After he learned that the 45th Division's Inspector General found "no provocation on the part of the prisoners....They had been slaughtered," Patton is reported to have said, "Try the bastards."
Cando soubo que o inspector xeral da 45ª División determinara que non houbera provocación por parte dos prisioneiros, Patton supostamente afirmou: "Que xulguen a eses bastardos".