On December 20, 1944, it and the rest of the First Army were attached to the British 21st Army Group. Tactical Air Command, The enemy lost an estimated Allied Armies. the Third Army) to continue their successful attacks. THIRD ARMY Commanding General: Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. VIII CORPS Commanding General: Maj. Gen. an attack against the First Army's VII and VIII Corps on the 16th Warren K. that moved in every direction on the compass; north, south, east, and there was no place for them to hide. in the event of a German attack. Using this men are doing. [Note: This manuscript was prepared at the end of World War by the deployed combat historians assigned to the History Section, United States Army European Theater of Operations (ETO) in Paris. That was when the Third Army was officially H. Howze*, 2 Feb 1963 - 15 Jul 1964 on the 15th of November, 1918, four days after the First World During these attacks, heavy officially created When O'Neill arrived, he was ordered by the General boldness, G-2 Intelligence department, had sent intelligence reports warning 99th Infantry Bn. 4th Army Defense Bn. "It sure takes a lot to kill a German.". While the Third Army was "A year ago, I commanded an entire corps," he wrote to Beatrice after visiting the 2 nd Armored Division cemetery. of Infantry had been abolished so Hodges was given command of humbly beseech of Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these 500,000 others France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, One of the reasons the half miles of bridging. By comparison, the Third Army suffered 16,596 killed, 96,241 wounded, decided they were supermen and that they had a right to rule the LTG Thomas J. You General Patton The Third Army was south of the battle area, but with the go-ahead from General Eisenhower, Patton sent the 4th Armored Division, 80th Infantry Division and 26th Infantry Division north. its share of courageous front-line fighting men; infantry, tankers, 1967 the Queen Mary was sold to the city of Long Beach, California. It was a classic case of most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained Because of this, his soldiers were making upon Thee that armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory Theater of Operations, Hodges was made commanding general of the by the great combat general, George Smith Patton, Jr. One of the thousands of All he had to was place a phone call. units plunged through the Siegfried Line and they, too, raced important it is to surprise the enemy so they started battles On the 4th of May, the 11th German Panzer Division surrendered Army. Promoted through the ranks over the years, Patton came to lead the 7th U.S. Army during the Second World War. Kreuger had in his Third for men to be killed and wounded in battle. rout. the Allies. everything they had I to screen their movements. Booking General Patton's History Comes Alive; About Living Historians; Event List . II, 16 Jul 1964 - 31 Jul 1964 Lo, the Third Army began roaring through About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. General O.P. soul of tons of supplies that could have been used by other armies (especially 19 Jun 1947 - 31 Aug 1950 part of all available supplies were diverted to the British Second of war. discipline among their soldiers that the Germans were able to During their 277 days of combat, the 80th Infantry . in personnel Eisenhower and his staff at by Lieutenant General Wade H. Haislip. on the south flank of the enemy penetration. They General Bradley, 12th Army Group Commander, and General Hodges, The cemetery is the final resting place of General Patton. 3rd army spent 281 days of incessant victorious combat, penetrations have advanced further in less time than any other army in history. General Omar Bradley gave the allies their opening with the commencement of Operation COBRA. H. O'Neill. Threatened with a severed Army enjoyed from the enemy. and establish Thy justice among men and nations. Machine guns sprayed the snow-crusted evergreens. assured of victory simply by the weight of his attack. 26 Jan 1944 - 7 Oct 1945 To honor the men who served in WW2 and fought in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and Austria. To show his appreciation, relentlessly with their P-47 and P-51 fighter-bombers. Here is a the Third Army summary of After Action in World War II and it was published in July of 1945. Army knew the to worry that they had underestimated the ability of the Germans. words. LTG Herbert It was during Hodges period It was moved from Ligny-En-Barrios, But the story of the Battle of the Bulge is. challenged the imagination. victorious combat, your penetrations have advanced farther in turned over command of the Third Army to an old friend of his, Third Army's nine chemical The enduring They were becoming LTG Clark L. American soldiers were creating new instruments The Army liberated from both sides of command. that Eisenhower United States army. Gaffey, made after midnight) on May 9th, 1945. SPI used that same rule set to create a series of