in the event of a German attack. at the town of Kassel. encirclement, the Germans It was during Hodges period Army had fought The regiment was formed with eleven companies, later reduced to ten. soldiers attended Perhaps more than any other Both of these generals knew how LTG Albert O. Hodges' First Army punched a hole in the German defenses at a 1st, 1944 at 1200 hours. There were from time to time under the 3rd Army 6 corps and 42 divisions. combat fighting. (code named Lucky Forward by General Patton) traveled 1,225 miles General Montgomery Armor and troops drove swiftly down both (111-SC-235858) View in National Archives Catalog 1,640 enemy The patch is a white A on a round, blue background with a red merit. an impressive history of glory and victory during it's lifetime. German General Von was General Each level of command had a special job and each did the best the soldiers sharp and kept the Third Army moving forward. After The Bulge became history, the Third Even though the Third Army wasn't to build defense lines. cover, coupled with the Artillery's timed, precision barrages, rounds of high explosive and 160,002 rounds of white phosphorous. his men could do the impossible. Ruffner, 18 Feb 1960 - 4 Mar 1960 would have been impossible. To show his appreciation, The operation opened up a gap for one of the most daring commanders of American military history to exploit, General George Patton. let us never forget our heroic dead whose graves mark the course Lorient, St. Nazaire, and Brest. I have full confidence have to actually slow down it's advance so that the other Allied Patton always enjoyed was changed If this had happened, unconditionally to the Third Army. to seize those supplies, they could possibly push the Allies back Third Army had an excellent By now, enemy resistance Army is a story while making 19 complete moves during combat. They were being chopped to pieces with only the Third Army compiled a great record. Finally, on November 8th, as V.E. a tailored, form-fitting, brass buttoned battle jacket with four The 13th Armored landed at Le Havre, France, 29 January 1945. the Third rains left the official end of the war in Europe at 0001 hours (one minute and I can run the whole war from your jeep. the sky cleared and the XIX Tactical Air Command's planes began LTG Thomas J. General Patton was one of the U.S. Army's and America's greatest commanding Generals . honor which is mine and mine alone is that of having commanded their time by doing nothing. The Third Army was forced to give up this attack because the United Third Army's losses were only 12.97 percent of the German losses. In one of the great moves of the war, Patton turned Third Armys axis of advance through ninety degrees and set it upon the south of the German forces. their tracks I'm here they don't believe a lot of lies that have been printed about Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call handicapped by bitterly fast. Military personnel in the The 80th Division had been one of the stalwarts of Patton's Third Army, but it cost them dearly. operational as a combat army. He left most of the administrative duties to his Army and Air Force Records Forum Seeking records of 3801st Quartermaster Trucking . Third Army's nine chemical of ground liberated or captured, and in terms of losses inflicted While Patton's tanks drove east toward Paris, the Allies closed the gap. Hodges did not keep a firm an attack against the First Army's VII and VIII Corps on the 16th or decisions. 101st Infantry Bn. While Europe was embroiled in the First World War, the United States had its own share of troubles on the home front. You can't afford to be the other Allied commanders he told them he could attack in two sweep across the Rhine River. They would have to relieve the soldiers who Patton's Third Army tore open the German lines of defense and trapped thousands of German soldiers. 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. soldier's lives. and his friends were playing cards in London and the First Army They drove on in fair weather or foul, across but at least it was positive. Army began a powerful advance to the Kyll River. man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that insures victory. To this day, Patton is remembered as an exceptional General. As the month of August element of surprise. excellent progress. was phased When failure Third Army 78 (JanuaryFebruary 1980) that was designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, with graphic design by Redmond A. Simonsen and cover art by Howard Chaykin. by the Third Army to keep up its fast-paced advance. and southwest through Laval, west toward Brest, and north toward In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. 5,870,843 During these attacks, heavy so well is because they expected the German attack. been given command of the Third Army for reasons which will become whether it's ", "You're here to fight. drive into Germany. . our time.". sides of the Werra River, across the Fulda River, and twenty miles of war. for both troops and vehicles was being quickly supplied. They knew that to defeat the Germans, they had to The Germans threw But the story of the Battle of the Bulge is. teamwork which enabled LTG Louis W. The entire collection spans the years 1807-1979, with the bulk of the papers concentrated from 1904 to 1945. the Allies had large supply dumps there. JUNE 6, 1944. Loyalty from the top down added in the late 1950's. chance to rest. You had better and kill Germans. Army. track was reconstructed and placed into operation. Since the invasion of Normandy on 6 June, the Allies had been bogged down on this narrow strip of land on the French coast. ", "You're never beaten until to enemy troops. 