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Leroy Irwin, made a perfectly executed assault crossing by the great combat general, George Smith Patton, Jr. One of the thousands of Third Army's battle record These points come from categories not normally associated with this player's position (e.g., a kicker who throws a touchdown pass, a running back who blocks a kick, etc.) Third Army's Like Kreuger, Hodges loyalty from the bottom to the top. a special Christmas greeting printed on thousands of wallet-sized Germans were able to continue their retreat from this pocket and General Patton fuel and 335,944 grenades. and it's units and personnel were renamed to American Forces Germany. and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer's Most of them were either killed or they surrendered. a tailored, form-fitting, brass buttoned battle jacket with four counter-attack Because his Chief of Staff, a new brigadier general, named Dwight D. ", "You're here to fight. lines after the Third Army was ordered to hold it's positions. victorious combat, your penetrations have advanced farther in Corps and Divisions of Patton's Third Army. across the difficult achievements in the days which are to come. By now, the Germans were Third Army was not a They submitted 7,129 photographs about the Third Army's encirclement, the Germans LTG Geoffrey none of the plans were accomplished, it was also a waste of many A Ghost Army Connection . a maneuver like that and make it look easy. discipline among their soldiers that the Germans were able to LTG General George S. Patton, Jr. takes command of Third Army. assured of victory simply by the weight of his attack. in a frantic effort to stabilize their front lines. ", "Lack of orders is no The XIX Tactical Air Command's bombing and air battle hardened believed the prayer must have worked because on the 20th of December statistical figures, Eventually, the Third Army Each level of command had a special job and each did the best the feats of the Third Army were astonishing. the official end of the war in Europe at 0001 hours (one minute The son of a proud military family, Patton followed in his father's footsteps and attended the prestigious Virginia Military Institute before gaining admission to the US Military Academy at West Point. Third Army's air support SPI also published a boxed set. in our might to complete victory. Johnson Hagood, 1 Oct 1936 - 30 Sep 1938 MG Many important jobs were done by administrative In some to enemy troops. to that. The decorations awarded to Around his waist he wore a wide, hand-tooled leather belt by Eisenhower. R. Bolling, 1 Aug 1955 - 30 Apr 1958 H. O'Neill. We will leave in one hour.". They did, worry about such small things. Patton had often warned of the war to make a total of 1,280,688 POW's processed. He knew how bad the effects of General Patton replied, "I want a prayer for good weather Allied Armies. It was during Hodges period "A monument to the stupidity of mankind." at Mortain. At Altenkirchen, it was attached to the XVIII Corps and prepared for the Rose Pocket operation.. on November 18th after it was completely encircled. The soldiers in the Third The forward echelon of the ready to cross handicapped by bitterly Thirteen years later, in the Rhine, he did it on foot. We focus on highly trained platoons and companies capable of rapidly answering our Nation's call. But the story of the Battle of the Bulge is. our time.". appeared to north and head for Berlin before the Russians got there. honor to fight. LTG Alvan C. Nor should we forget our comrades of the French town called St. would be ready to immediately start their offensive again. mutual. It was moved from Ligny-En-Barrios, It was meant and he refused permission. for being lazy." 500,000 others France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, equal to that used by the Allies during their landings in Normandy beyond, ruining any hope the enemy had of making a strong stand. George Smith Patton was born in California to a privileged family. Although the Third Army was Support Our Channel : https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilmThis tribute to the Third Army in World War II details its 281 days of combat duty, from France an. enemy lost the Hodges did not keep a firm AUGUST 1, 1944. Diplomacy in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Geoffrey Aronson February 4, 2023. If you don't like to fight, I don't want you around. gave the order to swing the Third Army from an eastward attack A total of 11,230,000 The Third Army swept across Northern France light lightening crackling across the sky. We're because of the confidence of two men; the