Erwin Rommel Quotes

To Every Man Of Us, Tobruk Was A Symbol Of British Resistance And We Were Now Going To Finish With It For Good.

I Would Rather He Had Given Me One More Division

The Battle Is Going Very Heavily Against Us. We're Being Crushed By The Enemy Weight. We Are Facing Very Difficult Days, Perhaps The Most Difficult That A Man Can Undergo

The Enemy Must Be Annihilated Before He Reaches Our Main Battlefield. We Must Stop Him In The Water, Destroying All His Equipment While It Is Still Afloat!

It's Better For One To Die Than For All Of Us To Be Killed In A Shooting Affray. Anyway, We've Practically No Ammunition.

Good Soldiers, Bad Officers; However Don't Forget That Without Them We Would Not Have Any Civilization.

It Is Often Possible To Decide The Issue Of A Battle Merely By Making An Unexpected Shift Of One's Main Weight.

I Didn't Die Nor Win.

The Future Battle On The Ground Will Be Preceded By Battle In The Air. This Will Determine Which Of The Contestants Has To Suffer Operational And Tactical Disadvantages And Be Forced Throughout The Battle Into Adoption Compromise Solutions.

The Peril Of The Hour Moved The British To Tremendous Exertions, Just As Always In A Moment Of Extreme Danger Things Can Be Done Which Had Previously Been Thought Impossible. Mortal Danger Is An Effective Antidote For Fixed Ideas.

But Courage Which Goes Against Military Expediency Is Stupidity, Or, If It Is Insisted Upon By A Commander, Irresponsibility.

The Organization Of Supplies, The Command Of Men, Anything In Any Way Constructive Requires More Than Intellect; It Requires Energy And Drive And An Unrelenting Will To Serve The Cause, Regardless Of One's Personal Interests.