GEN. PATTON'S SOBRIQUET
VllJll. IJIIIVH U UV/UUHi[<JJUI PARIS, Aug. 20. French editors struggled heroically to give General Patton his correct sobriquet ("blood and guts") when he arrived on Friday to restore the French army flags which the Germans captured. One published version was "sang et tripe" and another "sang et boyeaux" (blood and bowels) !
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 224, 21 August 1945, Page 2
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54GEN. PATTON'S SOBRIQUET Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 224, 21 August 1945, Page 2
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