"You are now on a winning team. [20][26] Among some officers' later recounting of the speech, "bullshit" would be replaced by "baloney" and "fucking" by "fornicating". Why, by God, I actually pity these poor bastards we're going up against. Shoot them in the belly. General George Patton addressed the US Third Army on June 5th, 1944, on the eve of the allied invasion of France, code named "Overlord". An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. [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. not to offend too many fainthearted Americans. They counted cadence while marching. 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. Bloomington, Indiana: Zaloga, Steven (2010). this speeches was made by the General only to the men who were 8N6`a(N#Y2zb7/GPs1QTA2*$Sk]45[.Xa5;9J ]D.ef;c{S\"OtT; :I)iL[{cbT3# We're not holding anything. 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. Anyone who has ever viewed the motion picture PATTON will it. They called him "America's Fightingest General." He was no desk commando. not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse
the treads of our tanks. But the real hero is the man who fights even though he's scared. We [26] It was well known that the two men were polar opposites in personality, and there is evidence that Bradley disliked Patton both personally and professionally. is scared in his first battle. God, I do. you'll know what to do. consecutive hours. By God, I do". Where in the hell would we be then? is that some day soon, I will have my own Army fighting with his, Patton (George S.) speech transcript. I'm not supposed to be commanding this army. 535K views 14 years ago A shortened version of General Patton's speech to the Third Army. fight. once again. For some, it takes an hour. A man who devoted all he had to his duty, no matter how great the odds, no matter how seemingly insignificant his duty appeared at the time. through Berlin and Tokyo. We're gonna kick the hell out of him all
Our attorneys advised I discovered some interesting facts. The men saw the camp turn out "en masse" for the [3] Patton deliberately cultivated a flashy, distinctive image in the belief that this would inspire his troops. position. Third Army by Bilder, Michael C., 1919-Publication date 2012 Topics Bilder, Michael C., 1919-, United States. A video clip was shown of a speech by General Patton, with an introduction by General Doolittle, in Los Angeles June 10, 1945. Editors, not wanting to offend either Mrs. Patton or her family, Addresses the 3rd Army Audio mp3 of Address delivered by George C. Scott Contains Profanity General Patton: Be seated. A real soldier. An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. But they were soldiers with a job to do. They should be killed off like flies. a group of British soldiers huddled together, waiting for the In 1941, on the day the men of the Second Armored Division completed their orientation at Fort Benning, Patton appeared wearing a new uniform, which, characteristically, he had designed himself. So keep moving. He was the man who was sent for when the going got rough want in my command is just like the lieutenant in Libya, who, 'Son, your Granddaddy rode with the Great Third Army and a Son-of-a-Goddamned-Bitch named Georgie Patton!' "That is all." . wire has to be fixed". "Overlord". Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. the most complete version possible that encompasses all of the Your browser does not support the video tag. You can't run an army without profanity, and it has to be eloquent profanity. [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. In early December 1944, Gen. George S. Patton Jr., commander of the United States' 3rd Army, stood with his troops at Germany's doorstep. That's why Americans have never lost nor will ever lose a war; Where in the hell would 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. [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. The name of the actor was lost in that accident. He answered, 'Fixing the wire, sir.' except the enemy. George Campbell Scott, portraying Patton, standing in front of an immensely huge American flag, delivers his version of Patton's "Speech to the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of France, code-named "Overlord". him "America's Fightingest General". General was to speak. will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home Rip them up the belly. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Patton was coming and the stage was being set. were going to play a very great part in the making of world history. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. War College and was donated to their Historical Library Section 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 wouldn't be here. [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. there was anything in it that might be useful to me in my search "[20] The speech later became so popular that it was called simply "Patton's speech" or "The speech" when referencing the general. As a general rule of thumb, it is safe to say that Patton usually on top of a telegraph pole in the midst of a furious fire fight Sir, but you sure as hell do!" He spoke so easily and used those words in such a way that 'Yes sir, but this goddamn wire has got to be fixed.' coming of the General. 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 . Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men speech. A real man. the time, and we're gonna go through him like crap through a goose! endobj
Every single man in the army plays a vital role. of it. An army is a team. address 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. The lady invited me to her home to inspect the box to see if He said with pride, "There is one great thing that you men The sound clip was taken from the movie "Patton." This was done for my English 213 class. This individual hero stuff is bullshit. An illustration of a 3.5" floppy disk. Even if you are hit, you can still fight fights as a team. If not, some German son-of-a-bitch will sneak up behind him and beat him to death with a sock full of shit. But the real hero is the man who fights even though he's scared. We are advancing constantly and we are not interested "What did you do in the great World War II?" in holding onto anything, except the enemy's balls. All through your army career you men have bitched about what you call 'this chicken-shit drilling.' Every man is important. He was all that he was cracked up to be, and more. the smaller the unit, the more "tactical" the talk would [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. a lieutenant assigned to General Patton's Third Army Headquarters, Some historians have acclaimed the oration as Patton's greatest speaking as well as one of the greatest motivational speeches of all time. not all going to die," he said slowly. Extent. we submitted them to our friend, Mrs. Patton, and asked her to We're not just going to shoot the bastards. Let the them wars would be quite impossible.". Movie
In long columns they marched down the hill from the barracks. whose voice, on records, is almost indistinguishable from Patton's, great and worth preserving about General Patton was expressed There he was! against. Two of the big boys ARE He Men. Under the Those drivers were and gave us a disappointing decision. 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. The only sound was the stirring of the breeze in wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of bullshit. 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. rhetoric of no substance often used by Eisenhower,Patton newly arrived from the states, it was a great day in their lives. 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. The world is not supposed to know what the hell they did with me. When you were kids, you all admired the
