Manuscript/Mixed Material George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 (2 of 2)
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Image 1 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... GEORGE S PATTON DIARIES Annotated transcripts Aug 1Nov 29 1944 2 of 2 BOX 3 FOLDER 8 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 2 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 1 1944 The attack of the 6 Armored Division to restore the salient of the 35th Division west of Chateau Salins jumped off at 0600 and the situation was well restored...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 3 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 2 1944 contd p2 arm was not selfinflicted I think I did a good job Today morale seemed high I also saw in the 35th Evacuation Hospital ten German prisoners all...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 4 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 4 1944 contd p2 two 30s would be better than one 30 That we also need more white phosphorous ammunition General WS Rumbough Chief Signal Officer of the Communications zone spent...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 5 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 6 1944 contd p2 Things are going very badly at Fort Driant We may have to abandon the attack since it is not worth the cost I was over optimistic in...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 6 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 8 1944 contd page 2 prisoners came in I had my Leica camera with a telephoto lens and believe I secured some good pictures I then visited General WH Paul of...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 7 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 9 1944 contd p2 of Beedle Smith At the insistence of Brad and myself to Ike the other day SHAEF will now supervise the allocation of supplies Heretofore the SOS had...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 8 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 10 1944 contd p2 of the 26th Division While there I had a chance to talk to General Marshall and General Handy with reference to getting a star for Colonels Bruce...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 9 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 10 1944 contd p3 Handy were very well pleased with what they saw I have never known General Marshall to be so nice and human October 11 1944 General Bradley came...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 10 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 12 1944 contd p2 From here we drove on and stopped to take a picture of Vauqois Mountain I could not recognize it as in 1918 it was perfectly bare and...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 11 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 13 1944 Mr Gibson and a number of Red Cross luminaries called October 14 1944 General Eisenhower invited me to visit him and the King at Headquarters First Army Codman and...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 12 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 16 1944 Drove to the Headquarters XX Corps to tell General McLain goodbye Was met by General Twaddle 1 and General Van Fleet who relieves McLain in command of the 90th...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 13 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 17 1944 contd p 2 Polk Task Force which will attack Saarburg at the same time that the 90th Division crosses the river When the 10th has forced a crossing at...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 14 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 17 1944 contd p3 57136 replacements 58498 Note this is the first time on the Continent of Europe that the replacements have exceeded the casualties BAP German actual casualties prisoners of...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 15 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 19 1944 contd p2 them that for the present the sharing of the railway is impossible as we are using it to maximum capacity to sustain our Army and it is...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 16 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 21 1944 contd p2 General John Millikin commanding the III Corps and General Hawley Chief Surgeon ETOUSA came for dinner I had all the senior staff officers III Corps ordered up...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 17 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 23 1944 Inspected all ordnance maintenance units in the vicinity of Nancy There are a great many of these and the amount of supplies and the work done is impressive Discipline...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 18 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 25 1944 contd p2 also showed Lee a copy of the telegram I had sent Ike on the failure to provide gas This annoyed him a good deal as he poses...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 19 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 28 1944 contd p2 of this army say that Ike is the best General the British have and that I was halted to save Montys face October 29 1944 Weyland Harkins...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 20 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... October 30 1944 contd p2 a gloomy spot although the men are very keen October 31 1944 General Allen Chief of Staff 12th Army Group called to say we would have to...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 21 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 2 1944 contd p2 We talked it over with the XII Corps and since it is 98 likely that bombers cant work before noon even on a good day we will...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 22 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 4 1944 Made speeches to all divisions in XX Corps that is 5th 10th Armored Divisions 95th and 90th also Headquarters XX Corps It was a long nasty drive in the...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 23 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 6 1944 contd p2 I said that in their case I could quote the Bible and said that the first shall be last and the 4th shall be first In the...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 24 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 8 1944 Woke up at 0300 and it was raining like hell I actually got nervous and got up and read Rommels book Infantry Attacks It was most helpful as he...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 25 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 9 1944 We drove to the Observation Post of the 2d Infantry 5th Division which crossed the river this morning The flooded condition of the river is very bad It is...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 26 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 9 1944 contd p2 Generals Spaatz Doolittle Curtis and Colonel Allen also a Professor Bruce survivor of 96 day bombardment sdqn 1918 Codwain old outfit Hopper spent the night I think...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 27 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 10 1944 contd p2 General Haislip came in and said he would be responsible for seeing that nothing attacked our right flank at the present time We will shoot the two...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 28 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 11 1944 contd p2 and will have therefore to be always bothered by the triangle between the Moselle and the Saar River The heads of the sections gave me a birthday...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 29 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 13 1949 Seventh Army attacked this morning General Bradley and Bonesteel called at 1015 and we drove to Headquarters XII Corps and Chateau Salins headquarters 4th Armored Division The weather was...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 30 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 14 1944 contd p2 so many dead Germans as I did when Van Fleet took us to Kerling and showed us where the counterattack on November 11th was stopped November 15...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 31 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 17 1944 contd p2 many as 21 days Two of these have been found Got back in time for lunch with Mr Walter Lippman He is a very impressionable person with...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 32 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 19 1944 contd p2 I drove to the front at Fort Verney Headquarters of the 5th Division and met Walker there The 10th Infantry of that Division made a night attack...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 33 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 20 1944 contd p2 Corps to arrange for an attack due east as well as the one against Saarbourg I am sure that an attack between Merzig and Saarlauten will produce...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 34 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 22 1944 contd p2 General Bonesteel who is hatchet man for General Eisenhower came to spend a few days with me I think he will be of very real value Gaffey...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 35 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 22 1944 contd p3 total 88725 replacements 84734 German losses since Aug 1 1944 prisoners of war 122 533 buried 12774 total 135307 German losses estimated prisoners of war 123100 killed...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 36 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 23 1944 contd p2 in the flank and rear The situation as to ammunition is not good but we will use all we need until we run out and then dig...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 37 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 25 1944 The 95th Division has done well and has high morale however I thought the plan I inspected this morning was overtimid and said so They are talking about seizing...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 38 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 25 1944 contd p2 is that all four American armies should consist of 12 divisions This is absurd An Army should be the size necessary to accomplish its task in the...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 39 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 27 1944 Averill Harriman Ambassador to Russia accompanied by Lt Colonel Gault Aide to Eisenhower arrived at 1010 Eisenhower had called to ask me to see that Harriman saw the worst...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01
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Image 40 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1944, Aug. 1-Nov. 29 ... November 27 1944 contd p3 officer caste is a new nobility This is a strange result of communism I think he had a very pleasant time November 28 1944 Colonel JC Macdonald...- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1944-08-01