Friedrich Paulus quotes
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“Army requests immediate permission to surrender in order to save lives of remaining troops.”
-- Friedrich PaulusSource : "The World Changers" by Bruce Bliven, (p. 171), 1965.
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“The Sixth Army, true to their oath and conscious of the lofty importance of their mission, have held their position to the last man and the last round for Führer and Fatherland unto the end.”
-- Friedrich PaulusSource : "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany" by William Lawrence Shirer, (p. 931), 1990.
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“Surrender is forbidden. Sixth Army will hold their positions to the last man and the last round and by their heroic endurance will make an unforgettable contribution toward the establishment of a defensive front and the salvation of the Western world.”
-- Friedrich Paulus
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Source : "Ştiinţa antisemitismului ("The Science of Anti-Semitism")". "Apararea Nationala" ("The National Defense") No. 16, Nov. 15, 1922.
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“We must either reduce the number of our engagements or increase the number of our troops.”
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