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Nothing would have been changed for the German people, but my name would have gone down in history as that of the greatest traitor.

— Gerd von Rundstedt

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We should have known better after the first war. The French came close to collapse in 1917; der Englander, even after our 1918 offensive, never.

The morale of the troops taking part was astonishingly high at the start of the offensive. They really believed victory was possible — unlike the higher commanders, who knew the facts.

It is a pity that this faithful youth is sacrificed in a hopeless situation.

Just as the defending force has gathered valuable experience from...Dieppe, so has the assaulting force...He will not do it like this a second time.

The vastness of Russia devours us.

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