Presented by Blackhawk Films , this black and white biographical film from the mid-20th century paints a portrait of the life and accomplishments of esteemed World War II General George S. Patton. The film opens with the unveiling ceremony of the Patton Monument at West Point and then goes on to feature clips and scenes from various battles from The Mexican Border Wars, World War I, and World War II. George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11,1885-December 21,1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France and Germany after the Allied Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. He was and still is a respected military hero who is known for his fearlessness and bravery as well as his pioneering of the use of tanks in warfare.
Opening credits (0:30). Official ceremony at West Point for unveiling of Patton Monument dedicated to General George S. Patton (0:40). Close-ups of Patton Monument (0:52). Scenes from West Point campus detailing General Patton’s time as a student there (1:09). General Patton’s involvement with the Mexican Border War in the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the Pancho Villa Expedition (1:36). Scenes from World War I – Patton becomes a captain and forms America’s first Tank Corps (1:44). Patton practices with old tank machinery to work out the doctrines of modern tank warfare (2:11). Germans first put Patton’s ideas and military strategy into practice (2:23). Hitler’s Panzer Armies of World War II (2:26). United States Tank Corps during World War II (2:44). General Patton and the invasion of North Africa (2:52). Battle in Casablanca, Morocco (3:00). Battle of El Guettar and the Tunisia Campaign of World War II against Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (3:37). The Allied Invasion of Sicily (4:08-5:08). Event in Sicily that nearly ruined Patton’s career – The George S. Patton Slapping Incidents (5:10). Eisenhower calls for an investigation (5:31). Patton apologizes to an assembly of troops (5:54). London: Big Ben and Westminster Abbey (5:59). Patton trains British soldiers for the invasion of France (6:08). Scenes from D-Day: The Normandy Landings (6:39). Celebrations across France (6:55). Battle of Metz (7:30). Siege of Bastogne, Belgium where Patton attempted to rescue the trapped American 101st Airborne Division (8:32). Patton leads troops across Germany (9:25). Victory in Europe or V-E Day celebrations (9:37). Patton’s return to America (9:53). The White House in Washington D.C. – Patton reports to President Truman and is congratulated on his war victories in Europe (9:59). General Patton welcome home parade in Los Angeles (10:12). General Patton’s homecoming speech in Los Angeles to raise morale for the fight against the Japanese (10:34). General Patton returns to Germany (11:08). Patton’s death (11:19). Epinal American Cemetery (11:34).
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