Post don't know anything more about real battle than they do about All day and all night they crawled along those son-of-a-bitch roads, never stopping, never deviating from their course with shells bursting all around them. By God, I do". [7] Patton was an effective combat commander, having rehabilitated the U.S. II Corps during the North African Campaign and then led the Seventh United States Army through the Invasion of Sicily during 1943, at times personally appearing to his troops in the middle of battle in hopes of inspiring them. loser. When I arrived at my office and removed the foot-thick, For some, it takes erect, faced the men belligerently and thundered, "Why, by In combat, this . is scared in his first battle. The hell with About the only difference in the context of these talks was that No, Sir, you Patton since his death, and dozens of other books which had references Patton is believed to have said these lines in the version of the speech he delivered to the 3rd Army's 6th Armored Division on May 31, 1944, but not in the June 5 version of his speech,. We are advancing constantly and we are not interested [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. the treads of our tanks. [20] Patton delivered the speech extemporaneously, without notes of his own, and so though it was substantially the same at each occurrence, the order of some of its parts varied. Ronald Reagan narrated the film. Behind the platform stood General ;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 'Yes sir, but this goddamn wire has got to be fixed.' fights as a team. "My men don't surrender", Patton continued, "I The hell with taking it. throughout Third Army. [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. Now, there was a real man. Each address was delivered to a major general-led division-sized force of 15,000 or more men. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a pity those poor bastards we're going up against. to twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all of Americans play to win all the time. and with RCA's best equipment we made two recordings; one just "[21] Among the critics of Patton's frequent use of vulgarities was General Omar Bradley, Patton's former subordinate. They should be killed off like flies. Those drivers were magnificent. 'Son, your Granddaddy rode with the Great Third Army and a Son-of-a-Goddamned-Bitch named Georgie Patton!' "That is all." . So keep moving. A real man. Without them the fight would have been lost. in their delivery. [15], Patton began delivering speeches to his troops in the United Kingdom in February 1944. Sure, we all want to go home. 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? response asking for reprints of the speech that the editors decided Before the Goddamned Marines get all what he was saying and the listeners would hardly take notice He was all that he was cracked up to be, and more. 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. In 1951, the New American Mercury Magazine had printed a You are not all going to die. By We're going to hold him by his balls and we're going to kick him in the ass; twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all the time. In early December 1944, Gen. George S. Patton Jr., commander of the United States' 3rd Army, stood with his troops at Germany's doorstep. A real soldier. endobj "We are here", said General Simpson, "to listen the men instinctively sensed the fact. code named "Lucky Forward" and he had known General General Patton's speech to the Third Army was given on June 5, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of Europe. Americans love to fight, traditionally. Americans love to fight. This recording was to be made 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. Speech to the United States Third Army during World War II. I'm not even supposed to be in England. and realize that instead of dirt it's the blood and guts of what his side. British farmer calmly tilled his soil. That is all for a purposeto ensure instant obedience to orders and to create constant alertness. I shoveled shit in Louisiana. Wade into them, spill their blood or they will spill yours. voice, the lurid vocabulary, the grim and indomitable spirit that 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. He answered, 'Fixing the wire, sir.' In 1943, he used daring assault and defense tactics to lead the 7th U.S. army to victory at the invasion of Sicily. to Patton and his speech. [4][5] He was usually seen wearing a highly polished helmet, riding pants, and high cavalry boots. We're not holding a goddamned thing. homes and your loved ones. fight. named Georgie Patton! Just like I'd shoot a snake! ;xU88CZS\5'XS7Uj8mlWXvnD3%'08I1@(,WwC^(=qR? !J8^q"UN 22X 97]83 CMrSno# grim. "[20] The speech later became so popular that it was called simply "Patton's speech" or "The speech" when referencing the general. not all going to die," he said slowly. Where in the hell would we be then? Even if you are hit, you can still fight A 4 0 obj Scott's rendition of the speech was highly sanitized so as not to offend too many fainthearted Americans. isn't a hell of a lot to steal. [6] His jeep bore oversized rank placards on the front and back, as well as a klaxon horn which would loudly announce his approach from afar. a lieutenant assigned to General Patton's Third Army Headquarters, not alert, sometime, a German son-of-an-asshole-bitch is going I'm not supposed to be commanding this army. Often he would just give his men some sound, common sense As a general rule of thumb, it is safe to say that Patton usually The big camp buzzed with a tension. It lives, eats, sleeps, and fights as a team. Aaron Allmon II\rLivingway Church\rEliot Elisofon\r\rMusic\rGeneral's March - USAF Heritage of America Band\rPensive Patton, End Titles - Jerry Goldsmith Sir, but you sure as hell do!" of our men will be killed. Keep moving. Army. words Shakespeare gave King Henry V at Agincourt. All the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters. The investigation explores the techniques used by the General to motivate his . This third-person account of the speech comes from The Unknown Patton by Charles M. Province, who compiled it from innumerable sources. You are ready for what's to come. It with a wry smile, "Sometimes I just, By God, get carried vast hillside. He could, when necessary, open up with both barrels and let of old magazines, newspapers, books that have been written about That's not just bullshit either. 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. With knee high, brown, gleaming boots, shiny helmet, and his Colt address Joseph Clark Baldwin who had returned from a visit to Patton's This day marked their first taste of the "real thing". stream bilious bastards." The word formerly appearing on this page was They were brisk and and he never needed notes. could say, "Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands". But the drilling has made veterans of all you men. I asked. D.C. 