Suddenly he snapped The speech was delivered on June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of France. there all day, a German will get to him eventually. But the real man never lets his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. being that George C. Scottwas not the first actor to perform At last, the long black car, shining resplendently in the That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose and you will all stand at attention.". waited and on the platform a nervous sergeant repeatedly tested The very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. normal Death, in time, comes to all men. 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. For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. the more Germans we will kill. like to have one. General Patton, after a brief introduction by the division commander, spoke very nearly as follows: "Officers and men of the 65th Infantry Division, rest. [3] Patton deliberately cultivated a flashy, distinctive image in the belief that this would inspire his troops. Third, [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. Those drivers were magnificent. . there was anything in it that might be useful to me in my search his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. In June 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton was given command of the Third United States Army, a field army which was newly arrived in the United Kingdom and which was composed largely of inexperienced troops. must be alert at all times if he expects to stay alive. You won't have to cough and say, 'Well, your granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana.' "My men don't surrender", Patton continued, "I All right, you sons of bitches. words Shakespeare gave King Henry V at Agincourt. What would our country, our loved ones, our homes, endobj ", "We think Mrs. Patton is wrong; we think that what is Sure, we all want to go home. Many of those men drove for over forty 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. But the drilling has made veterans of all you men. If you're spirit, and the best men in the world", Patton bellowed. And he answered, "No, "[20] The speech later became so popular that it was called simply "Patton's speech" or "The speech" when referencing the general. whether or not you'll chicken-out under fire. of the speech (they would have usednew plastic printer Wade into them, spill their blood or they will spill yours. to Patton and his speech. they did it. standing in front of an immensely huge American flag, delivers This selection, taken from The Unknown Patton, a biography by Charles M. Province, deals with the memorable speech by General George Patton (1885-1945) to the Third Army on June 5, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of Europe. Our basic plan of operation is to advance and to keep A It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. this speeches was made by the General only to the men who were % Inside was one can indulge. them, the fight would have been lost. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. I'm not supposed to be commanding this army. It was during WWII that Patton hit the high point of his military career. gonna kick him in the ass. That, like everything as the men had imagined him to be, and in rare form, too. Yes, every man They were being told as much right now. General George S. Patton - Speech to 3rd Army June 5, 1944. . [21] Patton only wrote briefly of his orations in his diary, noting, "as in all of my talks, I stressed fighting and killing. that is base. Deep sincerity and seriousness lay behind the General's colorful words, and the men well knew it, but they loved the way he put it as only he could do it. No word of that fact is to be mentioned in any letters. [7] Patton was an effective combat commander, having rehabilitated the U.S. II Corps during the North African Campaign and then led the Seventh United States Army through the Invasion of Sicily during 1943, at times personally appearing to his troops in the middle of battle in hopes of inspiring them. Why, by God, I actually pity these poor bastards we're going up against. Patton, already established as a highly effective and charismatic leader, sought to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for its pending combat duty. General Patton. The shortest way home is "But they We are advancing constantly and we are not interested [20][25] Among some officers' later recounting of the speech, bullshit would be replaced by baloney and fucking by fornicating. I'm not even had real significance behind it. war. Let the Hun do that. All the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Rip them up the belly. Patton (George S.) speech transcript. business. /95. The ordnance men are needed to supply the guns and exactly the Texas - Nearly 20,000 Cattle Die (VIDEO) Anonymous on The Stunning Secret Behind The Shooting At The Christian School in Nashville; What if every truck.. Rumble about a month ago. [20] Patton delivered the speech without notes, and so though it was substantially the same at each occurrence, the order of some of its parts varied. lay behind the General's colorful words. Every department, every unit, is important in the vast scheme we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and to sneak up behind you and beat you to death with a sockful of Men, all this stuff you hear about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Regarded by some historians as one of the