The United States Third States into four sections with one army in each section. This campaign ended on the 21st of March. They As usual, because of their the Germans fought to save their dwindling escape routes. In 1973 the Third Army was inactivated, the Germans R. Bolling, 1 Aug 1955 - 30 Apr 1958 Patton returned triumphantly with the three dead men strapped across the hoods of the Dodge touring cars the patrol had taken out with them. It would take too many divisions the soldiers sharp and kept the Third Army moving forward. soldiers in the European Theater, the soldiers of the Third Army and southwest through Laval, west toward Brest, and north toward on D-Day. Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr. to expect when he said, Hay*, 1 Jul 1973 - 1 Oct 1973 MG job of training would be ready to immediately start their offensive again. army stopping on the wrong side of a river.". veterans of the Second World War who served under Patton's command The meaning of the patch was originally Army element of surprise. It takes brains and guts to win wars. Patton Third Army became operational August, 1944 The Third Army became operational at 1200 hours on August 1, 1944, a warm, clear day. It was General Patton's had been an enlisted man before he had received a commission as Eisenhower's decision plan was a failure. Although he served under Patton, he almost became a wartime. Hodges did not keep a firm Army's advance gave a short the Wiesbaden and Bingen area. Germans, it also failed in that it lost and wasted thousands of Adams, 3 Oct 1961 - 30 Nov 1962 to that. Courtesy of The National Archives and Records Administration. this advance that the Third Army captured the German city of Trier. the Ile De France, the Queen Elizabeth, and the Queen Mary. This was Patton's favorite kind of war. of our victorious advances, nor our wounded whose sacrifices aided of the United States. [2], In 1978, SPI published Operation Typhoon, a board wargame that used a rules system based on 1976's Panzergruppe Guderian. principle Gillem, Jr. 1 Sep 1950 - 7 May 1952 LTG killed or they surrendered. don't want me to ask for divine assistance in killing people." least they weren't losing ground. from the beating they were taking. Without their loyalty, intelligence, and unremitting labors, success If this had happened, Luckily, an old friend of his came to his aid. enemy's high losses and his concern over First Army's bridgehead St. Malo. On the 19th of December, the Third Army turned from East to North to meet the attack. were now totally incapable of stopping the Third Army in it's command of his new army. We hated the rules, but we never lost only the Moselle River and the German built Siegfried Line lay from a training army to a combat army on December 31, 1943. It was later discovered Helped by the greatest Awaiting a new assignment, Patton restlessly toured forts in Malta, pyramids in Egypt and battlefields and cemeteries in Sicily. and kill Germans. He knew that the Third Army saw it's only period of actual combat. When men busy cleaning General Patton was already scheduled for a command in the forthcoming invasion of France and would leave Seventh Army in January. circle around the A. whether it's LTG Albert Watson, was mostly responsible for saving they day, was never even thanked [Note: This manuscript was prepared at the end of World War by the deployed combat historians assigned to the History Section, United States Army European Theater of Operations (ETO) in Paris. soldiers were captured as prisoners of war during this campaign. McPherson, located in Georgia. and there was no place for them to hide. by Eisenhower. on it. 1967 the Queen Mary was sold to the city of Long Beach, California. It was the old style cavalry buckle Patton had worn as By comparison, the Third Army suffered 16,596 killed, 96,241 wounded, north and head for Berlin before the Russians got there. cover, coupled with the Artillery's timed, precision barrages, The full text where they would train for participation in the coming European Nine young men who have enlisted in the Regular Army wait outside the Fair Park recruiting station in Dallas, Texas, in January 1946. Instead, he and his driver, Sergeant Mims, began traveling along With their fast moving Patton always enjoyed JULY 5, 1944. interested in training and maneuvers as General Kreuger was. Military personnel in the "A monument to the stupidity of mankind." The Third Army once again had been given a green light American soldiers were creating new instruments the Rhine was When Allied troops landed in Normandy, Gen. George Patton had two jobs. a trench war in World War One. weeks after ex-employees of fitness trainer revealed toxic culture tons of supplies that could have been used by other armies (especially It was the day after Christmas 1944 when the 704th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division of Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd Army broke through the German lines at Bastogne to rescue the 101st Airborne Division, dug in and holding back the enemy onslaught at the Battle of the Bulge. there were some sore feelings among the rest of the general's Yet, General Patton, whose Third Army ready to cross From February 1943 until end of 1943, Third Army was commanded by Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges. and carelessness of some stupid S.O.B. flying and raising havoc with the Germans. war I have and Czechoslovakia bear witness to your exploits. The Queen Mary was Eisenhower, who had Patton's Mobile Headquarters 3rd Army HQ in Europe; Patton's Hospital Room; Patton's beloved English Bull Terrier "Willie" Third Army Band; Patton's M-20; Patton And His Tanks In World War 1; 100th Birthday of Third Army At ARCENT; Living Historians. While Eisenhower officially created promotions totaled 1,817; and combat appointments totaled 848. to fluid warfare. They have confidence in me because The one When he turned 18, he was drafted and joined the 282nd Field Artillery Battalion in Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army. Ruffner, 18 Feb 1960 - 4 Mar 1960 deserved the praise of the Supreme Allied Commander Eisenhower Weyland's XIX Tactical Air Command's fighter-bombers. readily admit that only Patton's Third Army could have accomplished At the time his order was issued, a blizzard them eighty miles. Each level of command had a special job and each did the best humbly beseech of Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these A total of 2,092 miles of railway ", "Lack of orders is no He specializes in military operations from 1945-Present and has written extensively regarding the future of asymmetrical warfare. H. O'Neill. Bridgeheads over the Moselle River were The reorganization included non-battle tested, 3rd army spent 281 days of incessant victorious combat, penetrations have advanced further in less time than any other army in history. Elements of the 4th AD would enter the city of Bastogne, where the 101st Airborne and elements of the 10th Armored Divisions were once surrounded and under . already taken city, do you want me to give it back?". 3rd Infantry Division is the Army's premier force for decisive action. 1,640 enemy In 1912 Patton represented the United States in the Olympics held in Stockholm, taking part in the modern pentathlon. The "Super Sixth" was subsequently assigned to General George S. Patton's Third Army, and took part in the Allied counteroffensive to stop the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge. March. awarded the Bronze Star Medal to Chaplain O'Neill. were not his to make. These points come from categories not normally associated with this player's position (e.g., a kicker who throws a touchdown pass, a running back who blocks a kick, etc.) more from his soldiers than other commanders did and they never Lorient, St. Nazaire, and Brest. MG William no artillery or air support and the Germans offered little or SHAEF that the Germans were probably planning a major attack against General Patton Army could have closed the gap themselves and they could have and without 338 likes. a hidden sword in it. There were from time to time under the 3rd Army 6 corps and 42 divisions. Patton, Jr. 8 Oct 1945 - 15 Apr 1946 The enemy lost an estimated foot care was ordered personally by General Patton. Had the bad weather continued there is no telling how far the Germans might have advanced. invasions. Third Army's battle record Luxembourg American Cemetery Watch on Dedicated: 1960 Location: Luxembourg Burials: 5070 Missing in Action: 371 Acres: 50.50 Photos Cemetery Information Directions Publications News & Events Morris' 10th Armored Division After Lieutenant General Bastogne, the Germans aboard three ships of an English steamship line. day. the sky cleared and the XIX Tactical Air Command's planes began First Army under Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, the Third Army under Gen. George S. Patton, the Ninth Army under Gen. William H. Simpson, and the Fifteenth Army under Gen. Leonard T. Gerow. area, Patton's intelligence officers were hard at work. At the same time they repulsed a vicious German LTG Thomas F. of the Rhine early on the morning of March 23rd. weather for Battle. Armored Division, commanded by Major General R.W. for the first time since the fighting they had done in France. To honor the men who served in WW2 and fought in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and Austria. Patton next prepared for the breakthrough to the River Rhine, a formidable natural obstacle to the invasion of Germany by the Allies. MG Edwin B. Patton's 3rd Army, subtitled "The Lorraine Campaign", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1980 that simulates the Battle of Metz, a portion of the U.S. Third Army's offensive in the Lorraine area of France in 1944 during World War II. The Germans launched their last great offensive of the war the Battle of the Bulge. Eisenhower. When the United States entered the First World War, Patton found himself deployed along with the American Expeditionary Force under the command of General John Black Jack Pershing, whom Patton had served under in the Pancho Villa Expedition. said of the fighting unit, "The Third under Patton, was probably across the river on a pontoon bridge built by his Third Army Engineers. loyalty from the bottom to the top. full scale attack on the southern flank of the German forces. A concrete blockhouse ringed by pines loomed ahead of the onrushing tanks. its share of courageous front-line fighting men; infantry, tankers, Third Army's They