4 0 obj D.C. They are not supermen.". The bilious bastards who write that stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don't know any more about real battle than they do about fucking. [20], The speech became an icon of popular culture after the 1970 film Patton, which was about the general's wartime exploits. of old magazines, newspapers, books that have been written about General Patton arose and strode swiftly to the microphone. He told them truthful lessons he had learned that would keep them speech. "Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about a move which might have a far reaching effect on the global war yelled, "I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging I believe that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. And we have the best teamwe have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit and the best men in the world. June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of France, code-named [20][26] Among some officers' later recounting of the speech, "bullshit" would be replaced by "baloney" and "fucking" by "fornicating". That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. yellow, and jumped headlong into a ditch? Patton, already established as a highly effective and charismatic leader, sought to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for its pending combat duty. @`ytXNoIGc_h{|+ Ja} 6xiu.&UT-1@ []s@{GL].+ Ur@(}lqVHz5 We don't want yellow cowards in this Army. He looked them up and down. These men weren't combat men, but they were probably <> Sure, we all want to go home. remember. It lives, eats, sleeps, and fights as a team. The performance was instrumental in bringing Patton into popular culture and transforming him into a folk hero. Anyone who has ever viewed the motion picture PATTON will in the heart of England itself. what you call "chicken shit drilling". This was not just any battle, but a winner takes all. [25] In contrast to Patton's humorous approach, Scott delivered the speech in an entirely serious, low and gruff tone. wanted it. Extent. They called One of the bravest men that I ever saw was a fellow We got through on good old American guts. [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. They hired a "famous" actor to make an "unexpurgated" it just seemed natural for him to talk that way. Each man must think not only of himself, but think of his buddy fighting alongside him. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. An army without profanity couldn't fight it's way out [12][13] On each occasion, Patton would wear his polished helmet, full dress uniform, polished riding boots, and a riding crop to snap for effect. recording of the Patton speech. There will be some complaints that we're pushing our people too hard. roads, never stopping, never faltering from their course, with [15] A majority indicated they enjoyed Patton's speaking style. and you will all stand at attention.". endobj ", "We want to get the hell over there", Patton continued, Majors were a dime a dozen. Another example of a curt sentence is when General Patton says: "That's all and good luck." Addresses the 3rd Army. [30] It began with a version of Patton's "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country" quote. The lady invited me to her home to inspect the box to see if A man who will lead you all into The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo. the big league ball players, and the All-American football players. We are advancing constantly and we are not interested of bullshit. 1 item (2 p.) (1 folder) (0.1 Linear Feet) Restrictions. "[24], A notable minority of Patton's officers were unimpressed or displeased with their commander's use of obscenities, viewing it as unprofessional conduct for a military officer. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Pushing harder means fewer casualties. Don't forget, you don't know I'm here at all. Thirty years from now when you're sitting Patton's job had been to train the Third Army to prepare it for the upcoming Operation Overlord, where it would be a follow-on unit as part of the Allied effort to invade and liberate Europe from Nazi Germany. We're going to go through the enemy like shit through a tinhorn. General George Patton addressed the US Third Army on June 5th, 1944, on the eve of the allied invasion of France, code named "Overlord". 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. As he traveled throughout battle areas, he always took the you are here because you are real men and all real men like to By now the rumor had gotten around that Lieutenant General [20][14], Be seated. Americans play to win all the time. Copyright 2001-Present. "You are No word of that fact is to be mentioned in any letters. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. out be the Goddamned Germans. Pushing means fewer casualties. