Manuscript/Mixed Material George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 (2 of 2)
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Image 1 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … GEORGE S PATTON DIARIES Annotated transcripts Mar 22Sept 26 1945 2 of 2 BOX 3 FOLDER 12 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 2 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 221945 contd p2 hours It rained and sleeted at intervals the whole distance and going over the top of the mountains at a height of about 4000 feet it snowed a…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 3 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 22 1945 contd p3 US casualties from March 23 killed 16685 wounded 5815 missing 773 total 8273 nonbattle 9467 grand total 17740 reinforcements 23927 German casualties from Aug 1 actual Prisoners…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 4 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 23 1945 contd p2 General Patch called me this morning and suggested that we swap the 14th and 20th Armored Divisions The 14th ARmored is still fighting in the zome of…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 5 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 25 1945 contd p2 are in a bad fix because we will turn them over to the Russians who will probably shoot them At the same time we heard that several…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 6 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 25 1945 contd p 3 On the left of the XII Corps boundary Combat Command B of the 11th Armored Division is six kilometers southeast of Regensburg There was quite a…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 7 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 26th 1945 contd p2 One battalion of the 90th Division has closed on Cham to cover the pass to the left rear of the 11th Armored Division The 26th Infantry Division…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 8 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 26 1945 contd p3 In driving to the III Corps I passed through the middle of the town of Nuremburg The old walled city had not only been heavily bombed but…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 9 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 28 1945 There is more or less of a race on between the III and XX Corps which is very satisfactory There is a strong chance that the III Corps will…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 10 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 29 1945 contd p2 of the bridges over the Inn and Danube Rivers in that vicinity or frighten the Germans into blowing them up Either solution would be good as the…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 11 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … April 30 1945 contd p2 hazard as I do not believe the Germans have anything there I persuaded General Bradley to let me have the 4th Armored Division in a swap for…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 12 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 1 1945 contd p2 from the airfield near Nuremberg and flew to the Headquarters of the III Corps at Mainburg After looking over the situation map we visited the 86th Division…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 13 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 1 1945 contd p3 candy and cookie factory which also made airplane parts and which had been partially looted by Germans Had it not been for the prompt and personal action…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 14 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 2 1945 contd p2 The old boundary of Third Army and III Corps northwest of Freising remains the same Thence in a general easterly direction to Muhldorf thence along the Inn…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 15 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 2 1945 contd p3 There is a possibility that the Third Army may be turned in a northeasterly direction for the reduction of Czechoslovakia If this is done my present plan…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 16 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 3 1945 contd p2 Visited the Headquarters of the III and XX Corps to explain the situation which was already quite clear to them On driving to the XX Corps we…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 17 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 4 1945 contd p2 Corps and told them to get going with the 1st and 2d Infantry Divisions and the 16th armored Division and also told the XII Corps to attack…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 18 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 5 1945 contd p2 He is also going to let me know whether the stop line through Pilsen is mandatory In view of the radio report about the Patriots having taken…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 19 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 7 1945 The V Corps sent a Colonel General from the German Army who had come from Norway to Prague to explain to the German Army Group Com mander General Schoerner…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 20 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 7 1945 contd p2 guard The XX Corps captured the gold art treasures and diamonds of the Hungarian Government which were immediately placed under proper guard The Commanding General of the…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 21 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 8 1945 contd p2 pilots of the Third Army have been in the highest traditions of the armies that have defended America throughout its history You and your gallant forces well…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 22 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 10 1945 contd p2 He also stated that we could use demolitions to temporarily pre vent movement of trains into our area I issued General Order No 98 terminating the war…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 23 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 12 1945 contd p2 met the Commanding General of the 4th Russians Guards Army Generals Patton Gay Hughes Maddox Muller Conklin and Colonel Harkins Hammond and Koch and Major Popovsky I…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 24 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 14th 1945 contd p2 Ukrainian Front He apparently is the next highest ranking Marshal to Stalin and in order to present me with the Medal the Order of Ku tuzov First…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 25 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 15 1945 Nothing of importance happened May 16 1945 General Hughes and I Codman Captain EP Creed Lt Graves Sgt Mims and Sgt Meeks left by plane first for Paris and…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 26 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 16 1945 contd p2 of me I think that they may have thought I was Montgomery until I started to go out when they found out I was a bigger Outside…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 27 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 17 1945contd p2 I arrived at Rheims at 530 and went to see General Eisenhower where I found that my recall was due to the fact that Tito is rais ing…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 28 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … May 18 1945 contd p2 on the northern end of the Adriatic The situation should clarify itself within a few days If it does not considerable complication will arise on redeployment In…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 29 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … July 4 1945 Sgt Meeks and I left Washington shortly before noon yesterday with our initial stop at Stephensville In Newfoundland We were unable to land there so flew on to Gander…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 30 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … July 4 1945 contd p2 General Hughes met me at the Paris airport and I went to his apart ment at the Georges V Hotel and was surprised to find it was…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 31 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … July 5 1945 contd p2 I terminated my Diary on May 18 as it seemed to me that there was nothing more of interest in the world now that the war was…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 32 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 1 1945 contd p2 taken Berlin Churchill asked Ike to do it and Ike replied by stating that it was Churchills fault that the line had been established where it was…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 33 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 8 1945 contd p2 and the best Commander of each type of company and platoon The purpose was to obtain from the men who did it the means they used to…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 34 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 8 1945 contd p3 hates the Russians with reason He told me some of their methods For example in order to make one of his Bishops sign a false certificate with…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 35 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 8 1945 contd p4 When I was in Cairo General Anders commanding the 2d Polish Corps and who had been a General Staff Officer of a Russian Division under the Emperor…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 36 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 8 1945contd p5 more or less old whereas the whole cry is for youth Under our rules which demand the total deNazification of Germany we have to remove everyone who has…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 37 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 10 1945contd p2 divisions at the rate of approximately three a week In every case I make a speech along these lines See Appendis 155 General notes on remarks to be…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 38 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 18 1945 contd p2 of honor There was a crowd of several thousand people and much cheering for Patton On the way back Charles de Vaux the son of Mme de…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 39 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 27 1945 contd p2 of War or the Secretary of state It was the meeting in which Morgenthau and later Roosevelt copying him stated that Germany was to be made an…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22
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Image 40 of George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910-1945; Annotated transcripts; 1943-1945; 1945, Mar. 22-Sept. 26 … August 29 1945 contd p2 We are also turning over the French several hundred thousand prisoners of war to be used as slave labor in France It is amusing to recall that…- Contributor: Patton, George S. (George Smith)
- Date: 1945-03-22