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title: "5 Airpower Quotes By Adolf Galland"
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> ["He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing," is one of the fundamental rules of defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/he-who-wants-to-protect-everything-protects-nothing-is-one-of-the/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

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> [Superior technical achievements - used correctly both strategically and tactically - can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/superior-technical-achievements-used-correctly-both-strategically-and/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

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> [To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/to-use-a-fighter-as-a-fighter-bomber-when-the-strength-of-the-fighter/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

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> [Never abandon the possibility of attack. Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy's plans. This often results in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/never-abandon-the-possibility-of-attack-attack-even-from-a-position/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

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> [During the Battle of Britain the question "fighter or fighter-bomber?" had been decided once and for all: The fighter can only be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/during-the-battle-of-britain-the-question-fighter-or-fighter-bomber/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

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## Other authors on Airpower

## More by Adolf Galland

> [As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success, which in the long run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/as-a-fighter-pilot-i-know-from-my-own-experiences-how-decisive/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems, perhaps even more important than being a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/today-it-is-even-more-important-to-dominate-the-highly-sophisticated/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion. No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller. Accompanied by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/for-the-first-time-i-was-flying-by-jet-propulsion-no-engine/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> ["He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing," is one of the fundamental rules of defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/he-who-wants-to-protect-everything-protects-nothing-is-one-of-the/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters - as interceptors.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/we-have-built-a-total-of-about-1250-of-this-aircraft-but-only-fifty/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/many-pilots-of-the-time-were-the-opinion-that-a-fighter-pilot-in-a/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [“Four days before the declaration of World War II, on August 27, 1939, the test pilot van Chaim flew the first jet aircraft in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/four-days-before-the-declaration-of-world-war-ii-on-august-27-1939/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [If we would have had the 262 at our disposal - even with all the delays - if we could have had in '44,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/if-we-would-have-had-the-262-at-our-disposal-even-with-all-the-delays/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/it-s-unbelievable-what-one-squadron-of-twelve-aircraft-did-to-tip-the/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [This would only come if you have a revolutionary change in technology like the jet brought about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/this-would-only-come-if-you-have-a-revolutionary-change-in-technology/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [Superior technical achievements - used correctly both strategically and tactically - can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/superior-technical-achievements-used-correctly-both-strategically-and/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/the-german-luftwaffe-always-fought-without-any-reserves-this-is-also/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [We had at our disposal the first operational jet, which superseded by at least 150 knots the fastest American and English fighters. This was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/we-had-at-our-disposal-the-first-operational-jet-which-superseded-by/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down, and for the moment the whole burden of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/the-colossus-of-world-war-ii-seemed-to-be-like-a-pyramid-turned/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

> [I made a written report which is still today in existence. I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-galland/i-made-a-written-report-which-is-still-today-in-existence-i-have-a/)

[Adolf Galland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-galland/)

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