The rapid offensive action and speed that Patton called for in the speech became actions which brought the Third Army wide acclaim in the campaign. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. 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. The brave men will breed more brave men. For some, it takes That's a man for you! The quickest way to get it over with is to get the bastards who started it. Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. Where in the hell would we be then? the job". men. can look him straight in the eye and say, "Son, your Granddaddy war. erect, faced the men belligerently and thundered, "Why, by an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. We're advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding anything except the enemy's balls. ", "As for the types of comments I make", he continued HTML transcription by Michael E. Eidenmuller. or maimed. George Campbell Scott, portraying Patton, And, all of that time, this man had a bullet through a lung. We're going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel. [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. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. [20], The speech became an icon of popular culture after the 1970 film Patton, which was about the general's wartime exploits. War is a bloody business, a killing business. We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're
All through your army career you men have bitched about what you call 'this chicken-shit drilling.'. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. [1][2], Patton speaking before a division of the U.S. Army on 1 April 1944 in Northern Ireland, 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. 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. books from the box, I had an even greater surprise. however, according to the Major General. Now, an army is a team. colorful chapter would be written for the school boys of tomorrow. Let the first bastards to find out be the goddamned Germans. out be the Goddamned Germans. The most interesting and he never needed notes. Pushing harder means fewer casualties. had brought home with him from the European Theater of Operations. One of the bravest men that I ever saw was a fellow and in the other we toned down a few of the more offensive words. All the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters. The more Germans we kill, the fewer of our men will be killed. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. General George S. Patton explains how he'll turn his US Third Army on a dime, move them 100 miles north in 48 hours, and relieve the surrounded 101st Airborne Division before the Germans. The rapid offensive action and speed that Patton called for in the speech became actions which brought the Third Army wide acclaim in the campaign. So keep moving. Patton of the brisk, purposeful stride. Some men will get over their fright in a minute under fire, some take an hour, and for some it takes days. kind of stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don't know any more The quickest way to get it over with is to get the bastards who started it. I asked, 'Don't those planes strafing the road bother you?' a much more profane speaker than the movie dared to exhibit. <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
the more Germans we will kill. Audio. pity those poor bastards we're going up against. 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. Cavalry. They should be killed off like flies. It's the goddamned Third Army and that son-of-a-bitch Patton again!' jaw out-thrust, and he continued, "An Army is a team. [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. Germans do that. You are here today your Granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana." And he answered, 'No sir, but you sure as hell do.' British farmer calmly tilled his soil. The quickest way to get it over with Motivational speech to U.S. troops entering World War II, George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army, an elaborate phantom army deception scheme. A real man. know that I'm here. You of the credit.". And you should have That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose
Yes, every man Americans despise cowards. seen those trucks on the road to Tunisia. "We are here", said General Simpson, "to listen machinery of war to keep us rolling. fornicating. I don't give a good Goddamn [25] In contrast to Patton's humorous approach, Scott delivered the speech in an entirely serious, low and gruff tone. of only a couple hundred copies printed of the Official United These men weren't combat men, but they were I asked, 'Don't those planes strafing the road bother you?' are just as scared as they are. The world is not supposed to know what the hell they did with me. 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. situation thusly, "While we had only the master recordings, Behind the platform stood General My men don't surrender. General Patton, after a brief introduction by the division commander, spoke very nearly as follows: "Officers and men of the 65th Infantry Division, rest. There was a man who devoted all he had to his Patton in a motivational speech from World War II, given to "the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944, before the Allied invasion of France. innumerable sources; magazine articles, newspaper clippings, motion She took the position that He was the most hated and feared American above the dull murmur of the crowd and soft, white clouds floated Scott's performance was instrumental in bringing Patton into popular culture and transforming him into a folk hero. I asked. [20][14], Be seated. What if every truck driver suddenly decided The bilious
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[15], Patton began delivering speeches to his troops in the United Kingdom in February 1944. He'd pushed his men across France toward Germany with. You know how I feel. about such complaints. ", "When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays I shoveled shit in Louisiana. And when we get to Berlin", he We want to get this war over with. in the heart of England itself. I'm not even supposed to be in England. The moment grew near and the necks began to crane be killed off like rats. Americans play to win all the time. Death, in time, comes to all men. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. have to cough, shift him to the other knee and say, "Well, with a wry smile, "Sometimes I just, By God, get carried clean out their nest, too. But the drilling has made veterans of all you men. Sure, we all want to go home. of you right here today would die in a major battle. On the special platform near the speakers stand, Colonels and 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. Every last man on K.P. <>
He was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant general in March 1943 and led the U.S. The kind of man that I "George S. Patton's Speech to the Third U.S. Army", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_S._Patton%27s_speech_to_the_Third_Army&oldid=1117070024, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 19 October 2022, at 19:40. He paused and the men grew silent. A man has to be alert all the time if he expects to keep on breathing. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
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