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My Soldiers are My Children. (Meine Soldaten sind Meine Kinder)

— Walter Model

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Source: To SS-Sturmbannführer Heinrich Springer, his aide. In the early morning hours of December 23, 1944. Quoted in "Stationen eines Lebens in Krieg und Frieden" - Page 127 - by Heinrich Springer - 1996
Source quality: Secondhand citation Quoted from another book or article rather than from the original.

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Every minute that we lose will cost us great losses later that we will not be able to afford. We must push forward now, otherwise we risk everything. Hurry yourself with the technical aspects, a lot of time has already been lost.

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