General patton biography of ww2 speech
General patton biography of ww2 speech summary.
George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army
Motivational speeches
Patton's speech to the Third Army was a series of speeches given by General George S.
Patton to troops of the United States Third Army in 1944, before the Allied invasion of France. The speeches were intended to motivate the inexperienced Third Army for impending combat.
General patton biography of ww2 speech
Patton urged his soldiers to do their duty regardless of personal fear, and he exhorted them to aggressiveness and constant offensive action. His profanity-laced speaking was viewed as unprofessional by some officers but the speech resounded well with his men.
Some historians have called the oration one of the greatest motivational speeches of all time.
Background
In June 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton was given command of the Third United States Army, a field army newly arrived in the United Kingdom and composed largely of inexperienced troops.
Patton's job had been to train the Third Army to prepare it for the upcoming Al