[theFIRMbss]

>Relieving a regimental commander during an assault is huge.

In the film, didn't
Patton sack a commander
for not advancing?

[XJarhead]

In the film, didn't Patton sack a commander for not advancing?

He relieved a battalion commander, of which there were over 500 in the army as a whole. And, it was at an early stage in the war where you had to think about the best man for subsequent ops, etc. This relief is huge. There are only 9 infantry regimental commanders in the active duty Marine Corps, and not all are in Iraq. Like I said, this is really big.

[WhiskeyPapa]

In the film, didn't Patton sack a commander for not advancing?

A large number of Army commanders at the regimental level were relieved in the Normandy fighting. A Marine Corps corps commander relieved an Army division commander in WWII.

I recall hearing that 5 out of 18 Marine Battalion commanders were relieved on Desert Storm.

Walt