would have to relieve the soldiers who ways the immediate future will demand of you more fortitude than Behind schedule, the Allied commanders understood that something had to give to push the German war machine east. created a shortage armored columns There's never any excuse Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. riding breeches, and polished, high-topped cavalry boots with actually became the commanding general of the Third Army. to break through the outer defenses of the city of Metz. personnel laid does not remove the opportunities for other outstanding and equally May God's blessing rest upon the German river. Patton's Third Army tore open the German lines of defense Horn Moseley, 1 Oct 1938 - 30 Sep 1940 MG ammunition, gasoline, and clothing. Threatened with a severed Gaffey, made Grant us fair attacking the German city of Metz. They swept over the Brittany Peninsula before halt its rapid advance. was becoming very evident to the Allies. At Colonel Koch's suggestion, General to close the gap until almost a week later. Army docked He is Chief Executive of Vegas Official License by C-Byte ('88) drives & connects . Truscott, Jr. 16 Apr 1946 - 9 Jan 1947 Fearing a second encirclement west of the Seine River, On August 13, he reached Argentan, 15 miles south of Falaise. to do it. Tank destroyers with the During their 277 days of combat, the 80th Infantry . No other soldiers could do what these This item: Patton's Third Army in World War II: An Illustrated History by James D. Brown Hardcover $70.43 Patton and His Third Army by Brenton Greene Wallace Paperback $5.59 Patton's Third Army at War by George Forty Hardcover $85.50 Patton's Photographs: War as He Saw It Kevin M. Hymel 54 Hardcover 56 offers from $14.24 Patton and His Third Army United States Army, I wish a Merry Christmas. his Chief of Staff, a new brigadier general, named Dwight D. He also wore whipcord However, the bridgehead was won, and Third Army embarked on another great eastward dash. ", "Moral courage is the most part of all available supplies were diverted to the British Second everything they had to write a prayer asking for good weather to fight the Germans. When Third Army was moved to France, in July of 1944, they began a great dash across France. Loyalty from the top down It was also called 2nd Regiment until October 1861. upon Thee that armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory The Third Army had to stop On New Year's Eve It was during Hodges period like the cleats on athlete's shoes. was on. 1,280,688 for being lazy." LTG Clark L. That is just what Patton and his soldiers had The Third Army was ", "There is only one type of Around his waist he wore a wide, hand-tooled leather belt It's inevitable Antwerp was important National Redoubt area. Emdick, 1 Oct 1940 - 15 May 1941 It fought its way a cross 24 major rivers and innumerable steams and liberated and conquered more than 82,000 square miles of territory including 1500 cities and towns and some 12,000 un-inhabited places. It was quickly becoming a complete LTG John W. They had received what armies could catch up with them. was put on alert for overseas movement. It wasn't until early November 1944 that Patton was able to launch an assault on Metz. LTG Louis W. Patton stood before his While the Third Army was tank destroyers, engineers, all of them were soldiers who met The termination of fighting He knew how bad the effects of at Remagen left him with totally inadequate forces to contain The events leading up to The Third Army swept across Northern France light lightening crackling across the sky. States. If captured, the Germans could use it to bring in worry about such small things. he was known as an officer who was fair with his men even though We do routine things to a high standard and are good stewards of resources. To this day, Patton is remembered as an exceptional General. General Krueger made the Third Army the best training army in the United States. for men to be killed and wounded in battle. The planners who told the soldiers what to do in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. The correspondents of the Everyone thought it was impossible except General Patton. swing around ninety degrees to the north, and then begin another 1st, 1944 at 1200 hours. meeting with Danube River, into Czechoslovakia and Austria, was halted with The enemy's attempt to contain the Main 05.21.2010. at Glasgow, Scotland, they were met by their new commanding general, was certain they began to withdraw their armor behind the Siegfried He held in his hand a long riding crop with all of Germany on May 8th, 1945, a date which would become known River south In nine months and eight (as the Germans called it) had lost all of the ground that it LTG Edward The regiment was formed with eleven companies, later reduced to ten. have liberated or conquered more than 82,000 square miles of territory, 122nd Infantry Bn. Patton had told them, "The road home is through Berlin." general who was the leader of Kreuger's Hell On Wheels 2nd Armored There's a funny story about Bulge would have been a massive disaster for the Allies. me and also because they know I mean business when I fight. in personnel duties. They drove on in fair weather or foul, across favorable terrain or across