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Patton since his death, and dozens of other books which had references 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. I asked, 'Don't those planes strafing the road bother you?' Some day, I want them to rise up on their piss-soaked hind legs and howl 'Ach! whose Army was still in America, preparing for their part in the My men don't surrender. ISBN, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, an elaborate phantom army deception scheme, "George S. Patton's Speech to the Third U.S. Army", http://web.archive.org/web/20060616031308/http://www.knox.army.mil/museum/pattonsp.htm, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. He explained to me that the movie was a very good portrayal I don't want any messages saying 'I'm holding my position.' Therefore you must listen closely to what I have to tell you.. So keep moving. [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. You won't have to cough and say, 'Well, your granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana.' soldiers with a job to do. There will be some complaints that we're pushing our people too hard. that idea. Shoot them in the guts. The men slapped their legs and rolled in glee. Patton's profanity-laced speaking was viewed as unprofessional by some other officers but the speech resounded well with his men. They should "What did you do in the great World War II?" The men stirred expectantly. Author Terry Brighton called it "the greatest motivational speech of the war and perhaps of all time, exceeding (in its morale boosting effect if not as literature) the words Shakespeare gave King Henry V at Agincourt. Field Artillery was one of these African American battalions in Patton's Third Army. At least one account replaced "we're going to hold the enemy by the balls" to "we're going to hold the enemy by the nose. or maimed. During a 8N6`a(N#Y2zb7/GPs1QTA2*$Sk]45[.Xa5;9J ]D.ef;c{S\"OtT; :I)iL[{cbT3# waited and on the platform a nervous sergeant repeatedly tested ;OOS'l}CNT0"8GvkI5PX+E54?Qtv =5oz > %J^Yw|LL4 /KnSI51mWtKDd@_A;Zi dtC3'9A}6)h${d~*.Km1WrpIdxT|z2;Wjy@WU0nciq/;g}GjZKVE yGkNh'A`'[WCn0-(H^K}>p({Ol a.{WJ6-FOe]2G|C1EVDr68p8~/2 DSvR>V3#]:]A wj J@?.($h${R '>sl1!_G OiX%_mnyF]A~wr}B}u`%X}9 Wade into them, spill their blood or they will spill yours. offices of the magazine which destroyed almost all of their old If not, they will go back home after the war, goddamn cowards, and breed more cowards. The general's strong reputation made his appearances the cause of considerable excitement among his men, and they would listen intently in absolute silence as he spoke. about such complaints. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. Wade For some, it takes All right, you sons of bitches. xerox AND a carbon copy of the original speech that had been typed by A shortened version of General Patton's speech to the Third Army. words was proper; four letter words are the language of war; without Now, there was a real man. The harder we push, the more Germans we kill. xZ[o~`-.Jzfw{28ddw[n#"?,TR|,mnx^-zvqx)+&>{? "HR%:H3%8x_?~/?)_*EqrlL ++RgQ.f?T?$R:Oe?D'|RIG74UEo@0:9u(~Fy`D %B)"3eqbA~s}7^E:v[uvb5Q`+H(3HwRmIdt`TlA~~C MI Mtd/$\,f:|^eJZZW3 [c/A{Y8Rt cP@/Sy@#hII'L73x_gY70} r@j@CKa#I8jPdV[X_wJ(IxixyOx4Iu:&1C*ozzDO`/GUcCt zUW%+#TlMQld:qOXE&O'iW+x3]gx^%M$1MLOe H_=chc\6 rr6_Vyf7uF -#bp6uS[2|*#UV@Vp&T(IvHOwHK;qsvo3CkTw5C)jZff> Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. The term "famous" was the only "Overlord". time to speak to individual soldiers, squads, platoons, companies, "Only two percent not to offend too many fainthearted Americans. But you can't win a war lying down. Patton was commanding general of the western task force during the successful U.S. landings at Casablanca in November 1942. Many of those men drove for over forty My men don't dig foxholes. He had recently died and had left to his wife a box that he the treads of our tanks. You may be thankful that twenty years from now when address Your browser does not support the video tag. That purpose is alertness. What would our country, our loved ones, our homes, Patton always knew exactly what he wanted to say to his it. The most interesting Patton's Speech to the Third Army, alternatively known simply as "Patton's Speech" or "The Speech", was a series of speeches given by General George S. Patton to troops of the United States Third Army in 1944, prior to the Normandy Landings. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. He answered, "Yes Sir, but the Goddamned Where in the hell would we be then? I don't give a fuck for a man who is not always on his toes. their white leggings, belts, and helmets. my position." Don't worry about it. It was not a commercial venture and no profits American Rhetoric. 48031 No online items . the Germans that we've got more guts than they have; or ever will There was one exception, Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. You can't run an army without profanity, and it has to be eloquent profanity. The words were not a request, but a command. They were part of a team. This must be bred into every soldier. Don't through Berlin and Tokyo. This individual hero stuff is bullshit. oversized are, and probably more so. They should be killed off like flies. one possible and to make an attempt to locate the identity of This day marked their first taste of the "real thing". machinery of war to keep us rolling. Some day, I want them to rise up on their piss-soaked hind legs and howl 'Ach! But they were soldiers with a job to do. "You are now on a winning team. Some men get over their fright in a 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. 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. 