Quote of the day II

" I knew there were no more laurels to be won in Africa"

Rommel during his return on Oct 25th 1942

http://www.usswashington.com/dl25oc42.htm

 

Given the arms and industrial supremacy of the Anglo-Saxon powers, we can no longer militarily win the war.

Dr Fritz Todt, nazi economics minister, November 1941

http://www.usswashington.com/dl28no41.htm

 

"What did it feel like to be with Stauffenberg while he launched his coup attempt on July 20, 1944? It was as though you could feel History balancing on the edge of a knife."

Lt. Ewald von Kleist

 

"What shall we say to our soldiers? Soviet Russia is now confiscating half of our territory and wants the remaining part of Poland to be managed according to her own fashion. We know from experience where that leads." -

General Anders On February 1st, 1945

 

I do not expect my generals to understand me, but I shall expect them to obey my orders!

Adolf Hitler

 

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election."

Otto von Bismarck

There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'."

-Sir William Joseph Slim, Field Marshal

 

" We are fifty or hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do this or they will crush us"

Stalin in Feb 1931

 

"When you shoot at a destroyer and miss, it's like hit'in a wildcat in the ass with a banjo”


Chief Officer Steward Dogan on the USS Gurnard during WWII

http://www.submarinesailor.com/quote.asp

 

"Behind me are 400 kilometers of wind!"

Sepp Dietrich´s answer to Hitler HQ question in Feb 1942 to what reserves he had...

 

“We are paratroopers lieutenant, we are supposed to be surrounded”
Winters responding after a lieutenant who is carrying ammo in Bastogne says "seems like you guys are going to be surrounded" (Band of Brothers)

 

In the Soviet army, it takes more courage to retreat than to advance!-Stalin

 

"Now that fate has removed from the earth the greatest war criminal of all time, the turning point of this war will be decided."

Adolf Hitler commenting on the death of American President Franklin Roosevelt in his Order of the Day

 

"One up, two to go."

President Franklin D Roosevelt welcomed the fall of Rome in June 1944

 

"There are no atheiests in foxholes!"-Unknown

The above isn't a argument about aethists, it's about foxholes!

 

"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking."
- General George Patton Jr

 

"Patriots speak of dying for their country,but never killing for it!" Gen.Patton (I beleive)

 

Actually this would be Betrand Russell