"Operation Fortitude"
"Operation Fortitude"
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/201804 ... -deception
Good morning all,
Above human-interest article about a participant in Operation Fortitude.
Note reference to artillery training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The area was still farmland.
Article mentions Calais, France.
I believe it's fully clarified re the lore surrounding General Patton's 2 pistols - both not .45 automatics nor pearl handles. I forgot specifics but readily available info.
~ Bob
eastern Virginia, USA
Good morning all,
Above human-interest article about a participant in Operation Fortitude.
Note reference to artillery training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The area was still farmland.
Article mentions Calais, France.
I believe it's fully clarified re the lore surrounding General Patton's 2 pistols - both not .45 automatics nor pearl handles. I forgot specifics but readily available info.
~ Bob
eastern Virginia, USA
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Re: "Operation Fortitude"
Patton had a Colt Single Action Army Revolver in .45 long Colt chambering with Ivory Grips and a buttswivel. it was a 4-3/4Inch barreled version nickle plated and engraved
His other revolver was a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum Model 27 with ivory grips(A rarity in those days as it was quite expensive and only recently was offered in 1934)
His other revolver was a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum Model 27 with ivory grips(A rarity in those days as it was quite expensive and only recently was offered in 1934)
"There are two kinds of people who are staying on this beach: those who are dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here".
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
Re: "Operation Fortitude"
Good morning Line,
Appreciate addition to thread.
Patton's revolvers give insight to his persona. Engraving is a form of art.
~ Bob
eastern Virginia, USA
Appreciate addition to thread.
Patton's revolvers give insight to his persona. Engraving is a form of art.
~ Bob
eastern Virginia, USA
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Re: "Operation Fortitude"
Hi South,
Indeed, but I think his favoured art form was self-promotion, for which the pistols were useful props!
Cheers,
Sid.
Indeed, but I think his favoured art form was self-promotion, for which the pistols were useful props!
Cheers,
Sid.
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Re: "Operation Fortitude"
His SAA wasnt just for show, He shot several of Pancho Villa's men with it as a Officer in the Punitive expeditionSid Guttridge wrote:Hi South,
Indeed, but I think his favoured art form was self-promotion, for which the pistols were useful props!
Cheers,
Sid.
Many Generals had the same idea
Iron Tits Ridgeway with his 2 Mk II Pineapple grenades on his suspenders
Gavin with his Garand
Lucian Truscotts Leather flying jacket
Rommel with his British anti gas Goggles
Monty's deliberate use of civilian clothing, his double badged beret
MacArthur's Heavily Tarnished Khaki Service cap
"There are two kinds of people who are staying on this beach: those who are dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here".
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
Re: "Operation Fortitude"
Had Patton one Colt SAA or two ?Patton had a Colt Single Action Army Revolver in .45 long Colt chambering with Ivory Grips and a buttswivel. it was a 4-3/4Inch barreled version nickle plated and engraved
I remember to him with two pistols in each side....
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