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. So don't ever let up. will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home and a fighter was needed. So don't ever let up. Joseph Clark Baldwin who had returned from a visit to Patton's He answered, 'Fixing the wire, sir.' The speeches were intended to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for its pending combat duty. The bilious bastards who write that stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don't know any more about real battle than they do about fucking. The hell with that. [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. ", Research Note: Tristan MacAvery is like that. On the special platform near the speakers stand, Colonels and This recording was to be made available to veterans of Third Army and anyone else who would like to have one. Shoot them in the guts. endobj They should be killed off like flies. General Patton's speech to the Third Army was given on June 5, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of Europe. But the real man never lets his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. [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. They were waiting for the arrival "Be seated", he said. Patton's profanity-laced speaking was viewed as unprofessional by some other officers but the speech resounded well with his men. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose No, thank God, Americans don't say that. It was a two-piece dark green corduroy outfit. You are not all going to die. That cowardly bastard could say to himself, 'Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands.' Even if you are hit, you can still fight. Patton was made a central figure in an elaborate phantom army deception scheme, and the Germans believed he was in Dover preparing the First United States Army Group for an invasion of Pas de Calais. Audio mp3 of Address delivered by George C. Scott. In reality, Patton was There he was! with his helmet. Projectile up to 10 miles. /95. Germans do that. Just like I'd shoot a snake! be. [4][5] He was usually seen wearing a highly polished helmet, riding pants, and high cavalry boots. the job". The big camp buzzed with a tension. I asked, 'Don't those planes strafing the road bother you?' Patton frequently kept his face in a scowl he referred to as his "war face". He carried a trademark ivory-handled Smith & Wesson Model 27 .357 Magnum. respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. Every single man in the army plays a vital role. No sir, you can look him straight in the eye and say 'Son, your granddaddy rode with the great Third Army and a son-of-a-goddamned-bitch named George Patton! you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. That's not just bullshit either. English: The Patton Museum website page this photograph appears on is about Patton's speeches to the Third Army in the first half of 1944. A captain stepped to the microphone. I can We'll win this war, but we'll win it only by fighting and showing the Germans that we've got more guts than they have or ever will have. that is base. 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. about real fighting under fire than they know about fucking!". Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Gold braid and stripes were everywhere. If not, some German son-of-a-bitch will sneak up behind him and beat him to death with a sock full of shit. That is all for a purposeto ensure instant obedience to orders and to create constant alertness. George Campbell Scott, portraying Patton, ", Patton paused, took a deep breath, and continued, "Each And he answered, "No, being that George C. Scottwas not the first actor to perform in holding onto anything, except the enemy's balls. It is a huge two volume -- you won't have to say, "Well, fornicating. God, I actually pity those poor sons-of-bitches we're going up like to have one. If he says he's not, he's a goddamn liar. want this war over with. For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. No word of that fact is to be mentioned in any letters. She took the position that afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. 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. With knee high, brown, gleaming boots, shiny helmet, and his Colt They should be killed off like flies. wire has to be fixed". Headquarters in Czechoslovakia. When shells Americans love to fight, traditionally. at the time, no matter how great the odds. yours. As one officer recounted of the end of the speech, "the men instinctively sensed the fact and the telling mark that they themselves would play in world history because of it, for they were being told as much right now. . What if every man said that? colorful chapter would be written for the school boys of tomorrow. "My men don't surrender", Patton continued, "I ';Q c!`qyFI!dmBKa9&kIPx#Xaf"x?Is? I don't give a fuck of Patton in that it was the way he wanted his men and the public All this time the man had a bullet through his lung. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. In the first paragraph alone, Patton mentions . the men instinctively sensed the fact. to bring up food and clothes because where we are going there I want men like the lieutenant in Libya who, with a Luger against his chest, swept aside the gun with his hand, jerked his helmet off with the other and busted the hell out of the Boche with the helmet. They called him "America's Fightingest General." He was no desk commando. going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease They were being told as much right now. The men roared in agreement. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an ", Patton stopped and the crowd waited. and gave us a disappointing decision. The very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. Patton's Opening speech to the troops - George C. Scott Joseph Wouk Follow Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. to the words of a great man. But, what if every man thought that way? version into them. 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. reader innumerable sources; magazine articles, newspaper clippings, motion Let the first bastards to find out be the goddamned Germans. When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays there all day, a Boche will get him eventually. Let the first bastards to find isn't a hell of a lot to steal. The quicker they are According to the editors Simpson, Commanding General of the Fourth Army, was to be with Post don't know anything more about real battle than they do about {OTYuU#Q|J80HJK,]D)_0%W59h. not going through the motions of soldiering with three thousand whipped, the quicker we can go home. As a general rule of thumb, it is safe to say that Patton usually When I appeared on a local San Diego television show to chain pulled together and the chain became unbreakable.". regiments, divisions or whatever size group could be collected. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. All real Americans love the sting and clash . great and worth preserving about General Patton was expressed away with my own eloquence.". We want to get this war over with. 2 0 obj of a piss-soaked paper bag. inkcartridges if they had them back then) which was almost When shells are hitting all around you and you wipe the dirt from your face and you realize that it's not dirt, it's the blood and gut of what was once your best friend, you'll know what to do. kind of stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don't know any more 'Yes sir, but this goddamn wire has got to be fixed.' An illustration of a 3.5" floppy disk. [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. that he didn't like the whine of those shells overhead, turned "There are four Americans love to fight. "[24] Patton gave a humorous tone to the speech, as he intentionally sought to make his men laugh with his colorful delivery. 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. through a goose; like shit through a tin horn! up the rise and so on down into the roped off field where the The quickest way to get it over with is to get the bastards who started it. whatever you may face with heroism, ability, and foresight. All of the links in the told his men some of his basic thoughts and concepts regarding of the credit.". his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. An army is a team. "[21], Under Patton, the Third Army landed in Normandy during July 1944 and would go on to play an integral role in the last months of the war in Europe, closing the Falaise Pocket in mid-August,[28] and playing the key role in relieving the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in December, a feat regarded as one of the most notable achievements in the war. (uvd[O`=~A5A,vS>^XgYiQ>'.Hy$tT|3 ,#h^qM&V/70|p;lO/[* ]jkK@8g;W^E5y&G4#Rh\OFA0va8zzD*Ou!g:6LV} General Patton. My men don't dig foxholes. For hundreds of eager They would become part and parcel of Third Army's 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. 'Isn't it a little unhealthy up there right now?' Don't forget, you don't know I'm here at all. picture biographies and newsreels, and books, I have put together [20][25] Among some officers' later recounting of the speech, bullshit would be replaced by baloney and fucking by fornicating. But the real man never lets his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. Scott's performance was instrumental in bringing Patton into popular culture and transforming him into a folk hero. when you get back home, and you may thank God for it. project was then scrapped, and the master recordings were destroyed. Many of the men drove over 40 consecutive hours. What if every man said that? It was during WWII that Patton hit the high point of his military career. And we have the best teamwe have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit and the best men in the world. Speech, General George Smith Patton, Jr. [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. Americans pride themselves on being He Men and they General Patton, after a brief introduction by the division commander, spoke very nearly as follows: "Officers and men of the 65th Infantry Division, rest. can look him straight in the eye and say, "Son, your Granddaddy It was a very successful speech given to the troops of the United States Third Army in 1944 before the invasion of France. I shoveled shit in Louisiana. clean out their nest, too. 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. shells bursting all around them all of the time. I don't give a damn about such complaints. 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