On September 26, 1918, Patton was leading an attack on German machine guns’ positions as part of the Meuse-Argonne. While directing the tanks, Patton got shot, and the bullet tore into his left thigh. Even though Patton had been shot, he continued to lead the battle from a shell hole, and he commanded that he would do his report at the division headquarters before being taken to the hospital. Patton earned a Purple Heart in World War I. At the end of World War I, Patton was selected to go to Washington, DC. Where he would have his “peacetime rank of captain” …show more content…
Even though Patton was strict, he managed to get his troops a win after several losses. The win was against Nazi forces in the Battle of El Guettar. A month later, Patton gave his command to Gen. Omar Bradley to prepare for the invasion in Sicily. The invasion was a military success, but it hurt Patton’s reputation. Patton slapped Private Charles H. Kuhl and called him a coward because he was not fighting because he had battle wounds. Patton had hoped that he could lead the Allied invasion of Normandy, but Patton was assigned command of a force that was preparing for an invasion in England. He was being used as a decoy. His “army” was nothing but plywood and inflatable rubber pieces. On D-Day in 1944, President Roosevelt granted Patton command of the 3rd U.S. Army because of this the 3rd Army swept across France. In the Battle of Bulge, Patton’s troops defeated the German counterattack. This happened after he led them across the Rhine River and captured 10,000 miles of territory. This made Germany to be free from Nazi