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The Famous Patton Speech
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| Charles M. Province
Posted on 06/03/2009 12:42:40 PM PDT by DFG
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"Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!"
"This is from from General Alexander, sir, reminding you that you are not to take Palermo."
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:42:40 PM PDT
by
DFG
To: DFG
"the very idea of losing is hateful to an American"Well, it used to be, anyway.
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:46:01 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
("Lastly, I'd like to apologize for America's disproportionate response to Pearl Harbor . . . ")
To: DFG
“I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. Just like I’d shoot a snake!”
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:47:41 PM PDT
by
meandog
(If you don't like pitbulls, don't get one!)
To: DFG
If General Patton were alive today he would vomit on the very political leaders we now have that are taking our country toward the very thing he defeated.
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:49:32 PM PDT
by
ICE-FLYER
(God bless and keep the United States of America)
To: DFG
Interestingly, Rommel was an infantry officer who only began to lead armored units late in his career. His first book was about infantry in the attack.
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:49:48 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
("Lastly, I'd like to apologize for America's disproportionate response to Pearl Harbor . . . ")
To: GSP.FAN
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:51:38 PM PDT
by
shibumi
(" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
To: colorado tanker
Interestingly, Rommel was an infantry officer who only began to lead armored units late in his career. His first book was about infantry in the attack.Yes, the movie "Patton" took a bit of literary license on that one!
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:55:22 PM PDT
by
Tallguy
("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
To: DFG
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:56:11 PM PDT
by
shineon
To: shineon
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:58:40 PM PDT
by
shineon
To: DFG
Commander in Chief is above President “I voted present”’s paygrade.
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:59:03 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Justice is blind. Sonia Sotomayor is not even qualified to sit on an IMPARTIAL jury.)
To: shineon
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posted on
06/03/2009 1:00:38 PM PDT
by
shineon
To: DFG
I've read Patton's speech many times before but it's actually been a while since I last read it.
He was a true American hero!
Thanks for posting.
To: ICE-FLYER
>>If General Patton were alive today he would vomit on the very political leaders we now have that are taking our country toward the very thing he defeated.<<
If General Patton were alive today he would not be granted a commission. He’d never make it past Political Correctness 101 or Rules of Engagement.
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posted on
06/03/2009 1:03:22 PM PDT
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners.)
To: colorado tanker
Rommel and Patton had a lot in common. They both liked to play on offense. They both believed in armor and tanks were instrumental to that end in modern warfare. Above all, they were both noble soldiers whose attributes outweighed their faults.
To: Welcome2thejungle
One of the unanswered questions of history is to what extent if any Rommel was involved in the plot against Hitler. At a minimum he was of a mind with the conservative army officers who were very critical of the Nazis.
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posted on
06/03/2009 1:11:27 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
("Lastly, I'd like to apologize for America's disproportionate response to Pearl Harbor . . . ")
To: colorado tanker
"the very idea of losing is hateful to an American"
Well, it used to be, anyway. That was before we had to get permission from some desk jockey in Washington and a dozen lawyers to shoot back.
To: colorado tanker
Well, one thing we know: Rommel was forced to commit suicide after the July 20th Bomb Plot because of his involvement in the conspiracy.
To: ICE-FLYER
I don’t think he’d vomit; I think he would kick their a$$es!
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posted on
06/03/2009 1:17:48 PM PDT
by
Born Conservative
(Bohicaville: http://bohicaville.wordpress.com/)
To: Welcome2thejungle
Actually, Rommel’s name was on a list the conspirators had of people they wanted in the post-Hitler government. It’s never been clear, however, whether Rommel was actually communicating with them. Regardless, the high command, including Rundstedt, threw Rommel under the bus. The suicide pact kept everything quiet and allowed his wife to get his pension.
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posted on
06/03/2009 1:38:36 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
("Lastly, I'd like to apologize for America's disproportionate response to Pearl Harbor . . . ")
To: shineon
The museum at Ft Knox is a must see for any admirer
of General Patton,so many of his personal belongings to see.
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posted on
06/03/2009 1:55:43 PM PDT
by
Harold Shea
(RVN `70 - `71)
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