The Photo Album gives you a great collection of the most important pictures out of the Patton Family Photo Album. Also pictures that you never saw before are included. It will take some minutes to download this page, but it is worth waiting!
The Unknown Patton gives you the complete text of this book by Charles M. Province. Everything you always wanted to know, you can find in this remarkable biography.
In Highlights you'll find detailed information on the Battle of the Bulge and the Slapping Incidents.
GEN George S. Patton, Jr., known as "Old Blood and Guts," was one of the most colorful commanders in the US Army. The famed commander of the Third Army during World War II displayed courage and daring as prominently as the pair of ivory handled revolvers he wore.
Patton was commissioned in the Cavalry after his 1909 graduation from the US Military
Academy. He gained a reputation for his ability, energy, marksmanship, and superb
horsemanship early in his career. Patton was a pioneer in many areas. In 1912, he was the
first American to compete in the Modern Pentathlon, an event stressing horsemanship, in
the Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Patton was promoted to captain in 1917, after participating in GEN John J. Pershing's
Punitive Expedition into Mexico. Following his promotion, he joined Pershing's staff in
the American Expeditionary Force and was sent to France. He became the first member of the
Tank Corps and organized the First American Tank Training Center at Langres, France.
Patton organized and commanded the 304th Tank Brigade during the St. Mihiel and the Meuse
Argonne offensive. He received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart during
the Meuse Offensive.
In the early years of World War II, Patton played a major role in the North Africa and
Sicily Campaigns. But, he is best remembered for his command of the Third Army during its
drive across France. The Third pushed through the German defenses and captured thousands
of prisoners before being forced to stop, due to a lack of logistical support, at the
Seine and Meuse Rivers.
Patton accomplished one of the most remarkable feats in military history in December 1944,
when he quickly turned the Third Army northward to reinforce the Allied southern flank
against the German attack in the Battle of the Bulge. The Third Army's 4th Armored
Division, spearheaded by LTC Creighton Abrams' 37th Tank Battalion, rescued and relieved
the "Battered Bastards of Bastogne," the 101st Airborne Division.
The General's doctrines for aggressive employment of massive Armor forces continue to
prove themselves in combat areas around the world.