Patton Page #7

Ike sent a message last night

to the chief of staff.

Now it's up to General Marshall

whether you stay here as a decoy...

...or he sends you home.

He's a good man.

At least he's a fair man.

I'll let it sit with him.

George...

...our war is over.

Over, sir?

It's just a question of waiting

for the orders now.

I feel I'm...

I'm destined to achieve some

great thing. What, I don't know.

But this last incident is...

...so trivial in its nature

and so terrible in its effect-

It can't be an accident.

It has to be the work of God.

Yes, sir.

The last great opportunity

of a lifetime...

...an entire world at war

and I'm left out of it?

No, sir.

God will not permit this to happen!

I am going to be allowed

to fulfil my destiny!

His will be done.

In the greatest amphibious

operation ever attempted...

...a predawn naval bombardment

prepares the way...

...for allied soldiers to assault

the Normandy beaches...

...and claw out a desperate foothold

on the continent of Europe.

I knew Montgomery couldn't take Caen

on D-day or D-plus-10. And I said so.

And here they are all hung up

in the hedgerow country.

They should pivot the way von

Schlieffen planned it in World War I.

Then we might get a chance to do

some real broken field running.

But they don't listen to me.

What a way to enter

the continent of Europe.

Along with all the rest

of the spare parts.

Sir, everything on this plane

is high priority.

Gen. Bradley wouldn't send for you

unless he had something in mind.

I'll tell you, Cod.

I've learned my lesson.

lf I ever do get another chance,

I'm gonna keep my mouth shut.

I'm gonna play the game.

lf I forget, you remind me.

- I'll give a gentle nudge in the ribs.

- Give me a swift kick in the ass.

Yes, sir.

Welcome to France, sir.

Hope the war's still on.

Where's the boss?

Right this way, sir.

Patton, haven't seen you

since Messina.

How are you?

You're doing a splendid job

decoying the Jerries.

You'll forgive me,

I'm off to the front.

Best of everything, old boy.

By the way...

...intelligence confirms

that I'm against Rommel again.

Rommel.

Hi, how are you, George?

- Pretty fair, Brad. How are you?

- Fine.

Well. My, my.

Isn't this plush?

Looks like you're

bucking for archbishop.

Chet Hansen had this rig built for me.

George, sit down.

Ike wanted me to talk to you

since we can level with each other.

That's right.

We're making 3rd Army operational

when I take over 12th Army group.

Do I get it?

I'll be honest with you.

I've had reservations.

You've been my senior ever since

I left the academy.

You were the boss in North Africa

and Sicily and I just thought...

...well, it might be a problem for us.

It wouldn't bother me.

There's one other thing.

We're different kinds of people.

Goddamn it, Brad, you're always right.

With your brains and my screwy ideas,

we make a great team, like in Sicily.

Truthfully, if I had been your senior

in Sicily, I would have relieved you.

Brad...

...I'm not crawling on my belly

to get a command.

For God's sake, get me in this fight.

The only way out of the doghouse

is to do something great.

I gotta get back in the war!

Hitler's own people tried

to kill him a few days ago.

First thing you know,

it'll be over and...

I'll...

...keep my mouth shut.

I'll behave myself.

I give you my word.

George...

...I've been working

on a plan called Cobra.

I'd like your opinion.

We've been slugging through

hedgerow country...

...half an acre a day

and we've got to find a way out.

I want to use this road.

The Saint L-Periers road.

Monty will pin down

the enemy forces at Caen.

We'll pulverize an area

31/2 miles wide with bombing.

Then seven divisions will follow.

The 3rd Army will swing around here, a

sweeping end run right across France.

What do you think?

I think you'll need a screwball old

cavalryman to command the 3rd Army.

George...

...Ike came to that conclusion

in London three months ago.

He what?

Why, that dirty-!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I promise to keep my mouth shut.

George could have the courtesy

to tell us where he's going.

Good God, look at that.

Where you going, general?

Berlin.

I'm going to personally shoot

that paper-hanging son of a b*tch.

Hold it. Hold it!

This place isn't on the map.

You know why?

We've run clear off the map.

Give George a headline,

and he's good for another 30 miles.

Atten-hut!

Hold it!

Pay attention. We're gonna clean

this mess up right now.

Let's move this vehicle out this way.

This one out this way.

Back that thing up there,

and we'll take this one here.

All right, get up off your ass.

Let's go now!

That's it.

That's the way to move.

Good boy. All right, come on.

Come on, now. Here we go. Come on.

That's it!

That's it! Gun it!

Gun that thing!

Okay, come on.

Watch it!

Go, go, go! Come on.

Hold it up.

Come on, baby. Yeah, yeah.

Come on.

That's it.

Come on, now.

- Chet.

- Yeah, will do.

Come on, keep coming. Keep coming.

Hold it up there.

Now come on! Hold it!

Hey, dummy, hold the fricking tank!

That's it. Come on.

Good boy.

- Hold it up there.

- General!

General Bradley wants to have

a word with you.

Okay. Come on!

Okay. Hold it up. Take over.

George, you'd make a good traffic cop.

George this drive has been

magnificent...

...but I'm sorry to say

I have to slow you down.

- What the hell for?

- We'll have to cut off your supplies.

Gasoline, ammunition, everything.

We're up against new priorities.

- I think I smell Montgomery.

- Take it easy, George.

There are serious issues involved.

Political issues.

By God, it is Montgomery.

The launching sites for the B-2 bombs

are all in his area.

Churchill wants those bases destroyed.

Hitler kills more civilians

in London than soldiers.

Expect Montgomery to do anything?

You give me gasoline and I'll gain

ground with it, kill Germans too.

Give me 400,000 gallons.

I'll go to Berlin.

George, I can't do it.

The Siegfried line

is an empty shell.

They stripped the equipment

and sent it east.

It's crawling with cows.

I can punch through in two days.

There's no use in arguing with me.

It wasn't my idea.

Why did you pick me to command?

I didn't pick you.

Ike picked you.

George, you have performed

brilliantly.

You are loyal, dedicated.

You're one of the best I've got,

but you don't know when to shut up.

George, you're a pain in the neck.

I have a lot of faults, Brad.

But ingratitude isn't one of them.

I owe you a lot.

Hell, I know I'm a prima donna.

I admit it.

What I can't stand about Monty is,

he won't admit it.

Captain, the Bailey's run out of gas.

The point tank has run out too.

And there's a kraut column up ahead.

Yeah, I know.

Were you in command here, captain?

I was in command.

My tank platoon was supporting

an infantry company.

Tanks ran out of gas,

so we had to fight it out.

We started 11:
00 last night.

Finished a couple hours ago.

This morning the fighting

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