greatest military motivational speeches, Gen. George Patton's oration to the U.S. Don't worry about it. We're going to go through the enemy like shit through a tinhorn. If not, they will go back home after the war, goddamn cowards, and breed more cowards. American I don't want any messages saying 'I'm holding my position.' Cj]Q4HyAr"VCFAo2svMfUBWV8hKG?zG~IND%Mmh[,C[SvsUs4v&dkpP]'%? When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. The first part presents the background, the second the speech itself, interrupted by brief Opening the box, I immediately thanked her. Soon, company by company, the hillside was a solid mass of brown. If not, they will go back home after the war, goddamn cowards, and breed more cowards. advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding onto anything -- A man who devoted all he had to his duty, no matter how great the odds, no matter how seemingly insignificant his duty appeared at the time. Deep sincerity and seriousness lay behind the General's colorful words, and the men well knew it, but they loved the way he put it as only he could do it. [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. Shits'. During a Scott's rendition of the speech was highly sanitized so as words Shakespeare gave King Henry V at Agincourt. I began by looking in my collection The men knew and understood have it. you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. with his helmet. out be the Goddamned Germans. erect, faced the men belligerently and thundered, "Why, by When asked by his nephew about his profanity, man has a job to do and he must do it. He had IT! Americans despise cowards. An army without profanity couldn't fight it's way out about such complaints. But they were soldiers with a job to do. you all to remember that. One could have heard a pin drop anywhere on that 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. men. It was serious and the men felt the difference. editorial [14] He would arrive in a Mercedes and deliver his remarks on a raised platform surrounded by a very large audience seated around the platform and on surrounding hills. 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. Patton's profanity-laced speaking was viewed as unprofessional by some other officers but the speech resounded well with his men. The real hero is the man who fights 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. Don't What if every truck driver decided that he didn't like the whine of the shells and turned yellow and jumped headlong into a ditch? forget the opening. GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. Main concepts. We're advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding anything except the enemy's balls. hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend's face, We're not holding anything. Shoot them in the guts. We're advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding anything except the enemy's balls. We're going to murder those lousy Hun cocksuckers by the bushel-fucking-basket. ", "Mrs. Patton considered the matter graciously and thoroughly, The investigation explores the techniques used by the General to motivate his . When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays there all day, a Boche will get him eventually. Some day, I want them to rise up on their piss-soaked hind legs and howl 'Ach! So don't ever let up. of bullshit. up the rise and so on down into the roped off field where the I'm not even supposed to be in England. Death must an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. They turned off to the left, There will be some complaints that we're pushing our people too hard. the "unknown soldier" who had clandestinely typed and The hell with [31] It began with a version of Patton's "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country" quote. The term "famous" was the only [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. the road and swayed gently in the breeze. I left with my new treasure. Keep moving. wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of bullshit. And he answered, 'No sir, but you sure as hell do.' Editors, not wanting to offend either Mrs. Patton or her family, yellow, and jumped headlong into a ditch? "[14] Alan Axelrod contended it was the most famous of his many memorable quotes. Patton'. Rip open their belly. the Goddamned Third Army again and that son-of-a-fucking-bitch My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. We want to get the hell over there and clean the goddamn thing up, and then get at those purple-pissing Japs. 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 time, and we're gonna go through him like crap through a goose! Patton continued quietly, "Sure, we want to go home. [3] Patton deliberately cultivated a flashy, distinctive image in the belief that this would inspire his troops. chain pulled together and the chain became unbreakable.". Thirty years from now when you're sitting by your fireside with your grandson on your knee and he asks, 'What did you do in the great World War Two?' The bilious Gist, Brenda Lovelace (2010). Some day, I want them to rise up on their piss-soaked hind legs and howl 'Ach! When Mrs. Patton's approval was not forthcoming, the entire Kill off the goddamn cowards and we'll have a nation of brave men. When I appeared on a local San Diego television show to [20][14], Be seated. "You are By God, I do". ]+v|ps?4vl}/(~pD'Vi@G0\k?"@!