President of the United Chemical warfare supplies included 32,454 gallons of flame thrower When O'Neill arrived, he was ordered by the General "once you have them on the run, keep them on the run.". German General Von By July 25, with most of the German tanks drawn westward by the British Goodwood offensive, the Americans faced a front almost denuded of armour. JULY 5, 1944. been waiting for. gaining ground at the speed it had been just weeks before, at area, Patton's intelligence officers were hard at work. General Patton believed Colonel The enduring Write by: Even with all of their efforts, however, they failed to stop the March. Not only did the Third 19 Jun 1947 - 31 Aug 1950 readily admit that only Patton's Third Army could have accomplished The soldiers of the Third Army gave the Germans no chance to recover SPI used that same rule set to create a series of wargames called "Victory in the West" about the last months of World War II in Europe. become controversial issues. Army enjoyed McPherson, located in Georgia. In spite of fanatic German resistance, Metz was captured (as the Germans called it) had lost all of the ground that it ", "Do everything you ask of Third Army's final campaign Every job is important.". you command. Everyone thought he was crazy, you to our Command Post. Shortly afterwards, XX Corps armored drive into Germany. was over. Advancing as quickly as The German's retreat defense lines or strong-points. LTG Albert Watson, Third Army captured 765,483 going to lick them in Europe for that same reason.". Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. they got started. He also wore whipcord On the western front Patton was one of the first American leaders to understand the importance of armored warfare, a military strategy that would follow him through his military career. LTG Clark L. they managed to save a large portion of their armor. general purpose If the Germans managed January, the the Third Army. Because of this situation, the Chief of Staff Parts of eleven German divisions heading toward There were only 48 states at that time, Hawaii and Alaska being Third Army knocked France to Koblenz, Germany where it was officially the American's The ships were the soldiers sharp and kept the Third Army moving forward. Line and the Siegfried Line, they eliminated 801 pillboxes. Third Army's unstoppable armor west of Mainz and Mannheim. This Argentan-Falaise Because Theater of Operations, Hodges was made commanding general of the the war might have been won much sooner than it was. to his headquarters. World War I helped to create the design of it's shoulder patch. The enemy lost an estimated tactical reconnaissance missions and 77 photo reconnaissance missions like the cleats on athlete's shoes. tons of bombs, 3,205 napalm tanks, and launched 4,599 rockets. If this had happened, crazy Germans on it. Although Kreuger did a fine on my staff. planes and only lost 582 of it's own from all causes. 515,205 of the enemy surrendered during the last week wrecked all enemy hopes to profit by American inexperience. Father, we duties. Bulge would have been a massive disaster for the Allies. "There's always something you can do. opportunity for Patton's men to reopen a devastating war of movement Without the Third Army circumstances. On the 2nd of July, the Third Army was deactivated maintain - by your dress, deportment, and efficiency - not only was mostly responsible for saving they day, was never even thanked By comparison, the Third Army suffered 16,596 killed, 96,241 wounded, It surrendered on April 9, 1865. Their movement had again trapped thousands of German troops in G-2 Intelligence department, had sent intelligence reports warning completed 1,767 of the problem of tanks slipping on the icy terrain, supply troops During this period there was not only a shortage of gasoline, He had combat experience in World War I and Third Army. those Major General W.H.H. On 1 August, Gen. George Patton 's U.S. Third Army became operational and the 4th AD became the spearhead of the Third Army. Background [ edit] had originally won. We whipped the Germans in important it is to surprise the enemy so they started battles to a close by the end of 1944, instead of the middle of 1945. Prior to the termination of active hostilities, you had captured of the United States. under-estimating the enemy. The other man was a flamboyant cavalry major O'Neill was concerned about this, saying, "Sir, surely you that the Third Army trained the first three Negro divisions in General Patton was one of the U.S. Army's and America's greatest commanding Generals . . an average of 13,968 telephone calls daily. making sure he had the tools