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Hero in my Book part 1

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this be  the 1st of many i be doing that Inspired me or help me Over the years.


the 1st one  here is hands down the biggest of the past that inspired me.

to keep on on fighting  even when your  down . to try your best to prove your point and when u wrong a mitt it . and if all looks bad take a long shot. use your bad press to your advantage


George Smith Patton, Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945)

Nickname

Bandito, Old Blood and Guts,
The Old Man

Born November 11, 1885
San Gabriel Township, California

Died December 21, 1945 (aged 60)
Heidelberg, Occupied Germany
Place of burial American Cemetery and Memorial
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (49°36′42″N 06°11′08″E)

Allegiance United States United States of America

Service/branch United States Army United States Army
Years of service 1909–1945
Rank US-O10  General

Commands held
Machinegun Platoon/3/15th Cavalry Regiment
K/3/15th Cavalry Regiment
A/1/7th Cavalry Regiment
HQs Troop/American Expeditionary Force
302nd Tank Center
1st Light Tank Battalion
1st Light Tank Regiment
1st Tank Brigade
304th Tank Brigade
3/3rd Cavalry Regiment
5th Cavalry Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2/2nd Armored Division
2nd Armored Division
US 1st Armored Corps
Desert Training Center
US 1st Armored Corps
U.S. II Corps
US 1st Armored Corps
U.S. Seventh Army
U.S. Third Army
U.S. Fifteenth Army

Battles/wars

Mexican Revolution

    Battle of San Miguelito

World War I

    Saint Mihiel Campaign
    Meuse-Argonne Campaign

World War II

    North Africa Campaign
    Sicily Campaign
    Normandy Campaign
    Lorraine Campaign
    Ardennes Campaign

Awards
Distinguished Service Cross (2)
Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Silver Star (2)
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm
French Legion of Honor
French Croix de Guerre
Luxemburg War Cross
Grand Luxemburg Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau
Grand Cross of Ouissam Alaouite of Morocco
Order of the White Lion of Czechoslovakian
Czechoslovakian War Cross

Patton as viewed by the enemy

From 1943 on, it was clear that a consensus existed in the German Army officer corps that of all Allied ground force commanders, the enemy general they feared the most was Patton. Adolf Hitler himself was impressed by Patton, reportedly calling him "that crazy cowboy general", and "the most dangerous man [the Allies] have." Erwin Rommel credited Patton with executing "the most astonishing achievement in mobile warfare."  Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, chief of staff of the German Army, stated that Patton "was the American Guderian. He was very bold and preferred large movements. He took big risks and won big successes." Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring noted that "Patton had developed tank warfare into an art, and understood how to handle tanks brilliantly in the field. I feel compelled, therefore, to compare him with Generalfeldmarschall Rommel, who likewise had mastered the art of tank warfare. Both of them had a kind of second sight in regard to this type of warfare." Referring to the escape of the Afrika Korps Panzerarmee after the battle of El Alamein, General Fritz Bayerlein opined that "I do not think that General Patton would let us get away so easily." Oberstleutnant Horst Freiherr von Wangenheim, operations officer of the 277th Volksgrenadier Division, stated that "General Patton is the most feared general on all fronts. [His] tactics are daring and unpredictable...He is the most modern general and the best commander of [combined] armored and infantry forces." After the war, General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt revealed that "We regarded Patton extremely highly, as the most aggressive Panzer-General of the Allies. A man of incredible initiative and lightning-like action."[134] General der Panzertruppen Hasso von Manteuffel, who had fought both Soviet and Anglo-American tank commanders, agreed: "Patton! No doubt about this. He was a brilliant panzer army commander."

In an interview conducted for Stars and Stripes just after his capture, Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt summed up the predominant German view of the American general: "Patton," Rundstedt concluded simply, "he is your best."
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Definitely useful source of information. :thumbsup: