We promised the Europeans freedom. It would be worse than dishonorable not to see that they have it. This might mean war with the Russians, but what … - George S. Patton
" "We promised the Europeans freedom. It would be worse than dishonorable not to see that they have it. This might mean war with the Russians, but what of it? They have no air force, and their gasoline and ammunition supplies are low. I've seen their miserable supply trains; mostly wagons drawn by beaten up old horses or oxen. I'll say this; the Third Army alone and with damned few casualties, could lick what is left of the Russians in six weeks. You mark my words. Don't ever forget them. Someday we will have to fight them and it will take six years and cost us six million lives.
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About George S. Patton
General George Smith Patton, Jr. (11 November 1885 – 21 December 1945) was a senior officer of the United States Army, who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S. Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. He was known in his time as "America's Fightingest General".
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Native Name:
George Smith Patton, Jr.
Also Known As:
Old Blood and Guts
Alternative Names:
The Old Man
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Bandito
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General Patton
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G.S. Patton
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George Patton
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George Smith Patton
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G.S. Patton, Jr.
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