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Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel, known as The Desert Fox, was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. He served in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany, as well as in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and Imperial German Army of the German Empire.
“The art of concentrating strength at one point, forcing a breakthrough, rolling up and securing the flanks on either side, and then penetrating like lightning, before the enemy has time to react, deep into his rear.”
“One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization.”
“Lieber zuviel als zu wenig Spatengebrauch! Diese Arbeit spart Blut.”
“Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.”
“But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.”
“In Tunisia the Americans had to pay a stiff price for their experience, but it brought rich dividends. Even at that time, the American generals showed themselves to be very advanced in the tactical handling of their forces, although we had to wait until the Patton Army in France to see the most astonishing achievements in mobile warfare.”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