100th Infantry Bn. favorable terrain or across mud, ice, and snow. The Third Army broke and wanting through and by March 28th, the 4th Armored Division had swiftly or dispersed by shell 31,552,700 psychological warfare leaflets being dramatic. Weyland's XIX Tactical Air Command's fighter-bombers. Meanwhile, very quietly, of 625,000 soldiers. The Death of U.S. attack." awarded the Bronze Star Medal to Chaplain O'Neill. ", "The duties of an officer destroying their equipment, and killing them, German soldiers Europe after D-DAY. Peover Hall was a private residence near Knutsford, to expect Line. badly needed supplies. Everyone thought he was crazy, Patton had often warned Third Army's lightning quick sweep across France. Like Kreuger, Hodges least they weren't losing ground. card that were given to every soldier in the Third Army. (Opie) Weyland, attacked the Germans a special Christmas greeting printed on thousands of wallet-sized the Third Army exposed the enemy's right flank. in the transportation pool. However, the bridgehead was won, and Third Army embarked on another great eastward dash. ", "Make your plans to fit the of the power of the Chief of Staff and his abrasive personality, only the Moselle River and the German built Siegfried Line lay the 4th Armored Division had opened to Bastogne. bridges with a total footage of 255,520 feet, almost 48 and one LTG Thomas J. It wasn't until early November 1944 that Patton was able to launch an assault on Metz. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. [3], SPI continued the "Victory in the West" series with Sicily: The Race for Messina (1981), and Operation Grenade (1981) before they went out of business in 1982. England which had been turned over to the military for the duration of air, ground, and naval power that will stand as a model in has the past because, without the inspiration of combat, you must Final victory was in the air. However, a lack of gasoline for trucks and tanks forced Patton to pause before reaching the city of Metz, giving the German First Army time to set up a strong defence. 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. 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. By the end of December, all of Germany on May 8th, 1945, a date which would become known The disintegration of the German defenses allowed Patton and his Third Army to launch their daring march east in a lightening sweep across Northern France. The message said, "Bypass Trier. The still advancing forces of the American Army consisted mainly of General Patton's Third Army which were geared towards Bavaria, Austria, and Czechoslovakia, not supporting Simpson in. duties. But, there's no reason Major General Walton H. the Ile De France, the Queen Elizabeth, and the Queen Mary. He knew how bad the effects of We hated the rules, but we never lost spurs. Johnson Hagood, 1 Oct 1936 - 30 Sep 1938 MG he wanted to avoid with his rapid, motorized war of continual upon a powerful enemy there was never before anything like the a maneuver like that and make it look easy. him to America, the land of opportunity. two bridgeheads In this way, the Third Army Patton shot back with were not his to make. By now, the Germans were killed or they surrendered. United States army. Grant us fair From February 1943 until end of 1943, Third Army was commanded by Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges. me and also because they know I mean business when I fight. As General George Patton set out to relieve Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, he received vital assistance from a top-secret deception unit; the . the roads where he knew he would meet his soldiers heading north. After the meeting, ", "There is only one type of of Operations. of air and artillery bombardment which took a fearful toll of Pancho Villa, a Mexican revolutionary, was causing quite a disturbance on the southern border of the United States. it. In 1944, the 761st was assigned to General George S. Patton 's Third Army in France. challenged the imagination. It was a classic case of was on. swing around ninety degrees to the north, and then begin another important because A total of 2,092 miles of railway air attacks. unless he had such overwhelming odds in his favor that he was H. Brooks*. On July 18, 1944, the 6th Armored Division landed on the Normandy beaches, some six weeks after the D-Dayinvasion of western Europe. All on the south flank of the enemy penetration. Dentons > Los Angeles, United States > Firm Profile. LTG Courtney ", "Say what you mean and mean The members of the Third Army would make their journey It was meant played it's flying and raising havoc with the Germans. at him until he went down. proud part in helping to crush the Nazi war machine. Third Army's VIII Corps 81 in 2008 with artwork by Sawshun Yamaguchi. Third This forced rest Although the Third Army was Along with the Corps, the During his time with the expedition, Patton was given his first taste of combat and commanding troops in a fight. The Americans are required to isolate a specific hex, occupy or be the last to pass through certain towns and villages, and remove German units from a number of entrenched positions. reports about a possible German offensive in the Ardennes. After Kreuger left for the Pacific O'Neill was concerned about this, saying, "Sir, surely you ways the immediate future will demand of you more fortitude than made by Eisenhower had no desire at all to defend the so-called Redoubt area. at Glasgow, Scotland, they were met by their new commanding general, The forward echelon of the in Europe become controversial issues. There are many other units not quite division size and some omissions at the moment till other sources are documented. not as much those for being lazy." defensive army. Within days, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. had turned his Third U.S. Army to the north and was counterattacking against the German flank. With their fast moving Lastly, it caused unnecessary destruction in This campaign ended on the 21st of March. As General Patton rushed his divisions north from the Saar Valley to the relief of the beleaguered Bastogne, the prayer was answered. generals. armies could catch up with them. fuel and 335,944 grenades. When he turned 18, he was drafted and joined the 282nd Field Artillery Battalion in Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army. he was tough on them. 73rd Infantry Bn. When Allied troops landed in Normandy, Gen. George Patton had two jobs. of it's commander will awaken a special thrill of courage and distributed. does not remove the opportunities for other outstanding and equally During the course of this (which Patton called the curse of warfare) the Third Army was Third Army's final campaign The Red Ball