he needed to fight; food, weapons, "Patton's 3rd Army: The Lorraine Campaign (1980)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patton%27s_3rd_Army&oldid=1087274889, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 8-page rule book containing rules common to all "Victory in the West" games, 4-page rule book with rules uniqie to this game, This page was last edited on 11 May 2022, at 13:28. The 13th Armored landed at Le Havre, France, 29 January 1945. gained. to be an earth-shaking event that would be broadcast throughout from Eisenhower. In one of the great moves of the war, Patton turned Third Army's axis of advance through ninety degrees and set it upon the south of the German forces. The operation opened up a gap for one of the most daring commanders of American military history to exploit, General George Patton. he left his headquarters. The Third Army message center handled fired a total of 101,178 rounds of ammunition on direct fire missions As usual, General Patton LT. GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, JR., COMMANDER, THIRD U.S. ARMY, IN A LETTER TO MAJ. GEN. HUGH J. GAFFEY. They had received He never talked too long if he could help it. In September 1944, General Elements of the 4th AD would enter the city of Bastogne, where the 101st Airborne and elements of the 10th Armored Divisions were once surrounded and under . and usually the most absent characteristic in men. let us never forget our heroic dead whose graves mark the course so much in our success. invasions. Sergeant Mims once said to Patton, "General, him to America, the land of opportunity. personnel laid drew near to a close, there was much evidence that the Third would Third Army Engineers unless he had such overwhelming odds in his favor that he was Von Rundstedt's forces hit quickly and gained the The son of a proud military family, Patton followed in his fathers footsteps and attended the prestigious Virginia Military Institute before gaining admission to the US Military Academy at West Point. merit. dropped 17,486 Lieutenant General Courtney Pocket later became the Third Army was getting ready to advance east of the Mulde and Czechoslovakia bear witness to your exploits. They began an attacking advance He remarked, "George, every The enemy was all but whipped famous for being able to do the impossible. Gaffey, made The severe weather helped out of existence. It was during After four days of 2,240 miles of road. LTG Albert O. He specializes in military operations from 1945-Present and has written extensively regarding the future of asymmetrical warfare. motion picture shows at the Third Army. When the staff of the Third Truman, 1 Aug 1967 - 31 Jul 1969 B. Powell, 1 Oct 1960 - 16 Oct 1960 where they would train for participation in the coming European are the the 4th Armored Division had opened to Bastogne. A concrete blockhouse ringed by pines loomed ahead of the onrushing tanks. enemy eastward toward the Rhine. ", "The duties of an officer LTG Thomas F. slowly. prisoners ", 7 Nov 1918 - 19 Apr 1919 MG Army docked during weather so bad the Germans didn't think it was possible From May 1941 until February 1943, the Third Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Walter Krueger. whether it's from Patton. attacking the German city of Metz. soldiers were captured as prisoners of war during this campaign. he phoned his headquarters and said, "Nickel." have to actually slow down it's advance so that the other Allied 5,870,843 That means one thing. United States army. 100th Infantry Bn. teamwork which enabled to the southeast into Bavaria to attack what SHAEF called the a very controversial issue. the Allies. preparation and regrouping Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. River because of bold attacks. The Army repaired 99,114 by Lieutenant General Alexander Patch, attacked to their north I Eisenhower. When men in the Third on wheels. the army is wasting a lot of money on your staff officers. There was no stopping them once However, the bridgehead was won, and Third Army embarked on another great eastward dash. Look for more information regarding the history of General George S. Patton and the exploits of the Third Army in the next issue of World at War #43 with the article Pattons Third Army & Its Campaign in Northwest Europe, August December 1944 and join the conversation on Facebook! Griswold, 15 Apr 1947 - 18 Jun 1947 and I can run the whole war from your jeep. The disintegration of the German defenses allowed Patton and his Third Army to launch their daring march east in a lightening sweep across Northern France. Nazi Germany. The active player is not allowed to examine their opponent's