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> [In any form of attack it is essential to assail your opponent from behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/in-any-form-of-attack-it-is-essential-to-assail-your-opponent-from/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d42/oswald-boelcke-43310_attack_in-any-form-of-attack-it-is-essential-to_214355.jpg)

> [Always carry through an attack when you have started it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/always-carry-through-an-attack-when-you-have-started-it/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/oswald-boelcke-43310_attack_always-carry-through-an-attack-when-you_517892.jpg)

> [For the Staffel: attack on principle in groups of four or six. When the fight breaks up into a series of single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/for-the-staffel-attack-on-principle-in-groups-of-four-or-six-when-the/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/oswald-boelcke-43310_aviation_for-the-staffel-attack-on-principle-in-g_2141701.jpg)

## Other authors on Attack

## More by Oswald Boelcke

> [Fire only at close range, and only when your opponent is properly in your sights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/fire-only-at-close-range-and-only-when-your-opponent-is-properly-in/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

> [In any form of attack it is essential to assail your opponent from behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/in-any-form-of-attack-it-is-essential-to-assail-your-opponent-from/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

> [When over the enemy's lines never forget your own line of retreat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/when-over-the-enemy-s-lines-never-forget-your-own-line-of-retreat/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

> [I fly close to my man, aim well and then of course he falls down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/i-fly-close-to-my-man-aim-well-and-then-of-course-he-falls-down/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

> [Always carry through an attack when you have started it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/always-carry-through-an-attack-when-you-have-started-it/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

> [Try to secure advantages before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/try-to-secure-advantages-before-attacking-if-possible-keep-the-sun/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

> [For the Staffel: attack on principle in groups of four or six. When the fight breaks up into a series of single combats, take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/for-the-staffel-attack-on-principle-in-groups-of-four-or-six-when-the/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

> [Always keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/always-keep-your-eye-on-your-opponent-and-never-let-yourself-be/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

> [If your opponent dives on you, do not try to evade his onslaught, but fly to meet it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-boelcke/if-your-opponent-dives-on-you-do-not-try-to-evade-his-onslaught-but/)

[Oswald Boelcke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-boelcke/)

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