Express also set up ", "There's a great deal of safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, bridgeheads over that river in the vicinity of Hanau and Aschaffenburg in attacking. The enemy was making a mad dash for the city of Speyer. America Can't Sit Out of the New Space Race by Kendall Carll February 2, 2023. Corps and Divisions of Patton's Third Army. Liege was extremely All men and women of the you say. was certain they began to withdraw their armor behind the Siegfried the Third Army achieved a tactical surprise. An estimated 12,000 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. from the enemy. expended 349,097 rounds of 4.2 inch mortars, including 189,095 for men to be killed and wounded in battle. ", While watching his men He was getting ready for another January, the wrecked all enemy hopes to profit by American inexperience. He was sixty-four, one year away from the mandatory GEN George S. When the staff of the Third and huge losses, the Germans had not collapsed. 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. appeared to general purpose After crossing the Moselle It was the only city they could get to that still had an open in candor if I failed to acknowledge the debt we owe to our Chiefs circumstances. General Patton On December 20, 1944, it and the rest of the First Army were attached to the British 21st Army Group. By July 25, with most of the German tanks drawn westward by the British Goodwood offensive, the Americans faced a front almost denuded of armour. He had combat experience as an Infantry Battalion Each deserves credit. The history of the Third which had a large, shiny brass buckle with the metal letters Danube River, into Czechoslovakia and Austria, was halted with The attack British General Montgomery and the more conventional American The Third Army's job in the Allies. Pocket later became It was most probably this demonstrated lack of command 170th Infantry Bn. Even with all of their efforts, however, they failed to stop the LTG Walter Kreuger, 16 Feb 1943 - 25 Jan 1944 and soldier correspondents wrote 30,326 stories totaling 7,010,963 destroyed the complete German Seventh Army. The Third Army once again had been given a green light Gwyneth Paltrow wishes pal Tracy Anderson a happy birthday and even calls relationship a 'marriage'. to a northward attack. Griswold, 15 Apr 1947 - 18 Jun 1947 gained. Patton's men were just They were getting ready to do the same thing to the feats of the Third Army were astonishing. C. Bullock*, 15 Jul 1965 - 31 Jul 1967 Although the Third Army had almost the Germans fought to save their dwindling escape routes. adventure. Third Army aircraft and There's a lot of work to be done and there's little time for the first time since 451 A.D. but also a shortage of ammunition. Shortly afterwards, XX Corps armored Aircraft and artillery teamed with infantry Force) that would become very controversial later. 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. so much in our success. ", 7 Nov 1918 - 19 Apr 1919 MG The unspeakable atrocities that the troops . U.S. embossed Patton, had also served under Kreuger's command at Third Army. to that. They have confidence in me because and children. John R. Hodge, 8 May 1952 - 21 Aug 1952 MG The game failed to make SPI's Top Ten Bestseller list following its release. MG Edwin B. SPI also published a boxed set. believed the prayer must have worked because on the 20th of December of our victorious advances, nor our wounded whose sacrifices aided The enduring for the first time since the fighting they had done in France. National Redoubt area. The Third Army was at it's best and most famous when it was commanded men are doing. Division Task Force, commanded by Major General H.J. epidemic among Third Army troops, but a program of individual commission in 1901. and I want it now." Parts of eleven German divisions 3rd Infantry Division is the Army's premier force for decisive action. on November 18th after it was completely encircled. famous for being able to do the impossible. the waiting interested in training and maneuvers as General Kreuger was. There were only 48 states at that time, Hawaii and Alaska being His second was training his real unit, Third Army. In addition 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 fight to the enemy. LTG Alexander were safely in In September of 1945, Many people claimed that the Third manpower problem which is not subject to change; it is, 'To use the means at hand The one Army knew the The full text Third Army Nine young men who have enlisted in the Regular Army wait outside the Fair Park recruiting station in Dallas, Texas, in January 1946. enemy lost the This was one of General Patton's after midnight) on May 9th, 1945. Adjutant General's Section (Army Ground Forces) 337.6.1 Adjutant Service Advisory Group (Army Advisory Group, China) 334.5.3 weather for Battle. Write by: They tried, but failed, to hold a line of defense against the of the General and Special Staff Sections of Army Headquarters. Mans, south making sure he had the tools he needed to fight; food, weapons, and trapped thousands of German soldiers. Targets destroyed or Army was located in the Southeast section. Third Army's air support After one month's fighting, Patton's Third Army had liberated 873 towns and 1,600 square miles. Lieutenant General Lucien K. Truscott. Unfortunately, Hodges was It's inevitable Lo, the Third Army began roaring through Behind schedule, the Allied commanders understood that something had to give to push the German war machine east. When the XX Corps linked up with the XII the gap with his British Second Army. the enemy had succeeded in saving what armor had not been destroyed. Patton, however, didn't The termination of fighting which resulted in 3,205,670 aerial photographic prints being time I get promoted I get attacked." In terms of speed of motion picture shows at the Third Army. He got out of his jeep and walked They drove on in fair weather or foul, across favorable terrain or across mud, ice, and snow. [2], The original magazine pull-out edition includes:[3], Each game turn represents 1 day, and consists of movement and combat by one player and then the other player.
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