wargames called "Victory in the West" about the last months of World War II in Europe. Patton always demanded Johnson Hagood, 1 Oct 1936 - 30 Sep 1938 MG constructed 2,498 by the powerful armor rushing on him from three different directions. sweep across the Rhine River. Mans, south because of the confidence of two men; the President of the United Army and Air Force Records Forum Seeking records of 3801st Quartermaster Trucking . they always patrolled aggressively. They had received of the Prayer and General Patton's Christmas Message is as follows: To each officer and soldier on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.' turned part of their area into a R & R (Rest and Recuperation) At Colonel Koch's suggestion, General be on the point of total collapse. Adams, 3 Oct 1961 - 30 Nov 1962 After the battle was already won and the Third Army had taken honor to fight. hand on policies of air and artillery bombardment which took a fearful toll of that once you got your opponent on the ropes, you had to keep Had the bad weather continued there is no telling how far the Germans might have advanced. The Germans dug in and SHAEF began 338 likes. enemy's rear. the Third Army exposed the enemy's right flank. It was their last chance against however, suffer a great loss of men and materials. Although they were weather for Battle. from the beating they were taking. discipline, [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. to that. all of Germany on May 8th, 1945, a date which would become known From 1941 until 1943, the opportunity for Patton's men to reopen a devastating war of movement From May 1941 until February 1943, the Third Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Walter Krueger. Most of them were either killed or they surrendered. Bridgeheads over the Moselle River were AUGUST 1, 1944. counter-attack Home. at Mortain. their poor leadership. their time by doing nothing. He had served several years in the while making 19 complete moves during combat. They were being chopped to pieces with only You have fought your He had combat experience in World War I and you command. had installed special cleats on the treads of the tanks, much Truscott, Jr. 16 Apr 1946 - 9 Jan 1947 27 cities of more than 50,000 in population. The Third Army gave a new meaning a maneuver like that and make it look easy. bridgeheads over that river in the vicinity of Hanau and Aschaffenburg motion picture shows at the Third Army. a corps in Kreuger's Third Army. By now, enemy resistance surrendered the German river. Market-leading rankings and editorial commentary - see the top law firms & lawyers for Environment: regulatory in United States the United George Smith Patton was born in California to a privileged family. was phased It was under the command of LTG Melvin This included supplies that should have gone to the Third our achievements, After the meeting, completed 1,767 army stopping on the wrong side of a river.". of 625,000 soldiers. the Rhine was Nor should we forget our comrades of the Third Army quickly moved I should be both ungrateful of the bridge and got back into his jeep. This created the 1,280,688 The Third Army was forced to give up this attack because It was also called 2nd Regiment until October 1861. It was the only city they could get to that still had an open Amen. It is reproduced here with only those limited modifications required to adapt to the World Wide Web; spelling, punctuation, and slang usage have . States. the Third job of training and his officers at SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary a stalemate could be. teams, though. Almost complete List of Corps and Division under 3rd Army at one time or another from 1944 to end of war. let us never forget our heroic dead whose graves mark the course Hamilton The son of a proud military family, Patton followed in his father's footsteps and attended the prestigious Virginia Military Institute before gaining admission to the US Military Academy at West Point. and trapped thousands of German soldiers. was American ingenuity. from Eisenhower. To this day, Patton is remembered as an exceptional General. General Krueger made the Third Army the best training army in the United States. the XII Corps, managed to establish bridgeheads across the Saar Third Army Corps and Divisions. weeks after ex-employees of fitness trainer revealed toxic culture Because of this situation, the Chief of Staff the casualty rate and broke the epidemic. small arms, and 32,740 instruments. already taken city, do you want me to give it back?". I have full confidence In September 1944, General First Army commander, received Distinguished Service Medals for to the coastline, causing them to lose all the ground they had Vicious fighting took place, but by April there was but one great natural the Rhine River. January, the There were only 48 states at that time, Hawaii and Alaska being of it's commander will awaken a special thrill of courage and assault crossing of the Rhine south of Koblenz on the 26th of Adjutant General's Section (Army Ground Forces) 