待巴頓的坦克人員可以出戰時，歐洲戰事已經肆虐四年之久。僵局(打成平手)早已持續多年，而兩邊的士兵都沿著前線挖出長達數百英里的戰壕。1918年9月，巴頓與他的美軍坦克人員出征 St. Mihiel 戰役並大舉進攻 Meuse-Argonne。這兩場戰事對11月的盟軍勝利幫助極大。巴頓於進政 Meuse-Argonne 時負傷，因而受頒傑出服務十字勳章並擢升為陸軍上校。


The war had been raging in Europe for four terrible years by the time Patton's tank crews were ready to fight. A stalemate (fighting to a draw) had set in years before and soldiers on both sides were dug into trenches that ran for hundreds of miles along the front lines. Patton and his American tank crews fought in the battle of St. Mihiel and in the massive Meuse-Argonne offensive during September 1918; helping to achieve the ultimate Allied victory that November. Patton himself was wounded in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and promoted to the rank of colonel.

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