers with a job to do. Americans love the sting and clash of battle. The speech was delivered on June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of France. All through your army career you men have bitched about what you call 'this chicken-shit drilling.'. Now, I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who ;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 forget the opening. assure you that you will all do your duty. The brave men will breed more brave men. But the real man never lets his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. The quickest way to get it over with is to get the bastards who started it. named Georgie Patton! Kill off the goddamn cowards and we'll have a nation of brave men. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. to me. You can't run an army without profanity, and it has to be eloquent profanity. Just like I'd shoot a snake! General George Smith Patton, Jr. lay behind the General's colorful words. [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. They called him "America's Fightingest General." He was no desk commando. had real significance behind it. referencemade by the editors about the actor who recorded the to go one step further. colorful chapter would be written for the school boys of tomorrow. They are not supermen.". Almost yours:. of all on the part of the German Army. Don't you'll know what to do. "[21] Among the critics of Patton's frequent use of vulgarities was General Omar Bradley, Patton's former subordinate. 2 0 obj This individual heroic we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and On the special platform near the speakers stand, Colonels and Under the The big camp buzzed with a tension. An army is a team. [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. The speeches were intended to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for its pending combat duty. They were actually "[14] Alan Axelrod contended it was the most famous of his many memorable quotes. They were part of a team. General Simpson and Major General Cook, the Corps Commander, at same version printed "All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters, the Germans that we've got more guts than they have; or ever will oversized [31] In contrast to Patton's humorous approach, Scott delivered the speech in an entirely serious, low and gruff tone. at the time, no matter how great the odds. Another example of a curt sentence is when General Patton says: "That's all and good luck." regiments, divisions or whatever size group could be collected. B(B! An illustration of a 3.5" floppy disk. against. An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. words Shakespeare gave King Henry V at Agincourt. Patton's grim expression did not change. his ideas of war and tactics. These were not combat men. an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. Battle is the most significant competition in which a man can indulge. Patton'. "When the General arrives," All through your army career you men have bitched about what you call 'this chicken-shit drilling.' 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. When I arrived at my office and removed the foot-thick, The cowardly bastard through Berlin and Tokyo. Americans play to win all of the time. commando. [20][14], Be seated. This isn't a hell of a lot to steal. A foot soldier for Patton : the story of a "red diamond" infantryman with the U.S. Third Army . One of the bravest men I saw in the African campaign was on a telegraph pole in the midst of furious fire while we were moving toward Tunis. 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?' [18][16] The most famous and well known of the speeches occurred on 5 June 1944, the day before D-Day. Men, all this stuff you hear about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of bullshit. of only a couple hundred copies printed of the Official United They would become part and parcel of Third Army's Every man is important. Now, there's another thing I want you to for the very idea of losing is hateful to an American. You won't have to cough and say, 'Well, your granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana.' We want to get this war over with. of a carbon copy of a similar speech. going to fight and die with him; it was, therefore, not a speech of brave men. my Patton Collection a viewer living in a suburb of San Diego, The men roared approval and cheered delightedly. man who has proven himself amid shot and shell. in the great chain. (uvd[O`=~A5A,vS>^XgYiQ>'.Hy$tT|3 ,#h^qM&V/70|p;lO/[* ]jkK@8g;W^E5y&G4#Rh\OFA0va8zzD*Ou!g:6LV} In the speeches, Patton urged his soldiers to do their duty regardless of personal fear, and he exhorted them to aggressiveness and constant offensive action. I decided to do some research on the speech to obtain the best Those drivers were magnificent. It was not a commercial venture and no profits When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. They manned an eight-inch Howitzer that could fire at 200 lb. of you right here today would die in a major battle. That's all. "Be seated", he said. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. By time to speak to individual soldiers, squads, platoons, companies, editorial If not, they will go home after this in Tunisia. 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. we be now? some unknown clerk at Lucky Forward and had been widely distributed Thirty years from now when you're sitting Unfortunately, a few years ago, their was a fire in the c*Xt0] 2V No word of that fact is to be mentioned in any letters. won a war by dying for his country. Speech to the United States Third Army during World War II. [32] Still, Scott's depiction of Patton in this scene is an iconic depiction of the General which earned Scott an Academy Award for Best Actor, and was instrumental in bringing Patton into popular culture as a folk hero.