Created by Tom Horn on 11 Aug 2011, Last Update on 11 Aug 2011

Patton slaps Kuhl - 3 Aug 1943

General George Patton infamously slaps Private Charles Kuhl, who is suffering from battle fatigue, for what he perceives as cowardice. Subsequently on the 10th he slaps another private, Paul Bennett, unders similar circumstances.

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