Chapter 30 first tanker patton

In the history of human wars, some geniuses who are good at fighting and invincible have emerged from time to time.They seem to have an innate fighting spirit and courage, as well as a natural command ability, so they can establish immortal feats on the vast battlefield.U.S. Army General George Smith Patton is such a dazzling star. One day in June 1940, a train slowly entered the railway station in West Point, the United States, where the famous West Point Military Academy is located.Among the new trainees who got off the bus was a tall, muscular young man with blue eyes, blond hair, and a resolute expression. He was George Patton, who would become famous in World War II in the future.

In November 1885, Patton was born in a military family in California, USA.His great-grandfather was a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War, and both his grandfather and father were graduates of the Virginia Military Institute.Patton entered West Point Military Academy at the age of 19.In the first grade, because he was not good at mathematics, he was retained for one grade, but he was very good at rugby, track and field, fencing, etc., especially in fencing.Ambitious and convinced that he was destined for greatness, Patton worked hard and never slackened.He once said in a letter to his parents: "As long as I can be great today, I am willing to suffer and die tomorrow."

From the time he entered the military, Patton took a famous quote from Jackson as his basic motto: "Don't let your fear control you."He believes that this is the fundamental factor for soldiers to be brave and fearless.Button found that although he was brave, he was not without scruples in the face of danger.So he decided to exercise and overcome his fear.Riding practice and competition, he always chooses the most difficult obstacle to overcome and the highest hurdle; When his father scolded him, he said nonchalantly: "I just want to see how scared I will be. I want to train myself so that I won't be timid."

After graduating from the military academy, Patton was transferred to the First U.S. Army as a second lieutenant of cavalry. In World War I, Patton followed General John Pershing into Mexico to suppress the peasant uprising army, and returned triumphantly as a lieutenant in early 1917.When the United States entered World War I, he was sent to France, where he fought at the Battle of Saint-Michel, was promoted to colonel, and was rewarded for his combat valor and his service in training tank troops. After four years of fierce fighting, the First World War finally came to an end.The people of the warring countries celebrated the coming of peace, but Patton, who integrated himself with the war, felt that life was meaningless.When the Second World War broke out, Patton, who was over half a century old, seemed to have returned to his youth. His warlike heart was stirred up by European artillery fire, and he watched the battle closely. In 1940, he realized his dream for many years. He was ordered to form a tank brigade at Fort Benning. He was soon promoted to brigadier general, and soon became a tank expert of the US military, and later promoted to major general.

In November 1942, the U.S. troops in Tunisia were defeated by the German army and their morale was low.To boost morale, Eisenhower transferred Patton to take over the army.In just a dozen days, Patton lifted the morale of the US military.Under his command, the U.S. military began to regain lost ground, and every battle was won.It was the battle to capture Sicily that made Patton famous. He commanded the troops to advance along the northern coast of Sicily to Messina, and entered Messina ahead of Montgomery at an astonishing speed and won the battle.This battle made the Allies and the Germans look at the U.S. military with admiration.

Just as Patton was in full swing in his career, he aroused public opposition in the US military and at home because of beating soldiers twice, and was spared dismissal under the protection of Marshall, Eisenhower and others. In January 1944, Patton traveled to England to participate in the Normandy landings.After the Allied forces landed, in order to end the slow and sluggish advance, it was decided to start Operation Cobra.With his astonishing marching speed and courage, Patton turned the partial breakthrough into a full-scale mobile warfare, which finally enabled the Allied forces to break out of Normandy and force the German army to retreat in an all-round way.Then, Patton led his troops to the European continent and arrived at the Rhine River on March 22, 1945. He forcibly crossed the river that night and went straight to Hitler's lair.Barton looks bold and forthright on the outside, seemingly making decisions without thinking, but in fact he has thought carefully before making decisions, and even made precise calculations. It is this spirit that makes him invincible.

Patton was a legendary American general known throughout the world.Patton was different from the famous Soviet general Vadudin who died heroically in the war. He died of serious injuries in a car accident after the victory of the war.He never heard the cheers at the triumphant return, failed to accept the girl's flowers, but fate let him pass by. Among the generals of World War II, Patton was a rare war fanatic. He literally lived for the war.He once famously said: "In comparison with war, all human struggle pales! God! How I love war!" Another famous line is: "The proper home of a professional soldier is to be killed in the last battle The last bullet hit him and he died cleanly.” According to him, his death was unclean, a non-military death.However, for a person who only lives for the war, dying after the war is a good relief.