Sunday 4 March 2012

GENERAL GEORGE PATTONs speech

"Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of man. If anything made by God can be overcome, anything made by man can be overcome."

Just because I love n admire this great man.. General george s patton..I thought I'll publish his 3rd army speech , he gave in 1944.. He gives me inspiration to be a fighter in life.. A winner n not a loser ..he was the true warrior poet .. It's a marvel ..even in times like now when I'm feeling low cuz of various factors .. I watch him giving this speech .. N it helps me get back on my feet n face the fire with guts n glory.. He was a strong-headed straight forward fellow..who loved the battlefield.. I see parts of him in my father.. Maybe that's why I admire Patton so much..
Respect to thę man.. Who was the first to reach Berlin with his men ....beating even field marshal Montgomery of the British army ..while he(Patton) was low on ammunition, food , fuel n other resources.. (not to mention the forces of nature working against his men as well) while people sacked him n called him an arrogant fool n sent him to ladies meets in England while the rest of the world fought..in the end it was Patton who won the war fr the allied forces..his suggestion was to fight the Russians also there n then..his words were "We're going to have to fight the Russians eventually anyway. It might as well be now while we've already got the army here to do it."
:) I love thę way this man thought ..
Here's his speech..


"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Men, all this stuff you've heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans traditionally love to fight. All real Americans, love the sting of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, the toughest boxers ... Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser.Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in Hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. Now, an army is a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The Bilious bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday Evening Post, don't know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating. Now we have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world. You know ... My God, I actually pity those poor bastards we're going up against. My God, I do.We're not just going to shoot the bastards, we're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel. Now some of you boys, I know, are wondering whether or not you'll chicken out under fire. Don't worry about it. I can assure you that you'll all do your duty. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their blood, shoot them in the belly. When you put your hand into a bunch of goo, that a moment before was your best friends face, you'll know what to do. Now there's another thing I want you to remember.I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We're not holding anything, we'll let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly, and we're not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're going to kick him in the ass. We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time, and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose. Now, there's one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home, and you may thank God for it.Thirty years from now when you're sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, What did you do in the great World War Two? You won't have to say, Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana. Alright now, you sons of bitches, you know how I feel. I will be proud to lead you wonderful guys into battle anytime, anywhere. That's all."