Don't Fight A Battle If You Don't

The Best Form Of Welfare For The Troops Is First-rate Training.

Training Errors Are Recorded On Paper. Tactical Errors Are Etched In Stone.

One Cannot Permit Unique Opportunities To Slip By For The Sake Of Trifles.

Men Are Basically Smart Or Dumb And Lazy Or Ambitious. The Dumb And Ambitious Ones Are Dangerous And I Get Rid Of Them. The Dumb And Lazy Ones I Give Mundane Duties. The Smart Ambitious Ones I Put On My Staff. The Smart And Lazy Ones I Make My Commanders.

Manstein Is A Man Of Illusions. ... He Believes Hitler Will Listen To Facts.