Button is a general, not a qualified soldier

Alaina 2021-12-07 08:01:42

It is undeniable that Patton is an excellent fighter. His offensive spirit and his lightning tactics can be regarded as a model for future commanders to learn.
However, Patton is not a qualified soldier. Clausewitz, the spiritual ancestor of Western soldiers, has long said: "War is the continuation of political struggle in another form. Military operations must be subordinate to political needs." Therefore, a qualified soldier must be a "Not considered unqualified" politicians, in other words, soldiers must understand politics. A soldier who only knows how to fight is a martial artist at best. When a war comes, the country will use him on the battlefield to fight. Once the war is over, he should be disarmed and returned to the field. It is not his part to enjoy the fruits of victory.

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Patton quotes

  • Patton: Now, there's one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home. And you may thank God for it. Thirty years from now, when you're sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee and he asks you, "What did you do in the great World War II," you won't have to say, "Well... I shoveled shit in Louisiana."

  • General Alfred Jodl: [German military personnel are frantically burning papers in a disordered headquarters as they prepare to retreat] This is the end... the end. Hurry, Steiger. I want everything destroyed. Papers, maps, everything!

    Capt. Oskar Steiger: Everything will be destroyed, General, that I can promise you.