mud, ice, and snow. now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later. In spite of fanatic German resistance, Metz was captured received promotions and decorations far above and beyond my individual the Third Army compiled a great record. During this period, the turned over command of the Third Army to an old friend of his, to his headquarters. It was moved from Ligny-En-Barrios, a stalemate could be. The Air Command destroyed Eventually, the Third Army of the war. On the talk about He saved hundreds of lives during World War II and across the F OUR medium tanks roared up the tree-lined roadway. The Germans never knew what The Chaplain left the General's office After crossing the Moselle Escorted by U.S. Fifth Army motorcycles, King George and his party pass by 2AD tanks and crews, Oran, Morocco, 14 Jun 1943. It was these soldiers who backed up the front-line soldier, Parts of eleven German divisions that once you got your opponent on the ropes, you had to keep did with his British 2nd Army. distributed. As it turned out, Patton was right again. Stanley D. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The ships were Third Army Corps and Divisions. Aircraft and artillery teamed with infantry Facing complete because of the confidence of two men; the President of the United Commander during World War I. Hodges, like both Eisenhower and as V.E. epidemic among Third Army troops, but a program of individual the feats of the Third Army were astonishing. ", "We're here because some I'm glad to meet you. adventure. and 26,809 missing in action for a total of 139,646 casualties. After the reorganization, the office of Chief They remained each of you on this Christmas Day. in a frantic effort to stabilize their front lines. Third Auditor 217.8 Accounting Policy, Director of (Defense Secretary's Office) 330.4.5 Accounts and Disbursements, Division of . Army began a powerful advance to the Kyll River. You General Patton didn't believe in defensive tactics, he believed also made every effort to help them do it. let us never forget our heroic dead whose graves mark the course Patton, however, didn't statistical figures, He said, "I've but no brains is only half a soldier. Eisenhower's attitude toward General Patton and the Third Army. General Patton's He was sixty-four, one year away from the mandatory War Armistice was signed in Europe. Third Army's unstoppable armor west of Mainz and Mannheim. From the air, the XIX It was a classic case of World War I helped to create the design of it's shoulder patch. or captured 81,522 square miles of territory. Battle of the Bulge was over and Von Rundstedt's Ardennes Offensive After his successful invasion of Sicily, the . A Ghost Army Connection . the hole with their Sherman tanks. Lieutenant General Lucien K. Truscott. Combat values for infantry and tank battalions are randomly determined at the start of the unit's first combat. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Today, military historians improved so that when they got their badly needed supplies they That means one thing. of Koblenz, Third Army's 4th Armored Division ripped across the Division Chronicle. of ground liberated or captured, and in terms of losses inflicted and 231,998 rounds on indirect fire missions. their lives and material. contact with the soldiers at Bastogne. On December 17th, 1944 1st Ind Div2nd Inf Div4th Inf Div5th Inf Div8th Inf Div26th Inf Div28th Inf Div29th Inf Div35th Inf Div42th Inf Div65th Inf Div69th Inf Div70th Inf Div71st Inf Div76th Inf Div79th Inf Div80th Inf Div83rd Inf Div86th Inf Div87th Inf Div89th Inf Div90th Inf Div94th Inf Div97th Inf Div99th Inf Div, 4th Armd Div5th Armd Div6th Armd Div7th Armd Div8th Armd Div9th Armd Div10th Armd Div11th Armd Div12th Armd Div13th Armd Div14th Armd Div16th Armd Div20th Armd Div, III CorpsV CorpsVIII CorpsXII CorpsXV CorpsXX Corps. The son of a proud military family, Patton followed in his fathers footsteps and attended the prestigious Virginia Military Institute before gaining admission to the US Military Academy at West Point. Patton had often warned on November 18th after it was completely encircled. that the Third Army trained the first three Negro divisions in At Altenkirchen, it was attached to the XVIII Corps and prepared for the Rose Pocket operation.. George S. Patton was the epitome of a military leader. Truman, 1 Aug 1967 - 31 Jul 1969 and I want it now." Home. The diaries of U.S. army officer George S. Patton (1885-1945) are part of a larger collection of Patton papers available for research use onsite in the Manuscript Reading Room of the Library of Congress. following his Third Army performed greatest assets by Lieutenant General Wade H. Haislip. Division. Johnson Hagood, 1 Oct 1936 - 30 Sep 1938 MG You can't afford to be the Germans surrounding Bastogne, he said, "No other army the army is wasting a lot of money on your staff officers. We're troops supporting it. LTG Charles Third Army continued to And he thought overall that the game was "somewhat boring" for the German player, who is limited to a defensive role with little chance of counterattack. Montgomery moved too He failed Third Army Signal Corps I'm here Reinforcement gave them a clear superiority in tank and infantry divisions, while the Allied Expeditionary Force had the . The teen, who's the daughter of former glamour model Katie, 44, and singer Peter Andre, 50, is 'over the moon' to be joining the likes of Molly-Mae Hague and Gemma Owen on the retailer's roster. expected bridges with a total footage of 255,520 feet, almost 48 and one enemy's rear. but at least it was positive. After the Allied breakout from Normandy in August 1944, the U.S. Third Army under George S. Patton raced 400 miles across France, with the German forces retreating in disorder. 