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War Armistice was signed in Europe. It was moved from Ligny En Barrios. France to Koblenz, Germany where it was officially the Americans. On the 2nd of July, the Third Army was deactivated. American Forces Germany. The Third Armys job in. World War I helped to create the design of its shoulder patch. The patch is a white A on a round, blue background with a red. A. The meaning of the patch was originally Army. A of Occupation red O. Thirteen years later, in. United States. There were only 4. Hawaii and Alaska being. This reorganization divided. States into four sections with one army in each section. Third. Army was located in the Southeast section. Its headquarters alternated. Atlanta, Georgia and Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Lt. Gen. Walter Kreuger. From 1. 94. 1 until 1. Lieutenant General Walter Kreuger. General Kreuger. made the Third Army the best training army in the United States. He was born in Germany and was only a child when his parents brought. America, the land of opportunity. He had seen army life. He had served several years in the. He had combat experience in World War I and. Kreuger had in his Third. World War II. One of these men was. Chief of Staff, a new brigadier general, named Dwight D. General Eisenhower would later be elected to two terms as President. United States. The other man was a flamboyant cavalry major. Kreugers Hell On Wheels 2nd Armored. Division. His name was George S. Patton, Jr. Although Kreuger did a fine. Binney Merrifield Galactic Astronomy Pdf. One problem in his. He was sixty four, one year away from the mandatory. Luckily, an old friend of his came to his aid. General Douglas Mac. Arthur, Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces. Kreuger be given command of the Sixth. Army. In January of 1. Kreuger reported to Mac. Arthur and took. command of his new army. Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges. Lieutenant General Courtney. Third Army from 1. Like Kreuger, Hodges. He had combat experience as an Infantry Battalion. Commander during World War I. Hodges, like both Eisenhower and. Patton, had also served under Kreugers command at Third Army. By the year 1. 94. Chief of Infantry. Department of the Army decided to reorganize the entire. United States army. After the reorganization, the office of Chief. Infantry had been abolished so Hodges was given command of. Kreugers Third Army. After Kreuger left for the Pacific. Theater of Operations, Hodges was made commanding general of the. Third Army. Unfortunately, Hodges was. General Kreuger was. He. left much of his duties to his subordinates, especially his Chief. Staff. Hodges did not keep a firm. He left most of the administrative duties to his. Chief of Staff. Because of this situation, the Chief of Staff. Third Army. Because. Chief of Staff and his abrasive personality. It was most probably this demonstrated lack of command. Hodges to be removed from command of the. Third Army. It was during Hodges period. Third Army trained the first three Negro divisions in. United States Army the 9. Infantry Divisions and. Cavalry Division. Officially, the Third Army. December 3. 1, 1. Gen. George. S. Patton, Jr. On New Years Eve. Third Army. was put on alert for overseas movement. Square Peg Round Hole'>Square Peg Round Hole. They would travel to England. European. invasions. The members of the Third Army would make their journey. English steamship line. The ships were. the Ile De France, the Queen Elizabeth, and the Queen Mary. In. 1. 96. 7 the Queen Mary was sold to the city of Long Beach, California. It was converted into a Hotel and Floating Museum. The Queen Mary was. When the staff of the Third. Glasgow, Scotland, they were met by their new commanding general. Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr. He explained to them. Im your new commander. Im glad to meet you. I hope its. Theres a lot of work to be done and theres little time. Theres a special train waiting on the dock to take. Command Post. We will leave in one hour. The day after the staff. Peover Hall, Pattons. Peover Hall was a private residence near Knutsford. England which had been turned over to the military for the duration. Patton stood before his. He also wore whipcord. Around his waist he wore a wide, hand tooled leather belt. It was the old style cavalry buckle Patton had worn as. He held in his hand a long riding crop with. On his shoulders, his shirt collar, and. As usual, General Patton. He never talked too long if he could help it. He said, Ive. been given command of the Third Army for reasons which will become. Operation Overlord, the code. D Day invasion on the Normandy beaches. Im here. because of the confidence of two men the President of the United. States and the Theater Commander. They have confidence in me because. I mean business when I fight. I. dont fight for fun and I wont tolerate anyone on my staff who. Youre here to fight. That means one thing. You cant afford to be. Its inevitable. for men to be killed and wounded in battle. But, theres no reason. S. O. B. I