nd most mercifulFather, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderaterains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciouslyharken to us as soldiers who call Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advancefrom victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies, andestablish Thy justice among men and nations. Amen." This is just one of the trueinstances that showed Patton's deep belief in God. Patton actually had copies of theprayer made for each man in the Third Army, and when the weather cleared up, he toldthe chaplain that he knew the prayer would work.Historicals events Portrayed in the Movie American and British Troops who fought together under General Dwight D.Eisenhower began landing in Morocco and Algeria on November 8. The Germans sentreinforcements into Tunis and managed to get the Fifth Panzer Army to stop Eisenhowerin western Tunisia by mid-December. Rommel went into the Mareth Line in southeasternTunisia in early February 1943 and started an attack against the Americans on February14 that drove them back 50 miles and out of the Kasserine Pass. On June 6, 1944,D-Day, the day of invasion for Overlord, the U.S. First Army, under General Omar N.Bradley, and the British Second Army, established beachheads in Normandy, on theFrench channel coast. The German resistance was strong. Allied air attacks overnorthern France made it difficult for Rommel to move his reserves. Hitler becameconvinced that the Normandy landings were a bluff and the main assault would comenorth of the Seine River. Hitler believed this because Patton was being used as a decoyand he did not believe that Patton would not be involved in a major offensive. As aresult of this belief, Hitler refused to release the divisions he had there and insisted ondrawing in reinforcements from more distant areas. By the end of June, Eisenhower had850,000 men and 150,000 vehicles ashore i...
