Battle Quotes by Heinz Guderian

You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread.

— Heinz Guderian

The engine of the tank is a weapon just as the main-gun.

— Heinz Guderian

The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse.

— Heinz Guderian

If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.

— Heinz Guderian

It is sometimes tougher to fight my superiors than the French.

— Heinz Guderian

When the situation is obscure, attack

— Heinz Guderian

Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare.

— Heinz Guderian

As a result of the cold, the machine-guns were no longer able to fire...the result of all this was a panic...The battle worthiness of…

— Heinz Guderian

There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.

— Heinz Guderian

Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role.

— Heinz Guderian

Actions speak louder than words. In the days to come the Goddess of Victory will bestow her laurels only on those who prepared to…

— Heinz Guderian

We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.

— Heinz Guderian