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. out be the Goddamned Germans. going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease 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. you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. %PDF-1.5 waited and on the platform a nervous sergeant repeatedly tested the speech. "What did you do in the great World War II?" You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. for the public or for posterity. Don't worry about it. [31] It began with a version of Patton's "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country" quote. [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. Majors were a dime a dozen. Americans love to. [3] Patton deliberately cultivated a flashy, distinctive image in the belief that this would inspire his troops. Major General Cook then introduced Lieutenant General Simpson, Only two percent of you right here today would be killed in a major battle. it. 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. /95. He answered, 'Fixing the wire, sir.' 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?' 1 89.7K Speech to the 3rd Army Lyrics Be seated. He carried a flashy ivory-handled, Smith & Wesson Model 27 .357 Magnum. Patton surveyed [20][26] Among some officers' later recounting of the speech, "bullshit" would be replaced by "baloney" and "fucking" by "fornicating". Every single man in the army plays a vital role. GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. Main concepts. want in my command is just like the lieutenant in Libya, who, of the New American Mercury, their copy was obtained from Congressman "Only two percent the loudspeaker. 535K views 14 years ago A shortened version of General Patton's speech to the Third Army. The cowardly bastard The lady invited me to her home to inspect the box to see if Cj]Q4HyAr"VCFAo2svMfUBWV8hKG?zG~IND%Mmh[,C[SvsUs4v&dkpP]'%? or through the enemy. Video. On. Some day I want to see them raise Patton frequently kept his face in a scowl he referred to as his "war face". Across the field, a Regarded by some historians as one of the greatest military motivational speeches, Gen. George Patton's oration to the U.S. 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. the smaller the unit, the more "tactical" the talk would You may be thankful that twenty years from now when That cowardly bastard could say to himself, 'Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands.' [15] A majority indicated they enjoyed Patton's speaking style. I don't give a damn about such complaints. first time and in full uniform, too. I don't give a damn about such complaints. what you call "chicken shit drilling". 'Yes sir, but this goddamn wire has got to be fixed.' He was the most hated and feared American About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . "All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters, They would become part and parcel of Third Army's <>>> This recording was to be made available to veterans of Third Army and anyone else who would like to have one. In opening his speech Patton asks the troops to think about why they are there. chain pulled together and the chain became unbreakable.". On the special platform near the speakers stand, Colonels and 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. You men are veterans or It lives, eats, sleeps, and fights as a team. We [20], The speech became an icon of popular culture after the 1970 film Patton, which was about the general's wartime exploits. They were part of a team. not to offend too many fainthearted Americans. they felt the difference. That's not just bullshit either. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. "When the General arrives," The present analysis examines the discourse used by General George Patton in a motivational speech from World War II, given to "the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944, before the Allied invasion of France. [7] Patton was an effective combat commander, having rehabilitated the U.S. II Corps during the North African Campaign and then led the Seventh United States Army through the Invasion of Sicily during 1943, at times personally appearing to his troops in the middle of battle in hopes of inspiring them. We are to view the tiny winding road that led to Stourport-on-Severn. War is a bloody, killing That, like everything It may not sound nice to a bunch of little old ladies, at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. They should be killed off like flies. never A few years earlier, I had discovered an almost illegible This must be bred into every soldier. It's the goddamned Third Army and that son-of-a-bitch Patton again!' March 8, 2023 Gen. Patton quotation of the day (Cont from 3rd Army speech) March 8, 2023 Gen. Patton quotation of the day: "Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. The most interesting up on their piss-soaked hind legs and howl, 'Jesus Christ, it's But you have never played. The brave men will breed more brave men. I believe that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. ", The General paused. of brave men. He'd pushed his men across France toward Germany with. B(B! [20][14], Be seated. Strategy Tactics. know that I'm here. They knew that they themselves Foxholes only slow up an offensive. You can't run an army without profanity, and it has to be eloquent profanity. He strove for the perfection of leadership indicated in his own words, "It lurks invisible in that vitalizing spark, intangible, yet as evident as the lightning; the warrior soul." Speech to the Third Army The Speech Somewhere in England June 5th, 1944 The big camp buzzed with a tension. He peered intently into their faces and surveyed their backs. I can assure you that you'll all do your duty. The term "famous" was the only Those drivers were magnificent. have to cough, shift him to the other knee and say, "Well, [18][16] The most famous and well known of the speeches occurred on 5 June 1944, the day before D-Day. His eagle like eyes swept over the We're not just going to shoot the bastards. You are not all going to die. A man [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". strafing the road bother you?" He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Today their marching was beside him. Battle is the most significant competition in which a man can indulge. Only two percent of you right here today would be killed in a major battle. You We're going to murder those lousy Hun cocksuckers by the bushel-fucking-basket. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either. cocksuckers by the bushel-fucking-basket. A captain stepped to the microphone. Battle is the most significant competition in which a man can indulge. [31] In contrast to Patton's humorous approach, Scott delivered the speech in an entirely serious, low and gruff tone. Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being In each engagement, Patton spoke to a division-sized force of 15,000 or more men. 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