Pietro Badoglio quotes
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“If I announce the armistice and the Americans don't send sufficient reinforcements and don't land near Rome, the Germans will seize the city and put in a puppet fascist government.”
-- Pietro BadoglioSource : "A Special Mission" by Dan Kurzman, (p. 9), 2007.
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“The Germans will make a few scattered attacks, then go away. The Romans will enjoy a fine September.”
-- Pietro BadoglioSource : "Italy Betrayed" by Peter Tompkins, (p. 218), 1966.
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“When Mussolini decided on war he did not take my advice or that of any other Army chief. In August 1939 the Duce had not been so sure about the invincibility of the Germans, and he told us that he had sought to persuade Hitler not to act.”
-- Pietro BadoglioSource : "Twenty Angels Over Rome: The Story of Fascist Italy's Fall" by Richard McMillan, (p. 70), 1945.
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Source : Interview with William Van Meter, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2013.
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“Defend Paris to the last, destroy all bridges over the Seine and devastate the city.”
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