Manuscript/Mixed Material George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26
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Image 1 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 GEORGE S PATTON DIARIES Annotated transcripts July 24Aug 26 1943 BOX 3 FOLDER 2 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 2 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 GEO S PATTON JR DIARIES TYPED IV July 24 1943 August 25 1943 26 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 3 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 VOL 4 Volume 4 corrected by PH JULY 24 to AUGUST 24 1943 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 4 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 beginning Vol IV Appendices 7374 July 24 1943 Generals Huebner Gruenther and Hamblen 1 came in at 0930 Huebner has been relieved as Deputy Chief of Staff at 15th Army Group largely...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 5 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 24 1943 Contd p 2 Once my left Corps reaches area Leonforte Enna the enemy opposing the Americans will never get away Dist Pa to C in C 2 action personal...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 6 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 24 1943 Contd p 3 and the lowest on Hercules Concordia is quite intact only the roof missing and is said to be larger than the Parthenon They all three date...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 7 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 25 1943 Contd p 2 the road running north from there for a deployment I also told him that if I got the last mentioned town ahead of him I would...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 8 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 25 1943 Contd p3 reluctantly agreed but said it was up to Admiral Cunningham ON this Bedell Smith broke in and told Miller that AFHQ would make the division and that...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 9 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 See July 26 1943 next page In June 1943 Gen Eisenhower called Gen Patton on phone from Algiers Patton at Mostaganem and stated he planned on returning Gen Terry Allen to the...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 10 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 25 1943 Contd p4 or retainers live in holes about the place and all give the Facist salute Stiller has no flair for history and said he was sure he could...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 11 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 26 1943 Contd p2 Came back and called on the Cardinal He lives in a convent as his palace was bombed He is very small and quite intelligent They took a...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 12 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 28 1943 Tried to fly to Command Post II Corps at 0830 but weather too bad with heavy wind and dust General Monty his air officer and Chief of Staff arrived...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 13 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 28 1943 Contd p2 and a peep to accept their surrender When they got close the Germans opened fire and killed or captured all but one man This will mean the...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 14 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 29 1943 Contd p 2 gallant fighting soldier who has fought well and incessantly for nearly nine months Both he and Allen are now suffering from battle fatigue Admiral Davidson is...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 15 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 30 1943 Contd p 2 and at 1400 he wired he was not coming Huebner and Wyman 1 came in to lunch I will hold them until I have talked to...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 16 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 July 31 1943 Contd p 2 However as soon as the Dive Bombers appeared the Navy began to radio me in the clear Being attacked by dive bombers what are you going...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 17 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 1 1943 Contd p 2 dark I expect we will get bombed again tonight hope we dont lose any combat equipment Lucas went up to the front to see the country...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 18 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 2 1943 Contd p 2 A glance at this diary will show that he did everything to prevent not only its early capture but its capture at all I told him...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 19 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 3 1943 Contd p 2 men hit 3 times should be sent home In the hospital I also met the only arrant coward I have ever seen in this army This...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 20 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 3 1943 Contd p 2 many of the streets are so narrow that a command car cannot drive through them There are a large number of well dressed people in the...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 21 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 5 1943 Contd p 2 the more romantic aspects of war would be impossible Busted some pictures of Mussolini with my dagger and had one really good bust smashed at the...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 22 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 5 1943 Contd p3 squadron in an hour with a second mission Spaatz told me that this was wholly feasible and he would attend to this in the next operation I...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 23 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 6 1943 Contd p 2 range gun which I believe they keep in a railway tunnel run out for fire and then retract Before dark they were getting overs after dark...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 24 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 7 1943 Contd p 2 could easily hear the machine guns and also individual rifle fire On the way back we heard a lot of antiair at San Stefano and later...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 25 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 8 1943 Contd p 2 After our troops had landed and got in place a column of Germans with six tanks two of which were M VIs and 4 M IVs...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 26 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 8 1943 Contd p 3 say whether or not Seventh Army will be used and where AFHQ and 15th Army Group are issuing contradictory orders with respect to instructions on Dukws...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 27 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 9 1943 Contd p 2 9th Division and the 78th are now racing for Randazzo Bradley was in at 1030 He feels that we should try the two men responsible for...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 28 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 10 1943 Contd p 2 Division Truscott was having difficulty in getting guns forward and wanted some 75mm pack guns Bradley called II Corps and located 6 We had lunch Landing...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 29 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 10 1943 Contd p 3 Alright if you order it and I said I do I then decided to go up to see Truscott and took Gay along to see that...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 30 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 10 1943 Contd p 4 I then told Truscott I had complete confidence in him and to show it was going home and to bed and left On the way back...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 31 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 11 1943 Contd p 2 like Navy It may be Germans getting rid of their ammunition before pulling out if they can pull out Our troops got ashore with very little...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 32 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 12 1943 We left by car for the front at 0730 Lodge was much impressed as I hoped he would be with the difficulty of ground and the fine work our...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 33 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 12 1943 contd p2 did not hit too close but might well have done so While this bombing was going on Truscott came up and I had a chance to congratulate...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 34 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 16 1943 contd p2 been made and also so we would get an extra regiment to the front without effort Necessary precautions were taken to see that the 3d Division did...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 35 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 17 1943 contd p2 that we had got there first but since we had been in for eighteen hours when he arrived the race was clearly to us We then went...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 36 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 17 1943 contd p2 look gloomy For the moment the future of the Seventh Army does not look bright but I trust that the same fortune which has helped me before...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
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Image 37 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 21 1943 I had Pvt Paul G Bennett ASN 7000001 C Battery 17th Field Artillery in end and explained to him that had cussed him out in the hope of restoring...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 38 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 August 22 1943 contd p2 As a result of this combined effort you have killed or captured 113350 enemy troops You have destroyed 265 of his tanks 2334 vehicles and 1162 large...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 39 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 Appendix 125 HEADQUARTERS NORTH AFRICAN THEATRE OF OPERATION Office of the Surgeon APO 534 705M 16 August 1943 SUBJECT Mistreatment of Patients in Receiving Tents of the 15th and 93d Evacuation Hospitals...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24
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Image 40 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1943, July 24-Aug. 26 Appendix 125contd p2 to the rear echelon by a battery aid man and there the medical officer gave him some medicine which made him sleep but still he was nervous and disturbed...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1943-07-24