Heinz Guderian quotes
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“There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.”
-- Heinz GuderianSource : "Die Deutschen gepanzerten Truppen bis 1945". Book by Oskar Munzel, 1965.
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“Actions speak louder than words. In the days to come the Goddess of Victory will bestow her laurels only on those who prepared to act with daring.”
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“We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.”
-- Heinz GuderianSource : "Images of Kursk : History's Greatest Tank Battle, July 1943". Book by Nikolas Cornish, p. 6, 2002.
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“As a result of the cold, the machine-guns were no longer able to fire...the result of all this was a panic...The battle worthiness of our infantry is at an end”
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“The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse.”
-- Heinz GuderianSource : Heinz Guderian (2001). “Panzer Leader”, p.387, Da Capo Press
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“When the situation is obscure, attack”
-- Heinz GuderianSource : "Waging Business Warfare". Book by David J. Rogers, p. 236, 1988.
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“Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role.”
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“The engine of the tank is a weapon just as the main-gun.”
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“Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare.”
-- Heinz GuderianSource : "Sword Point". Book by Harold Coyle, p. 141, 1988.
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“It is decisive to completely destroy Warsaw.”
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“If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.”
-- Heinz GuderianSource : Heinz Guderian (2001). “Panzer Leader”, p.43, Da Capo Press
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“It is sometimes tougher to fight my superiors than the French.”
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“You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread.”
-- Heinz GuderianSource : "Guts & Glory: World War II". Book by Ben Thompson, Hachette UK, 2016.
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“Strike hard and fast and do not separate.”
-- Heinz Guderian
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