General Patton Slap
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: Second World War: Bofetada of General Patton:
Durante a campanha da Sicília, o general norte-americano George Patton foi protagonista de um desagradável episódio que teve grandes repercussões na sua carreira militar e que seria reprovado até à sua morte, ocorrida na Alemanha em 1945 num acidente de viação. During the campaign in Sicily, the North American General George Patton was a protagonist of unpleasant episode that has had repercussions in his military career and would be retained until his death, which occurred in Germany in 1945 in an accident.

No decurso de uma visita aos hospitais de feridos na Sicília encontrou, juntos, dois homens que não acusavam lesões físicas visíveis. During a visit to hospitals for injuries found in Sicily, together, two men who accuse not visible physical injuries. Patton enfureceu-se descarregando a mão na cabeça de um dos soldados, tirando-lhe o capacete, que caiu ao chão. Patton enfureceu is discharging his hand on the head of one of the soldiers, making him the helmet, which fell to the ground. Os médicos e enfermeiras protegeram o agredido com os seus corpos. The doctors and nurses protected the beaten with their bodies.

Patton dominou-se rapidamente, continuando a inspecção, mas repudiando em voz alta a cobardia de quem se queixava de sofrer de psiconeuroses, acrescentando que não devia admiti-los no mesmo hospital que alojava heróis feridos em combate. Patton dominated up quickly, continuing the inspection, but rejecting aloud if the cowardice of those who complained of suffering from psiconeuroses, adding that it should not admit them in the same hospital and accommodated heroes wounded in combat.

O incidente chegou à Imprensa e Eisenhower, como comandante supremo, teve que tomar medidas. The incident came to the Press and Eisenhower as supreme commander, had to take action. Escreveu uma dura carta de reprimenda, obrigando-o a apresentar desculpas ao soldado ea todo o pessoal que presenciou a ocorrência. He wrote a harsh letter of reprimand, forcing him to apologise to the soldier and all staff who witnessed the incident.

Patton obedeceu sem responder, mas o assunto foi mal acolhido pela opinião pública norte-americana. Patton followed without reply, but the matter was poorly received by the American public. Foi-lhe retirado o comando ea carreira de um dos mais brilhantes generais norte-americanos ficou reduzida a trabalhos secundários até à campanha da Normandia, em que voltaria a comandar os seus carros de combate ea recuperar notoriedade mundial. He was removed from the command and career of one of the most brilliant generals North American was reduced to work side by the campaign of Normandy, where would command their cars to combat global reputation and recover.



 

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