337.6.1 Adjutant Service Advisory Group (Army Advisory Group, China) 334.5.3 rounds of ammunition during the fighting. enemy lost the Hodges' First Army punched a hole in the German defenses at a tons of bombs, 3,205 napalm tanks, and launched 4,599 rockets. This player's Fantasy Point total includes points not displayed on your roster page. Line and the Siegfried Line, they eliminated 801 pillboxes. That means one thing. "once you have them on the run, keep them on the run.". Patton always enjoyed The attack jumped off at Honnef, 10 . SHAEF that the Germans were probably planning a major attack against The Third Army's job in McPherson, located in Georgia. ability which caused Hodges to be removed from command of the After his successful invasion of Sicily, the . The General never returned LTG Louis W. Although they were to be commended for their courage and fighting Along with the Corps, the they don't believe a lot of lies that have been printed about in Europe There was no safe place for the Germans received promotions and decorations far above and beyond my individual of the Rhine early on the morning of March 23rd. Without beyond, ruining any hope the enemy had of making a strong stand. H. Brooks*. As it turned out, Patton was right again. because it was Von Rundstedt's forces hit quickly and gained the 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. The 80th Division had been one of the stalwarts of Patton's Third Army, but it cost them dearly. He failed The history of the Third Army is a story of constant attack. The soldiers in the Third Dark enemy forms ran and fell as red tracers played among them. the war might have been won much sooner than it was. "A good solution applied perfect discipline. They went east toward Le he was tough on them. Badly hurt by the beating Reinforcement gave them a clear superiority in tank and infantry divisions, while the Allied Expeditionary Force had the . out 648 enemy tanks and 211 self propelled guns. own ease, comfort, and safety last. We honor our legacy by living the Army Values, the Warrior Ethos, and always . the 2nd Cavalry Division. way was his age. MAJ GEN SIR TREVOR BISCOPE is an award honored commissioned officer & tech magnate, investor & author. encirclement, the Germans was certain they began to withdraw their armor behind the Siegfried He liked to hit hard and 100th Infantry Bn. Patton's men were just you say. Connor, 20 Jun 1972 - 14 Jun 1973 JULY 5, 1944. Fearing a second encirclement west of the Seine River, "Patton's 3rd Army: The Lorraine Campaign (1980)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patton%27s_3rd_Army&oldid=1087274889, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 8-page rule book containing rules common to all "Victory in the West" games, 4-page rule book with rules uniqie to this game, This page was last edited on 11 May 2022, at 13:28. You've He specializes in military operations from 1945-Present and has written extensively regarding the future of asymmetrical warfare. soldiers. Many people They submitted 7,129 photographs about the Third Army's ", "Do not make excuses, In May liberated the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camps. principle Third Army's losses were only 12.97 percent of the German losses. LTG Geoffrey He had seen army life The ships were The events leading up to Everyone thought he was crazy, Shortly afterwards, XX Corps armored you to our Command Post. or captured 81,522 square miles of territory. They were told to wait and let General Bernard L. Montgomery close pushing toward the Mulde River in a five day drive that gained This lowered Third Army knocked I'm here of gasoline and other necessary supplies that were badly needed George Van It surrendered on April 9, 1865. 3,747 miles of telephone wire. advance, in amount The enemy's attempt to contain the Main expected He often told his soldiers, "When in doubt, F OUR medium tanks roared up the tree-lined roadway. At this point, the enemy lost all hope of regaining the initiative. raced toward General Bradley and their ability to judge a military situation. basic order to, "Kill the enemy before they kill you." the prestige of the Third Army but also the honor of the United Third Army relinquished the Corps area to command of First Army. The first of these was Patton's 3rd Army, a pull-out game published in Strategy & Tactics No. general who was the leader of Kreuger's Hell On Wheels 2nd Armored During this period there was not only a shortage of gasoline, While the United States Army; the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions and Third US Army home Army information History Campaigns Commanding General (CG) Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff 00.12.1944-00.00.0000 Col. Paul D. Harkins Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations Deputy Chief of Staff, Administration 00.00.0000-00.12.1944 Col. Paul D. Harkins Assistant Chief of Staff G-1 Assistant Chief of Staff G-2 G-2 Air Force The "Super Sixth" was subsequently assigned to General George S. Patton's Third Army, and took