General George S. Patton was assassinated? - The Firearms Forum

the morning light · 12-10-2009, 03:22 PM

I ran across this little piece on Patton and thought some of you who were in the military might like this:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-new-book.html

jim summers · 12-10-2009, 03:43 PM

I found that to be interesting even if i ain't a military war buff.

hogger129 · 12-10-2009, 04:50 PM

Hmm... Interesting. It kind of reminds me of E. Howard Hunt's 2007 deathbed confession about LBJ being the mastermind behind the Kennedy assassination. But we will never really know for sure.

LurpyGeek · 12-10-2009, 07:58 PM

Wrote a paper on Patton once. There are a number of people who think he was assassinated to prevent him from running for President. His attitudes toward many other nations (especially the Soviet Union) would have surely changed the face of history, but I'm not sure for better or worse.

RJay · 12-10-2009, 08:18 PM

I think the same two guys that were on the grassy knoll were the culprits. Surely it is a world wide conspiracy to over throw the free world.

rentalguy1 · 12-11-2009, 07:40 AM

Who knows? All I know for sure is that he was a prima donna.

carver · 12-11-2009, 09:37 AM

Patton, on many ocassions advised the President that we should take Russia imeaditely after the war. Many people feared him, so I don't find this to hard to believe.

Nighthawk · 12-11-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by RJay

I think the same two guys that were on the grassy knoll were the culprits. Surely it is a world wide conspiracy to over throw the free world.

Yes they were the ones, another conspiracy that can't be proven one way or the other.

yellerdawg · 12-11-2009, 11:18 PM

Good subjects.....

There is a bar/steak house near me, between Dallas and Fort Worth...in one of the metroplex cities...where I drank and played music , during 80's...when I wasnt traveling...the cook there "Jerry"...was one of Pattons last cooks..if not the last...and showed us always pics and stuff toprove that...anyway....

His take always was that...was an accident by most there..but no one ca nbe sure what happened the several days he lay out...with the broken kneck...there was only suspisions year safter the incident , he said...

One of my favorite stories...listening to Bob Hope interview years ago...was touring large bldg he had with reporter..that he stored momento's and awards and pics etc...you can imagine how much he had....well, he said here is one of my most prized posessions...was an 8 x 10 of Patton
urinating in rhine river and giving thumbs up with free hand and autographed to Hope.....always remembered that....and Pattons quote to forward scouts who requested instructions..." go up ahead until some bastards start shooting at you.."......LOL

Trouble 45-70 · 12-12-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by yellerdawg

Good subjects.....

There is a bar/steak house near me, between Dallas and Fort Worth...in one of the metroplex cities...where I drank and played music , during 80's...when I wasnt traveling...the cook there "Jerry"...was one of Pattons last cooks..if not the last...and showed us always pics and stuff toprove that...anyway....

His take always was that...was an accident by most there..but no one ca nbe sure what happened the several days he lay out...with the broken kneck...there was only suspisions year safter the incident , he said...

One of my favorite stories...listening to Bob Hope interview years ago...was touring large bldg he had with reporter..that he stored momento's and awards and pics etc...you can imagine how much he had....well, he said here is one of my most prized posessions...was an 8 x 10 of Patton
urinating in rhine river and giving thumbs up with free hand and autographed to Hope.....always remembered that....and Pattons quote to forward scouts who requested instructions..." go up ahead until some bastards start shooting at you.."......LOL

Compare this with the orders (ROE) our troops in Afghanistan have been given. We need another Paton. Whatever came of Gen. Swartscoff?

12-10-2009, 03:22 PM	#1
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12-10-2009, 03:43 PM	#2
jim summers Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I reside in southern Indiana, you can almost step out of my back door and be setting on Patoka Lake Posts: 1,056	Re: General George S. Patton was assassinated? I found that to be interesting even if i ain't a military war buff. __________________ To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required.

12-10-2009, 04:50 PM	#3
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,069	Re: General George S. Patton was assassinated? Hmm... Interesting. It kind of reminds me of E. Howard Hunt's 2007 deathbed confession about LBJ being the mastermind behind the Kennedy assassination. But we will never really know for sure.

12-10-2009, 07:58 PM	#4
LurpyGeek Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 1,436	Re: General George S. Patton was assassinated? Wrote a paper on Patton once. There are a number of people who think he was assassinated to prevent him from running for President. His attitudes toward many other nations (especially the Soviet Union) would have surely changed the face of history, but I'm not sure for better or worse. __________________ Knowing is half the battle... Of course, the other half is violence.

12-10-2009, 08:18 PM	#5
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,487	Re: General George S. Patton was assassinated? I think the same two guys that were on the grassy knoll were the culprits. Surely it is a world wide conspiracy to over throw the free world. __________________ RonJames

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12-11-2009, 11:18 PM	#9
yellerdawg Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 244	Re: General George S. Patton was assassinated? Good subjects..... There is a bar/steak house near me, between Dallas and Fort Worth...in one of the metroplex cities...where I drank and played music , during 80's...when I wasnt traveling...the cook there "Jerry"...was one of Pattons last cooks..if not the last...and showed us always pics and stuff toprove that...anyway.... His take always was that...was an accident by most there..but no one ca nbe sure what happened the several days he lay out...with the broken kneck...there was only suspisions year safter the incident , he said... One of my favorite stories...listening to Bob Hope interview years ago...was touring large bldg he had with reporter..that he stored momento's and awards and pics etc...you can imagine how much he had....well, he said here is one of my most prized posessions...was an 8 x 10 of Patton urinating in rhine river and giving thumbs up with free hand and autographed to Hope.....always remembered that....and Pattons quote to forward scouts who requested instructions..." go up ahead until some bastards start shooting at you.."......LOL