March 22 the U.S. Third Army, under Patton hadseized a bridge south of Mainz. The movie shows Patton's march across the bridge butdid not include the fact that he deliberately urinated from the middle of the bridge. Alikeness between the real Patton and the Movie PattonThe real Patton was correctly portrayed as a motivating speaker. Patton, in reallife and in the film was a born leader. The movie was accurate in showing Patton as adedicated student of military history, a master tactician and an arrogant, foul moutheddifficult man. Patton was not a friendly, easy going person. He was harsh stubborn andundiplomatic. Patton had a strong belief in God and always had a bible at hand. He alsobelieved in reincarnation. He believed that he had been on the battlefield when theCarthaginians fought the Romans. He also believed that he had served under Napoleonin a previous life. All of these were shown in the film. The movie shows the reality ofwar. One of the opening scenes shows many of the dead Allies soldiers were beingstripped of the clothing, helmets and equipment by civilians. This scene in the movieshows Tunisia in 1943, where this actually occurred. The movie also shows Patton withhis men in the snow making their way into battle ont their way for thre battle of thebulge. Patton made many mistakes in diplomacy. The movie shows Patton makingcomments that he believes are off the record. The press then printed these comments andPatton is in trouble for insulting the Russians. Patton then has to promise to keep his bigmouth shut, or be left out of the war. Being part of the war was all that was important toPatton. The movie also has a segment showing the Patton prayer. When the Third Armyheadquarters were located in Nancy, France, they were bothered by bad weather. Pattonordered the chaplain, whose real name was James H. O'Neill, to write a prayer about theweather. The chaplain wrote a prayer. The prayer said, "Almighty a...
