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Why Patton Fired His Own Officers After Kasserine Pass - The 10 Days That Saved the Army

On March 6th, 1943, General George Patton took command of the defeated US Second Corps after the Kasserine Pass disaster—and within 30 minutes fired his first officer for not wearing a helmet. Drawing on Second Corps records, Patton's command diary, Bradley's memoirs, and post-war interviews with German commanders, this documentary examines how Patton systematically purged officers in 10 days through ruthless enforcement of discipline and frontline inspections, why he fired battalion commanders who stayed in the rear while majors who fought aggressively were promoted, and how this brutal transformation turned a routed force that lost 6,000 men in 48 hours into the attacking army that won at El Guettar just 11 days later. The story reveals how harsh accountability, when applied systematically and fairly, can transform military culture faster than training or tactics—and why the officers who survived Patton's purge went on to command divisions in Europe while those he relieved never returned to combat leadership.