Origins / Personal background of General Patton George Smith Patton Junior was born on the 11th of November 1885 in San Marino‚ California. Patton’s family were wealthy and lived on a 2000 acre property. His family background was of Scottish-Irish and English descent‚ and nearly all of his late ancestors had served in the military from the American Revolution to the American Civil War. During his early childhood‚ Patton struggled to read and write‚ however after some time‚ he was able to overcome
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graduated in 1917 Matthew Ridgway - World War II:Graduating in 1937‚ Ridgway saw service as the deputy chief of staff for the Second Army and later the assistant chief of staff of the Fourth Army. His performance in these roles caught the eye of General George Marshall who had him transferred to the War Plans Division in September 1939. With the US entry into World War II in December 1941‚ Ridgway was fast-tracked to higher command. Promoted to brigadier general in January 1942‚ he was again promoted that
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General Patton’s Principles of Life and Leadership Born November 11‚ 1885 in San Gabriel‚ California‚ General George Smith Patton‚ Jr. was one of the most complicated‚ yet greatest leaders in military history. On June 11‚ 1909‚ he attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) for a year and then to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 15th cavalry Regiment. Growing up‚ Patton’s ultimate life goal was to become a hero and a successful
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and Eight British Armies’ Commanders understood what Roosevelt and Churchill wanted‚ but other key operational commanders did not. In other words‚ British General Bernard Montgomery and U.S. Lieutenant General George Patton understood the initial intent of Operation HUSKY‚ but they recognized the opportunities and realized the importance of defeating the German Army. According to modern doctrine‚ “the thorough understanding of the commander’s intent at every level”
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It was 1946‚ Black Forest‚ Germany. Hitler was driving his car to the dark forest cabin. He was talking with his second in command Julius Schreck. "Hitler how are going to destroy allies if we are just going to be in this cabin with no radios or technology." Said general Julius Schreck. Hitler got to the cabin where you can’t see or here anything. Where 400 feet‚ tall trees cover the cabin so nothing can see it. Crack!!! Trees and plants broke has the beautiful blue eyed tiger sesby got here
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Anita Desai deals with the theme of family by sharing the interactions or the lack of them between family members. She does so by using words which relate to food and the passage from page 194 “Arun sits in front of his bowl of dhal” to the end of 195‚ is significant to the rest of the novel because it shows the relationships the family has with each other and it helps the reader understand the book better. To begin with‚ Anita Desai explores the relationships of characters by referring to the
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English 11 Period 7 SEP0713 It is better to be alone than in bad company essay A mirror reflects a man’s face‚ but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses. This quote simply tells one that you become who you are around. This means that people who have bad company will become bad company themselves. But interaction with other people is not all bad. Instead of this‚ looking for company that will improve who a person becomes is the best idea. The simple but true fact of
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During Operation Husky‚ weaknesses were demonstrated at the operational level in the Allies ability to conduct command and control along with the integration of joint functions. The joint functions command and control (C2) and integration at the operational level will be applied to evaluate Operation Husky. For the joint function of C2 the three attributes of mission command: commanders intent‚ mutual trust and understanding will be used as evaluation criteria. For integration‚ fires along with
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Three culmination points Allied planners must consider are: 1) Loss of tactical surprise due to weather deterioration after D -3‚ 2) Allied forces unable to develop the port and aerodrome IVO Bone‚ and 3) Allied forces unable to sustain the required build up rate necessary to support operations at and to the east of Bone. In all three of these case‚ the resultant delays increase the chances of Axis forces consolidating positions around Tunis thus denying Allied forces use of the port. Favorable
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Part 1‚ Chapters 1 and 2 Summary Anita Desai’s novel of intricate family relations plays out in two countries‚ India and the United States. The core characters comprise a family living in a small town in India‚ where provincial customs and attitudes dictate the futures of all children: girls are to be married off and boys are to become as educated as possible. The story contrasts the life of the main character‚ Uma‚ the family’s older daughter‚ with Arun‚ the boy and baby of the family. Uma spends
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