Patton Monument (West Point)
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General George S. Patton, Jr. (Patton Monument) is a bronze statue of George S. Patton, Jr., by James Earle Fraser
. It is located at the United States Military Academy.
Patton was a prominent cavalryman during the early 20th century and was a founding father of the US Army's Tank Corps, seeing action in The First World War and commanding a tank brigade. He achieved his greatest fame as during World War II
. He commanded armored forces in North Africa after Operation Torch
, then commanded the Seventh Army for the invasion of Sicily. But his greatest fame came as commander of the Third Army. After a swift drive across France after the Normandy invasion, his forces made a famous relief of the trapped American forces in the siege of Bastogne during the German Ardennes counteroffensive
.
The statue was originally dedicated in 1950 by Patton's widow Beatrice and faced the old Cadet Library. It was briefly placed in storage for the construction of the new library, Jefferson Hall, in 2004. The monument was then rededicated in 2006 in a temporary location near Eisenhower Monument
where it remained for the next three years while renovations were completed on the cadet library and Bartlett Hall.. It was returned to its new site, still in front of the library, in May 2009.
Other examples of the statue are at the Charles River Esplanade, Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston, Massachusetts, and at the General Patton Memorial Museum Ettelbruck
, Luxembourg
.
James Earle Fraser
James Earle Fraser was an American sculptor.-Life and career:Fraser was born in Winona, Minnesota. His father, Thomas Fraser, was an engineer who worked for railroad companies as they expanded across the American West...
. It is located at the United States Military Academy.
Patton was a prominent cavalryman during the early 20th century and was a founding father of the US Army's Tank Corps, seeing action in The First World War and commanding a tank brigade. He achieved his greatest fame as during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He commanded armored forces in North Africa after Operation Torch
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign, started on 8 November 1942....
, then commanded the Seventh Army for the invasion of Sicily. But his greatest fame came as commander of the Third Army. After a swift drive across France after the Normandy invasion, his forces made a famous relief of the trapped American forces in the siege of Bastogne during the German Ardennes counteroffensive
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and...
.
The statue was originally dedicated in 1950 by Patton's widow Beatrice and faced the old Cadet Library. It was briefly placed in storage for the construction of the new library, Jefferson Hall, in 2004. The monument was then rededicated in 2006 in a temporary location near Eisenhower Monument
Eisenhower Monument (West Point)
The Eisenhower Monument at the United States Military Academy is a monument to former General of the Army and the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D...
where it remained for the next three years while renovations were completed on the cadet library and Bartlett Hall.. It was returned to its new site, still in front of the library, in May 2009.
Other examples of the statue are at the Charles River Esplanade, Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston, Massachusetts, and at the General Patton Memorial Museum Ettelbruck
Ettelbruck
Ettelbruck is a commune with city status in central Luxembourg, with a population of approximately 7,500. As of 2005, the town of Ettelbruck itself, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 6,191. The town of Warken and Grentzingen are also within the commune...
, Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
.
See also
- General George Patton Museum, Ft. Knox, Kentucky
- General George S. Patton Memorial MuseumGeneral George S. Patton Memorial MuseumThe General George S. Patton Memorial Museum, in Chiriaco Summit, California, is a museum erected in tribute to General George S. Patton on the site of the entrance of Camp Young, part of the Desert Training Center of World War II....
, Chiriaco Summit, California
External links
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/west_point/sets/72157618181686887/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/4890118647/