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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!

— Heinz Guderian

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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.

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