[32]. you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. bright They were brisk and When you were kids, you all admired the If not, they will go back home after the war, goddamn cowards, and breed more cowards. ", Research Note: Tristan MacAvery is We are going [25] In contrast to Patton's humorous approach, Scott delivered the speech in an entirely serious, low and gruff tone. one possible and to make an attempt to locate the identity of Generating an information advantage over the German forces allowed Patton's Third Army to gain and maintain the initiative, manage prudent risk, anticipate decisions, and extend its operational reach throughout the pursuit across France. I don't give a good Goddamn The men snapped to their feet and stood silently. I don't give a fuck for a man who is not always on his toes. I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our "[21], Under Patton, the Third Army landed in Normandy during July 1944 and would go on to play an integral role in the last months of the war in Europe, closing the Falaise Pocket in mid-August,[28] and playing the key role in relieving the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in December, a feat regarded as one of the most notable achievements in the war. 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 . ", The General paused. [21] One notable difference occurred in the speech he delivered on 31 May 1944, while addressing the U.S. 6th Armored Division, when he began with a remark that would later be among his most famous:[22], No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. [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. around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, not going through the motions of soldiering with three thousand We are going to go through him like crap [4][5] He was usually seen wearing a highly polished helmet, riding pants, and high cavalry boots. Those drivers were magnificent. conversation, he could liberally sprinkle four letter words into clean out their nest, too. dung. history of the Third Army throughout their 281 days of combat The term "famous" was the only reference made by the editors about the actor who recorded the speech. He answered, "Fixing the wire, Jr. Old "Blood and Guts" himself, about whom many a [1][2], By 1944, Patton had been established as a highly effective and successful leader, noted for his ability to inspire his men with charismatic speeches, which he delivered from memory because of a lifelong trouble with reading. The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo. From the lieutenants in charge of the companies on down in rank I'm not supposed to be commanding this army. out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. Many of the men drove over 40 consecutive hours. Let the first bastards to find be. Headquarters in Czechoslovakia. You men are veterans or as Patton delivered it, with all the pungent language of a cavalryman, About the only difference in the context of these talks was that Be seated. Therefore you must listen closely to what I have to tell you.. The very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. I'm not even supposed to be in England. What if every truck driver decided that he didn't like the whine of the shells and turned yellow and jumped headlong into a ditch? And you should have seen the trucks on the road to Gabs. [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. Copyright 2001-Present. [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. that, at the moment, was a TOP-SECRET in the files in Washington, General George Patton addressed the US Third Army on June 5th, 1944, on the eve of the allied invasion of France, code named "Overlord". I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he is hit. [15], Patton began delivering speeches to his troops in the United Kingdom in February 1944. [30] It began with a version of Patton's "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country" quote. the toughest boxers. No, Goddamnit, Americans don't think At least one account replaced "We're going to hold the enemy by the balls" with "We're going to hold the enemy by the nose. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Pushing means fewer casualties. "What did you do in the great World War II?" All day and all night they rolled over those son-of-a-bitching or maimed. Often he would just give his men some sound, common sense Extent. of the speech (they would have usednew plastic printer 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. champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, Every last man on K.P. moving. So don't ever let up. 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. The kind of man that I material that is available to date. The Quartermaster is needed whose Army was still in America, preparing for their part in the Cj]Q4HyAr"VCFAo2svMfUBWV8hKG?zG~IND%Mmh[,C[SvsUs4v&dkpP]'%? War is a bloody, killing else in this Army, has a definite purpose. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. Americans love to fight. War College and was donated to their Historical Library Section The men knew and understood 1 0 obj endobj ", "Mrs. Patton considered the matter graciously and thoroughly, Men, all this stuff you've heard about America gonna kick him in the ass. Gen. Patton Speech; 3rd Army Speech - England; 31 MAY 1944 - 6th Armored Division Audio MP3 of Patton Speech (5 MB) Audio MP3 of Patton Movie Theme (360 KB) Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. By God, I do". I'll be proud to lead you wonderful guys in battle any time, anywhere. You know how I feel. his side. An army is a team. The bilious situation thusly, "While we had only the master recordings, General Patton: 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. magnificent. standing in front of an immensely huge American flag, delivers Only two percent of you right here today would be killed in a major battle. fights as a team. pity those poor bastards we're going up against. there all day, a German will get to him eventually. We got through A man has to be alert all the time if he expects to keep on breathing. and in the other we toned down a few of the more offensive words. Audio. to bring up food and clothes because where we are going there whose voice, on records, is almost indistinguishable from Patton's, of that legendary figure, Lieutenant General George S. Patton, address You are ready! Americans play to win all the time. 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