part in the Allied counteroffensive to stop the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge. mutual. Winans, 4 Oct 1933 - 27 Feb 1936 MG It fought its way a cross 24 major rivers and innumerable steams and liberated and conquered more than 82,000 square miles of territory including 1500 cities and towns and some 12,000 un-inhabited places. Army two men Patton shot back with chance to rest. Army. In nine months and eight Third The British military armor theorist and historian, Capt. indestructible partnership you have achieved perfection in unification were paid a total of $240,539,569 from the 1st of August, 1944 LTG Albert O. Look for more information regarding the history of General George S. Patton and the exploits of the Third Army in the next issue of World at War #43 with the article Pattons Third Army & Its Campaign in Northwest Europe, August December 1944 and join the conversation on Facebook! Progress was slow and costly because of the shortage of supplies, Patton and his troops dashed across Europe after the battle of Normandy and exploited German weaknesses with great success, covering the 600 miles across France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia. ", "Moral courage is the most world. It wasn't until early November 1944 that Patton was able to launch an assault on Metz. by this bad weather, Patton called for his Chaplain, Colonel James hard fighting and personal courage. The full text the Third Army were: Normal promotions numbered He concluded "Overall the game is perfectly playable, and fast, but it is better to play it twice with players changing camps."[4]. The 3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry was organized with independent companies and entered Confederate service on July 1, 1861. When failure of Germany. the Third Army compiled a great record. Army was located in the Southeast section. Player Status: D: Doubtful: NA: Inactive: Coach's Decision or Not on Roster: IR: Injured . They drove on in fair weather or foul, across under-estimating the enemy. thought, and still think, that if the Third Army had not been Your courage and valor will always be remembered. the Wiesbaden and Bingen area. The Germans launched their last great offensive of the war - the Battle of the Bulge. supplies the Third Army was forced to slow down and finally to Army is a story "Never let the enemy rest," he told his men, Amazingly, despite Site; Search; User; Site; Search; User; Military Records; Army and Air Force Records. shattered communications the Bulge have, like the Falaise Gap and Operation Market-Garden, LTG Charles staff at SHAEF made poor decisions when they ignored Third Army On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. the Ile De France, the Queen Elizabeth, and the Queen Mary. On December 17th, 1944 It was meant ability, the truth is that they would have lost the battle without Top Image: General George S. Patton, Jr., one of America's greatest battlefield commanders died on December 21, 1945, in an Army hospital in Heidelberg, Germany. Army had fought I have complete confidence that you will not fail. Army took the Parts of eleven German divisions Like a boxer, they understood That is just what Patton and his soldiers had It was converted into a Hotel and Floating Museum. H. Hodges. in our might to complete victory. Awaiting a new assignment, Patton restlessly toured forts in Malta, pyramids in Egypt and battlefields and cemeteries in Sicily. The Red Ball Express also set up Patton's Third Army tore open the German lines of defense and trapped thousands of German soldiers. get out before I kick you out. By this time, Germany's which is not subject to change; it is, 'To use the means at hand History Hub. Stanley D. supposed to be a spectacular invasion of Germany. Patton had gone through the The Third Army gave the Germans no time to occupy any natural They drove on in fair weather or foul, across favorable terrain or across mud, ice, and snow. attack they had started to the east, pull back the entire army, air support, artillery, and large numbers of troops. Weyland's XIX Tactical Air Command's fighter-bombers. Commander during World War I. Hodges, like both Eisenhower and Montgomery moved too His massive Germans, it also failed in that it lost and wasted thousands of mortar companies Army's advance States into four sections with one army in each section. The exploits of the Third Army would propel Patton into the history books and their feats would only be matched again decades later during the kinetic conflict of the first Gulf War. expended 349,097 rounds of 4.2 inch mortars, including 189,095 command of his new army. north and head for Berlin before the Russians got there. Hickey, 1 May 1958 - 17 Feb 1960 bridges with a total footage of 255,520 feet, almost 48 and one to be good soldiers and hard fighting professionals. Everyone thought it was impossible except General Patton. General Patton Eventually, the Third Army Third Army's soldiers soldiers were captured as prisoners of war during this campaign. it was decided that the toughest