dont tolerate such men. Were here because some. Theyve been pushing people around all over the world. They were getting ready to do the same thing to. We have to fight to protect ourselves. Another reason were here. Nazis who started all of this trouble. If you dont like to fight, I dont want you around. You had better. get out before I kick you out. Theres one thing you have to remember. In war, it takes more than the desire to fight to win. Youve. got to have more than guts to lick the enemy. You also must have. It takes brains and guts to win wars. A man with guts. but no brains is only half a soldier. We whipped the Germans in. Africa and Sicily because we had brains as well as guts. Were. going to lick them in Europe for that same reason. Thats all. Good luck. Blitzkrieg. American Style. Third Armys battle record. August. 1st, 1. 94. That was when the Third Army was officially. In nine months and eight. Third Army compiled a great record. Not only did the Third. Army astonish the world, but its deeds, in terms of statistics. The Third Army gave a new meaning. The Third had only one general order from Patton. Seek out the enemy, trap him, and destroy him. The Germans never knew what. Patton. His methods of operation were very different from. British General Montgomery and the more conventional American. Pattons Third Army tore open the German lines of defense. German soldiers. Most of them were either. The history of the Third. Army is a story. of constant attack. They drove on in fair weather or foul, across. The soldiers in the Third. Aircraft and artillery teamed with infantry. Allied Armies. The XIX Tactical Air Commands bombing and air. Artillerys timed, precision barrages. American inexperience. The Third Army was an army. Thousands of trucks driven by soldiers who called themselves the. Red Ball Express carried tons of supplies to the army to keep. The Red Ball Express also set up. To Honor Our Fallen. Captain William F. Chaplin, O 4. 27. Commander of Company L, 2. Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Killed in Action on 1. October 1. 94. 4 in Aachen, Germany. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart. Born on 2. July 1. January 1. 94. 2 from Altoona, Pennsylvania. His first Bronze Star was awarded for heroic achievements in military operations against the enemy near Hambye, Normandy, France on 3. July 1. 94. 4. The citation continues, When his company encountered heavy enemy opposition and a number of men were seriously wounded while protecting engineers constructing a bridge, Captain Chaplin skillfully maneuvered his unit into a more advantageous position and, with effective rifle fire, repulsed the hostile attack. Chaplin continued his outstanding leadership on Love Company throughout the summer and fall of 1. Unit Commendation on 1. December 1. 94. 4 for actions with the 3rd Platoon, Company C, 7. Tank Battalion on 3 September 1. Avesnes, France when the units, drove through an enemy flank guard and contacted a hostile motorized and horse drawn column north of La Lougueville, France. The tanks and infantry quickly deployed and  completely destroyed the enemy column, and later, upon encountering a larger force, aggressively engaged the enemy troops and dispersed them throughout the countryside. Chaplins final action took place at Aachen, Germany when the 1st Infantry Division assaulted the city defended by the German 2. Infantry Division. Love Company attacked the suburbs of Aachen on 8 October, 1. Brandenhof and continued to move into Aachen on 1. October, clearing out German strong points in house to house fighting in the Factory District near Rosenthal Observation Hill. On 1. October, the Germans launched a severe counterattack of infantry and armor towards Love and Item Companies which turned into bloody hand to hand fighting. Attack after attack of four German tanks one of which was a Tiger and infantry piled up against Love Company until the enemy withdrew at 1. The 3rd Battalion Commander reported that L Company saved the day. The Germans attacked Love Company again at 0. October which was occupying ground on the left side of the tower on Observatory Hill. The attack lasted most of the morning and the enemy was pushed back after all 3rd Battalion reserves had been committed to the battle. As the enemy was pushed back Love Company followed the enemy and overran a German 1. Mortar position.   It was during this attack that Captain Chaplin was mortally wounded by German mortar fire around 1. For this action, Capt. Chaplin was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star medal. The citation reads, Despite heavy mortar fire, Captain Chaplin moved fearlessly about exposed ground and directed the successful defense of a tactically important terrain feature. In the performance of his heroic mission, Captain Chaplin was mortally wounded. Captain Chaplin is buried at the Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri Chapelle, Belgium. He was 2. 7 years old. Capt. Chaplin seated on left in Aachen, Germany in October 1. Video clip from WW2 Across France with Jack H. Lieb 1. 94. 4, on You.