Nov 12, 2020 · Hello everybody and dear specialists.The general George Patton is very very popular in France.But is it true-or a cinema fiction- that one day in a military hospital he gave two slaps to two american soldiers who were hospitalized without being really wounded ? …

Jun 4, 2023 · General George S. Patton Believed That In His Past Lives, He Was… A prehistoric mammoth hunter A Greek hoplite who fought the Persians A soldier of Alexander the Great who fought at the siege of Tyre Hannibal A Roman legionary under Julius Caesar An English knigh…

Patton was very much a fighting general, but was also very much a strict disciplinarian and aggressive to the point where it caused problems. Particularly when it came to dealing with the fact that he was a general in an alliance and was thus having to …

Nov 20, 2023 · Patton, in turn, liked Haig, a fellow cavalryman, thinking him a proper polo-playing gentleman and even “more of a charger than I am.”7 George S. Patton in World War I - History George S. Patton in ww1 honed his military chops, primarily as a tank commander but more so as an effective combat commander

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Jan 27, 2013 · Overrated means that a general is given more due then necessary. And from a pure tactical viewpoint, Rommel was among Germany's best, but he had major strategic short commings (which could probably be made of nearly every German general from 1871 to 1945) that make his common ranking of the "best Germany had" to be overrated...

Jan 16, 2019 · Well honestly, Genghis isn't in my top 5. I think Subutai was the greater general. Regarding Turenne, he's my favourite general in history but i see him more as top 15/20 guy, same goes for Bai Qi. I would rather put Cao Cao higher together with Han Xin.

Nov 3, 2014 · Patton was a disgrace to his uniform. Patton attacked two soldiers who were under hospital care, they had been sent there by their senior officers who were concerned about them, one was suffering from malaria and the other was suffering from battle fatigue and had been sent to hospital against his will, he had wanted to remain with his unit.

Apr 24, 2010 · Patton actually believed that we had fought this war to keep Europe free, and now we were consigning a portion of Europe to slavery. He truly believed that the Soviet's wanted world domination, and the Cold War seems to suggest that he wasn't entirley incorrect.

Nov 26, 2010 · While I agree that Rommel was a far better general than Patton, I disagree with your other points. Rommel may easily have been the best corps commander in the entire war, was by no means the best General. I'd give that honour the William Slim. As for the U.S. military doctrine, I think that owes more to Montgomery (slow build-up of men and ...