George S. Patton slapping incidents
Lieutenant General George S. Patton slapped two U.S. Army soldiers under his command during the Sicily Campaign of World War II. Patton’s hard-driving personality and lack of belief in the medical condition of combat stress reaction led to the slapping incidents. The slapping incidents were seen by Eisenhower, Marshall, and other leaders to be examples of Patton’s brashness and impulsiveness.
