Patton Heard “You’ll Have to Kill Me” From a German Officer — So He Gave a Dangerous Order

Описание: Patton Heard “You’ll Have to Kill Me” From a German Officer — So He Gave a Dangerous Order

In September–December 1944, General George S. Patton and the United States Third Army hit a wall in Lorraine, France: Fortress Metz. One German commander’s defiance — “You’ll have to kill me” — wasn’t just bravado. It exposed a brutal truth about modern war: speed means nothing when concrete, tunnels, and artillery control the ground.

This documentary reconstructs the clash around Fort Driant and the Moselle River, where the battle turned into wire, smoke, close-quarters fighting, and a deadly maze of underground defenses. We follow the key dates — 27 September, 3 October, 9 October, and the withdrawal on 12–13 October 1944 — to show how Patton’s plan collided with a fortress system designed to survive bombs, shelling, and frontal assault.

Then the story widens to the larger Battle of Metz, the November 1944 push, and why encirclement — not a heroic storming — became the method that finally broke the fortress ring. If you’re into World War Two history, Patton, Metz, Fort Driant, Lorraine campaign, and the real mechanics of siege warfare, this is the episode that explains why momentum sometimes dies on a single hill.

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Music Played on this video:
'Emergent' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Rise Above' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'This Too Shall Pass' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Chasing Daylight' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Goliath' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

00:00 - Chapter 1: The Wall at Metz
07:41 - Chapter 2: Inside Fort Driant
14:39 - Chapter 3: The Price of Ten Days
19:37 - Chapter 4: If the Bombers Arrived
21:41 - Chapter 5: The Battle History Skipped

SOURCES USED
• Hugh M. Cole, The Lorraine Campaign (United States Army in World War 2: European Theater of Operations), published 1950.Sections used include: fuel constraints in late August and early September 1944; the 20th Corps pause near the Moselle; Fort Driant construction details and assault planning; the 27 September air strike; the 3 October assault sequence; the 9 October decision meeting; November bomber effort; Metz reduction and fort capitulations including Fort Driant’s surrender on 8 December 1944.

Disclaimer: Educational analysis based on government and military archives, official records, museums, and reputable reference works. Sources may contain errors or gaps—verify with primary documentation. Visuals are authentic archival footage and photographs. Never glorification.