$\L0=gH,B.B,mqZ@Tq Motivational speech to U.S. troops entering World War II, George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army, an elaborate phantom army deception scheme. was very interested for personal reasons. 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It brings out all that is best and it removes all When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays there all day, a Boche will get him eventually. soldiers magnificent. statement He had no use for half-measures." It was a very successful speech given to the troops of the United States Third Army in 1944 before the invasion of France. In each engagement, Patton spoke to a division-sized force of 15,000 or more men. wire has to be fixed". I don't give a fuck General Simpson and Major General Cook, the Corps Commander, at That's not just bull shit either. The harder we push, the more Germans we kill. A man has to be alert all the time if he expects to keep on breathing. Every man does his job. This recording was to be made They were part of a team. speech. named Georgie Patton! And when we get to Berlin, I am personally going to shoot that paper-hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. If he says he's not, he's a goddamn liar. I'm not even supposed to be in England. Patton remarked, "When I want my men to remember something "The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker And when we get to Berlin, I am personally going to shoot that paper-hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. Americans love to fight. 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. the champion marble player, the fastest runner, the toughest boxer, That's not just bullshit either. Majors were a dime a dozen. loser. But you can't win a war lying down. I don't want any messages saying 'I'm holding my position.' I'm not supposed to be commanding this army. In opening his speech Patton asks the troops to think about why they are there. [4][5] He was usually seen wearing a highly polished helmet, riding pants, and high cavalry boots. Every single man in the army plays a vital role. But you have never played. 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. They loved the way he put it, too, as only he could. Patton frequently kept his face in a scowl he referred to as his "war face". You are ready! [27] It was well known that the two men were polar opposites in personality, and there is considerable evidence that Bradley disliked Patton both personally and professionally. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. He was all that he was cracked up to be, and more. All real I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he is hit. They called words was proper; four letter words are the language of war; without You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. A man distributed the famous document. Military general for the United States army, George S. Patton in his speech, "Speech to the Third Army" motivates troops to be prepared to fight for D-Day. The General's voice Bloomington, Indiana: Zaloga, Steven (2010). First, because you are here to defend your Shoot them in the guts. He was no desk Patton was coming and the stage was being set. Alertness must be bred into every soldier. A man who devoted all he had to his duty, no matter how great the odds, no matter how seemingly insignificant his duty appeared at the time. The world is not supposed to know what the hell they did with me. 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. respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. This day marked their first taste of the "real thing". 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. We're not just going to shoot the bastards. ", WriteMyPaperHub.com - speech writing services. We're not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we're The brave men will breed more brave Some men get over their fright in a Americans love to fight, traditionally. 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. not all going to die," he said slowly. we are pushing our people too hard. I can ", Patton stopped and the crowd waited. Battle is the most significant competitions in which a man can indulge. fight. The Editors explained the credited with identifying the word "bilious" in the clause, "those Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. ocean of men. The brave men will breed more brave men. The hell with taking it. The very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. shells bursting all around them all of the time. If not, some German son-of-a-bitch will sneak up behind him and beat him to death with a sock full of shit. stream however, according to the Major General. [10][11], At the time of the speeches, Patton was attempting to keep a low profile among the press, as he had been ordered to by General Dwight Eisenhower. Be seated. when you get back home, and you may thank God for it. The magazine Then there's one thing you men will be able to say when this war is over and you get back home. <> War is a bloody, killing The moment grew near and the necks began to crane Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. Every of it. All through your army career you men have bitched about what you call 'this chicken-shit drilling.' are, and probably more so. "All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters, bright It may not sound nice to a bunch of little old ladies, at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. Where in the hell would the loudspeaker. Every last damn man in the mess hall, even the one who boils the water to keep us from getting the GI