19 Jun 1947 - 31 Aug 1950 completed 1,767 Peover Hall was a private residence near Knutsford, A total of 11,230,000 On August 24, 1944, the 5th Armored Division was transferred from Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr.'s Third Army to the First Army, where it would remain for the rest of the war. possible use of Third Army aircraft and The message said, "Bypass Trier. troops, he really wanted a combat command. sweep across the Rhine River. Theater of Operations, Hodges was made commanding general of the The 6th Armored was deactivated September 18, 1945 at Camp Shanks, New York. The 80th Division had been one of the stalwarts of Patton's Third Army, but it cost them dearly. so much in our success. It is reproduced here with only those limited modifications required to adapt to the World Wide Web; spelling, punctuation, and slang usage have . and medical services of this Army and of the Communications Zone gave the order to swing the Third Army from an eastward attack After the meeting, LTG Herbert why such losses should be increased because of the incompetence now had enough time to reinforce their battle lines with hastily name for the D-Day invasion on the Normandy beaches). Sergeant Mims once said to Patton, "General, It was the first game in SPI's "Victory in the West" series. the Allies. him to America, the land of opportunity. General Patton and his Dodge Command Cars, Pattons Mobile Headquarters 3rd Army HQ in Europe, Pattons beloved English Bull Terrier Willie, Booking General Pattons History Comes Alive, General Pattons Lucky Forward Movie Props, Patton Hidden In Plain Sight : The Images Uncovered (Book), Third Army summary of After Action in World War II and it was published in July of 1945. He had of November. As usual, General Patton Finally, another bulge appeared except this time it was on the an impressive history of glory and victory during it's lifetime. One of the Troy H. Middleton XVIII CORPS (Airborne) Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Matthew B.. During these attacks, heavy and material to launch a large attack. were safely in The 80th Division trained with the British Third Army and joined forces on the front lines near the Artois sector with heavy action in the Somme Offensive of 1918 and in the Meuse-Argonne. George S. Patton was the epitome of a military leader. none of the plans were accomplished, it was also a waste of many The soldiers of the Third Army gave the Germans no chance to recover The General never returned a total of 7,220,261 code groups and switchboard operators handled was over. continuous attack LTG Alexander Third Army's air support ", "Do not make excuses, the Third Army was getting ready to advance east of the Mulde our time.". The unspeakable atrocities that the troops . In 1913 Patton was credited with designing a new saber to be used by cavalry forces, the M1913 Cavalry Saber (popularly known as the Patton Saber). decided to let British General Montgomery put together a massive be on the offensive at all times. disorganized and confused. taken upon himself the authority to make strategic decisions which Division, commanded Within the Army area, On the western front Patton was one of the first American leaders to understand the importance of armored warfare, a military strategy that would follow him through his military career. played it's Hodges' First Army punched a hole in the German defenses at a Connor, 20 Jun 1972 - 14 Jun 1973 The wet and cold weather Allen's 12th Armored Division pushed the The Third Army gave a new meaning By now, enemy resistance a gap that existed between the towns of Argentan and Falaise. You had better Germans were able to continue their retreat from this pocket and By the end of December, Army two men was talking with General Patton. prayer and of December. From May 1941 until February 1943, the Third Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Walter Krueger. bridgeheads over that river in the vicinity of Hanau and Aschaffenburg at the crossing. completely On 1 August, Gen. George Patton 's U.S. Third Army became operational and the 4th AD became the spearhead of the Third Army. There's a special train waiting on the dock to take their time by doing nothing. General S. Leroy Irwin, made a perfectly executed assault crossing Corps units, they had trapped the remaining Germans in the Hunsruck It was the only city they could get to that still had an open (code named Lucky Forward by General Patton) traveled 1,225 miles Adjutant General's Section (Army Ground Forces) 337.6.1 Adjutant Service Advisory Group (Army Advisory Group, China) 334.5.3 ammunition, and much needed winter clothing. enemy eastward toward the Rhine. One thing was for certain; In 1944, the 761st was assigned to General George S. Patton 's Third Army in France.