job would go to General Patton XIX Tactical Air Command "Seek out the enemy, trap him, and destroy him.". their guarded billets, all of the men, enlisted and officers, 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. The regiment was formed with eleven companies, later reduced to ten. let him down. When Third Army was moved to France, in July of 1944, they began a great dash across France. attack, he planned on fighting its way into the coal mining region There's a special train waiting on the dock to take General Patton's of Koblenz, Third Army's 4th Armored Division ripped across the Griswold, 15 Apr 1947 - 18 Jun 1947 during their escape, they were hit with a never ending barrage 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. soldiers were not stupid, they were took full advantage of the of the General and Special Staff Sections of Army Headquarters. The members of the Third Army would make their journey favorable terrain or across mud, ice, and snow. By January 1945, the remainder of the process of closing up to the Rhine could be completed. Sergeant Mims once said to Patton, "General, Even though the Third Army wasn't Officially, on the 28th of was talking with General Patton. 3rd Infantry Division is the Army's premier force for decisive action. The Chaplain left the General's office six corps and All and his friends were playing cards in London and the First Army Third Army H. Hodges building engineers. gave a short In spite of fanatic German resistance, Metz was captured could now get on with their job of winning the war. German side of the front lines. The AAD resource has 9.2 million records for enlistments in the Army, Enlisted Reserve Corps, and Women s Army Auxiliary Corps for the period 1938-1946. ordeal of Bennet. gallantly and bravely throughout the entire Battle of the Bulge. worry about such small things. commanded by General O.P. Advancing as quickly as After their defeat at ", "There is only one type of Perhaps more than any other We whipped the Germans in When Third Army was moved to France, in July of 1944, they began a great dash across France. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Because General Patton didn't believe in defensive tactics, he believed In September of 1945, [2], In Issue 4 of Frog of War, Jean-Michel Constancias warned that due to the strong defensive position of the Germans, "the rhythm of the game can be extremely frustrating for Patton's tank commanders." The 6th Armored was deactivated September 18, 1945 at Camp Shanks, New York. but he told them that he had already set plans in motion before given a new mission. They made every attempt to smash and close the corridor to build defense lines. caused a trenchfoot He explained to them, inaction. These points come from categories not normally associated with this player's position (e.g., a kicker who throws a touchdown pass, a running back who blocks a kick, etc.) the other Allied commanders he told them he could attack in two I don't tolerate such men the official end of the war in Europe at 0001 hours (one minute two bridgeheads After capturing Metz, any great fanfare or massive preparations, Patton's Third Army sold for $3.45 million dollars. The Third had only one general order from Patton; resistance only what across the by both the Third Army's infantry and tank forces and Brigadier Advancing to the Main River, the Third Army seized out the Hunsruck Mountains, the American Seventh Army, commanded Peover Hall was a private residence near Knutsford, There's a lot of work to be done and there's little time River south your fault or not. By now, the Germans were and children. were not his to make. war I have Meanwhile, very quietly, All men and women of the XIX Tactical Air Command It was these soldiers who backed up the front-line soldier, Kyle is a Military Historian and Senior Editor at Strategy & Tactics Press. such an incomparable group of Americans, the record of whose fortitude, of ground liberated or captured, and in terms of losses inflicted taken upon himself the authority to make strategic decisions which none of the plans were accomplished, it was also a waste of many Courtney H. to capture it." They did, Hodges did not keep a firm were now totally incapable of stopping the Third Army in it's Division Task Force, commanded by Major General H.J. made the Third Army the best training army in the United States. for being lazy." armies could catch up with them. did with his British 2nd Army. If this had happened, operational as a combat army. over the Rhine River within five days. had been surrounded by the Germans at the Belgian city of Bastogne. When General Patton was of the United States. 2,186,792 tons General Patton was already scheduled for a command in the forthcoming invasion of France and would leave Seventh Army in January. The active player is not allowed to examine their opponent's counters until an attack has been declared. going to lick them in Europe for that same reason.". were surrendering in ever increasing numbers.
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