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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.

— Heinz Guderian

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If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.

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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.

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We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.

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