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1888–1954 Germany
Heinz Guderian (17 June 1888 – 14 May 1954) was a Nazi German World War II general and tank commander, theorist of tank combat and one of the developers of blitzkrieg strategy. He was not charged with any war crimes during the Nuremberg Trials since his actions and behavior were ruled to be consistent with those of a professional soldier.
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If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.
Panzerkrieg : The Rise and Fall of Hitler's Tank Divisions (2002)
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.
Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare.
Sword Point (1988)
We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.
You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread.
The engine of the Panzer is a weapon just as the main-gun.
There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.
It has been deduced from Hitler's great power over the masses that the Germans are an unusually suggestible race. But in all countries and at all times men have succumbed to the suggestive powers of unusual personalities, even if the wielders of those powers were not always good men in the Christian sense.
Panzer Leader (1952)
When the situation is obscure, attack.
Waging Business Warfare (1988)
To imitate the ostrich in political matters has never been a satisfactory method of avoiding danger; yet this is what Hitler, as well as his more important political, economic and even military advisers, chose to do over and over again.
It's simply our duty to save these people, and we still have time to remove them! But it's useless to sacrifice men in this senseless way. It's high time! We must evacuate those soldiers at once!
The moral and intellectual condition of a nation may certainly prove of decisive importance on its own account, but all due attention must also be paid to material considerations. When a nation has to reckon with a struggle against superior forces on several fronts, it must neglect nothing that may conduce to the betterment of its situation.
Nicht Kleckern sondern Klotzen!
Ticket to the last station.
As quoted in Cavalry from Hoof to Track (2009) by Roman Jarymowycz, Ch. 16 : Cold Warhorse: Pegasus ex Machina
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