Franz Halder - The war against Russia is an important chapter in the German nation's strug

The war against Russia is an important chapter in the German nation's struggle for existence. [...] The objective of this battle must be the demolition of present-day Russia and must therefore be conducted with unprecedented severity. Every military action must be guided in planning and execution by an iron resolution to exterminate the enemy remorselessly and totally. In particular, no adherents of the contemporary Russian Bolshevik system are to be spared.

- Franz Halder

topic: War, Military, Struggle, Military Action, Struggle For Existence, Demolition, Bolsheviks