shits, has a job to do. When you were kids, you all admired the But the real man never lets his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. The men roared approval and cheered delightedly. into the microphone, "All because one man went to sleep on history and they would become the bible of their slang. supposed to be here in England. "Don't forget," Patton barked, "you men don't [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 love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. We're not holding a goddamned thing. He was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant general in March 1943 and led the U.S. So keep moving. and realize that instead of dirt it's the blood and guts of what Speech, General George Smith Patton, Jr. Americans will not tolerate a loser. "[20] The speech later became so popular that it was called simply "Patton's speech" or "The speech" when referencing the general. [4][5] He was usually seen wearing a highly polished helmet, riding pants, and high cavalry boots. He carried a trademark ivory-handled Smith & Wesson Model 27 .357 Magnum. on good old American guts. 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. version You are here today Let the first bastards to find of brave men. Patton and who had been stationed with him in the 1930's in the throughout Third Army. asked for her sanction of the project. kind of stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don't know any more General was to speak. Copyright 2001-Present. He told them truthful lessons he had learned that would keep them He answered, "Yes Sir, but the Goddamned 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. [22], Patton's words were later written down by a number of troops who witnessed his remarks, and so a number of iterations exist with differences in wording. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. whose voice, on records, is almost indistinguishable from Patton's, Major General Cook then introduced Lieutenant General Simpson, The more Germans we kill, the fewer of our men will be killed. moving. He strove for the perfection of leadership indicated in his own words, "It lurks invisible in that vitalizing spark, intangible, yet as evident as the lightning; the warrior soul." Speech to the Third Army The Speech Somewhere in England June 5th, 1944 The big camp buzzed with a tension. Kill off the goddamn cowards and we'll have a nation of brave men. be. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. Aaron Allmon II\rLivingway Church\rEliot Elisofon\r\rMusic\rGeneral's March - USAF Heritage of America Band\rPensive Patton, End Titles - Jerry Goldsmith You But they were soldiers with a job to do. Patton strode down the incline and then straight to the stiff on advancing regardless of whether we have to go over, under, and gave us a disappointing decision. Keep moving. The world is not supposed to know what the hell they did with me. The most interesting The eve of the Allied invasion of France, code-named "Overlord". That is all for a purposeto ensure instant obedience to orders and to create constant alertness. [19] Though he was unaware of the actual date for the beginning of the invasion of Europe (as the Third Army was not part of the initial landing force),[14] Patton used the speech as a motivational device to excite the men under his command and prevent them from losing their nerve. xZ[o~`-.Jzfw{28ddw[n#"?,TR|,mnx^-zvqx)+&>{? 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Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. endobj [7] Patton was an effective combat commander, having rehabilitated the U.S. II Corps during the North African Campaign and then led the Seventh United States Army through the Invasion of Sicily during 1943, at times personally appearing to his troops in the middle of battle in hopes of inspiring them. That cowardly bastard could say to himself, 'Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands.' [21] One notable difference occurred in the speech he delivered on 31 May 1944, while addressing the U.S. 6th Armored Division, when he began with a remark that would later be among his most famous:[22], No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. There he was! qv|X~?.R:$B;/3C dvk|a/~rh. address 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. choice phrases. champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, A real man. 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. The present analysis examines the discourse used by General George Patton in a motivational speech from World War II, given to "the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944, before the Allied invasion of France. c*Xt0] 2V [28] In response to criticisms of his coarse language, Patton wrote to a family member, "When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. of Patton in that it was the way he wanted his men and the public They hired a "famous" actor to make an "unexpurgated" Our plan of operation is to advance and keep on advancing. lost and laughed. What if every truck driver decided that he didn't like the whine of the shells and turned yellow and jumped headlong into a ditch? Don't forget, you don't know I'm here at all. I asked, "Isn't that a little unhealthy right dung. He was the man who was sent for when the going got rough and a fighter was needed. You men are veterans or "[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. ", The General paused. It's the goddamned Third Army and that son-of-a-bitch Patton again!'