Posted on 04/18/2019 6:38:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
U.S. Army general George S. Patton, renowned for strategic military prowess and leadership, led World War II troops into Casablanca, Sicily, and France; relieved Allied forces at the Battle of the Bulge; and drove deep into Nazi Germany. Patton was equally renowned for his no-holds-barred opinions, colorful attire, profanity-laced speeches, and disregard for orders he thought ineffective, all of which did not sit well with the Allied high command.
The new "must see" film, Silence Patton, suggests that the general's premature death in a mysterious auto accident may have been orchestrated to silence this oversized, historic personality. Written and directed by Robert Orlando, the film uses documentary footage, direct quotes, and interviews with historians to ask whether Patton's forthrightness, outspoken judgments, and criticism of battlefield leadership may have led to assassination. Robert Wilcox, an investigative and military reporter, voiced the same theory in this 2008 book, Target Patton: The Plot to Assassinate General George S. Patton.
In Silence Patton, Orlando presents a non-lionized, realistic portrayal of a consummate yet flawed warrior, whose personal qualities often hindered him from obtaining the necessary orders to execute his desired military strategies. The film opens with a re-enactment of the accident in which an Army truck struck the car Patton was riding in, leaving him paralyzed and near death. The image of a dying Patton looms large throughout the film, which examines his impressive yet controversial military career and the suspicions surrounding his end.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme allied commander during WWII, recognized Patton's battlefield skills but considered the outspoken general a political and diplomatic nuisance. Patton proclaimed that the U.S. made serious mistakes in war negotiations, especially in misjudging Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Patton also asserted that the U.S. would pay a steep future price for partnering with Stalin.
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Patton was engaging in all sorts of wrongthink. It was convenient for the powers that be that he died.
Ah yes, Patton!
And a long list list following him; God know how many preceded him!
But not necessary to kill him. Nothing prevented Eisenhower or Truman from relieving him of his command. Truman fired MacArthur a few years later; firing Patton wouldn't have caused him any concerns. Especially if Eisenhower and Marshall were in support of it.
My dad was with the Third Army under Patton...He said he was the meanest son-of-a-bitch in the Army...
My dad loved General Patton....
Years back now, used to be a Bad Sam site online w/lotsa stuff in Patton/Ike.....among others it outlined wshy Patton outranked Ike at close WWII due to US/RA promotions and officers to revert at end WWII. Was on wikipedia too for a while. No longer!
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Especially if Eisenhower and Marshall were in support of it. ........................ Omar and Monty too..... But there must be conspiracy to make it more exciting. Roosevelt, Wallace and Morgenthau had to placate Stalin, and remove any antagonist that would upset the power cart of the post war divided Europe. Ehhh.
My dad said Patton was right when he said we should re-arm the Germans and join them to push from the west into Russia while MacArthur pushed from the east...Patton and MacArthur would shake hands in Moscow...
I like the George C. Scott version.
I bet this one will be politically correct and with liberal nonsense added.
Is this reopening an old rumor or justifying it?
I seem to remember hearing something a while back that one of the main reasons we ‘annihilated’ Japan was to keep the Russians out as they were getting ready to invade and we didn’t want another Europe type dividing the spoils.
Of course, since the victors write the History books that theory may have been established as giving Japan a ‘we saved you from Russian domination’....
Maybe that is where the phrase ‘We must destroy your village to save it’ was originated...<: <: <:
Patton died of injuries received from a simple automobile accident. These conspiracy theories are all nonsense with authors cashing in on Patton’s legend.
Good soldiers always love commanders who are fire-breathing sons of bitches; they tend to get their soldiers home alive. I had the pleasure of working for a few of those, but GEN Wayne Downing was among the very best. He went from 2LT to General (four stars) almost entirely within the Special Ops community - Ranger platoon leader to Commander of SOCOM. Not a big guy, but one seriously intense SOB.
Why do I mention Gen. Downing? He was one of four adults in the US to die of bacterial meningitis in 2007 and there were a lot of flag officers who hated his guts.
I think, in truth, that Patton knew where to draw the line. Perhaps those who ranked him did not know that for sure. He scared the crap out of them, making them desperate.
If the Russian’s had occupied Hokkaido. There would have been a Socialist Republic of Northern Japan -SRNJ or a Socialist Republic of Hokkaido - SRH. Korea would have been all communist. Maybe SRNJ (SRH) merged together with a communist Korea. (This time the Koreans dominate!)
In short a different North Pacific if not a very different Pacific from what we have now.
I’ll take what we have now!
Patton should not have accepted the job of Military Governor of Bavaria. He was the wrong person with the wrong temperament for the job.
He died due to the accident, nothing more.
Patton’s voice was not anywhere as impressive as Scott’s. Patton’s voice was actually kind of squeaky.
Sometimes our best leaders Divinely are sent in forms that appear deeply flawed by our skewed standards.
Our perceptual filters have been warped by the Fake Media and childhood public indoctrination
Hence, General Patton and President Trump.
Yes, don’t dare to speak the Truth to the Perfumed Princes. It can kill you. Literally.
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