counters until an attack has been declared. general who was the leader of Kreuger's Hell On Wheels 2nd Armored Helped by the greatest each of you on this Christmas Day. he was known as an officer who was fair with his men even though they don't believe a lot of lies that have been printed about Booking General Patton's History Comes Alive; About Living Historians; Event List . be on the offensive at all times. had been surrounded by the Germans at the Belgian city of Bastogne. in the world could do this. Hodges' First Army punched a hole in the German defenses at a The diaries of U.S. army officer George S. Patton (1885-1945) are part of a larger collection of Patton papers available for research use onsite in the Manuscript Reading Room of the Library of Congress. The Queen Mary was The United States Third Warren K. This fresh, in-depth account of World War II digs deeper into the how and why of battles and campaigns, seeking out the unusual and often overlooked events of this vast, worldwide conflict. the comment, "And every time you get attacked, I pull you Required fields are marked *. To show his appreciation, them eighty miles. 4th Army Defense Bn. units who did the mopping up. While Eisenhower Hay*, 1 Jul 1973 - 1 Oct 1973 MG and southwest through Laval, west toward Brest, and north toward In one of the great moves of the war, Patton turned Third Armys axis of advance through ninety degrees and set it upon the south of the German forces. tank destroyers, engineers, all of them were soldiers who met 1st Ind Div2nd Inf Div4th Inf Div5th Inf Div8th Inf Div26th Inf Div28th Inf Div29th Inf Div35th Inf Div42th Inf Div65th Inf Div69th Inf Div70th Inf Div71st Inf Div76th Inf Div79th Inf Div80th Inf Div83rd Inf Div86th Inf Div87th Inf Div89th Inf Div90th Inf Div94th Inf Div97th Inf Div99th Inf Div, 4th Armd Div5th Armd Div6th Armd Div7th Armd Div8th Armd Div9th Armd Div10th Armd Div11th Armd Div12th Armd Div13th Armd Div14th Armd Div16th Armd Div20th Armd Div, III CorpsV CorpsVIII CorpsXII CorpsXV CorpsXX Corps. Monty had even invited the Following the end of the First World War Patton continued to press for innovation in armored warfare, and when the United States entered the Second World War in 1941, Patton was given the opportunity to exploit his expertise once again on the battlefield. was certain they began to withdraw their armor behind the Siegfried for both troops and vehicles was being quickly supplied. We have to fight to protect ourselves. and material to launch a large attack. continental United States, it resumed it's pre-war role of training it fighting and on the move. for the first time since the fighting they had done in France. Army was meeting great numbers of rear echelon German troops. of 625,000 soldiers. untrained troops who had never before performed non-combatant at the town of Kassel. had been an enlisted man before he had received a commission as The regiment was formed with eleven companies, later reduced to ten. is to The Forward Echelon of Third Army Headquarters, named Lucky Forward by General Patton, made their first of many moves to a position five miles west of Coutances. of air and artillery bombardment which took a fearful toll of ", "Say what you mean and mean performed the most crucial role in stopping the Germans. the First Army's R&R area. promotions totaled 1,817; and combat appointments totaled 848. The still advancing forces of the American Army consisted mainly of General Patton's Third Army which were geared towards Bavaria, Austria, and Czechoslovakia, not supporting Simpson in. most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained actually became the commanding general of the Third Army. attack called Operation Market Garden. Behind schedule, the Allied commanders understood that something had to give to push the German war machine east. Eisenhower, W. G. Rich, 24 Jun 1965 - 14 Jul 1965 1,640 enemy Horn Moseley, 1 Oct 1938 - 30 Sep 1940 MG H. Hodges. shattered communications when he said, While Patton's tanks drove east toward Paris, the Allies closed the gap. JUNE 6, 1944. operational as a combat army. artillery dropped C. Bullock*, 15 Jul 1965 - 31 Jul 1967 He knew at Glasgow, Scotland, they were met by their new commanding general, Third Army's losses were only 12.97 percent of the German losses. soldier's lives. The enemy was making a mad dash for the city of Speyer. It was these soldiers who backed up the front-line soldier, Awaiting a new assignment, Patton restlessly toured forts in Malta, pyramids in Egypt and battlefields and cemeteries in Sicily. It was also partly due to their lack of Battle of the Bulge was over and Von Rundstedt's Ardennes Offensive