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> [ Hitler overestimated the importance of \[technology\]. As a result, he would count on a mere handful of assault-gun detachment or the new Tiger tanks to restore situations where only large bodies of troops could have any prospect of success. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/hitler-overestimated-the-importance-of-technology-as-a-result-he/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

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## More by Erich von Manstein

> [The general verdict among the German generals I interrogated in 1945 was that Field-Marshal von Manstein had proved the ablest commander in their Army,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/the-general-verdict-among-the-german-generals-i-interrogated-in-1945/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [He was not only the most brilliant strategist of all our generals, but he had a good political sense. A man of that quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/he-was-not-only-the-most-brilliant-strategist-of-all-our-generals-but/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [ Hitler overestimated the importance of \[technology\]. As a result, he would count on a mere handful of assault-gun detachment or the new Tiger tanks… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/hitler-overestimated-the-importance-of-technology-as-a-result-he/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [Prussian Field Marshals do not mutiny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/prussian-field-marshals-do-not-mutiny/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [There are only four types of officer. First, there are the lazy, stupid ones. Leave them alone, they do no harm…Second, there are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/there-are-only-four-types-of-officer-first-there-are-the-lazy-stupid/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [ The \[chief\] characteristic of Hitler's leadership \[was\] his over-estimation of the power of the will. \[To win the war\] this will had only to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/the-chief-characteristic-of-hitler-s-leadership-was-his-over/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [A war is not lost until you consider it lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/a-war-is-not-lost-until-you-consider-it-lost/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [“No Senior military commander can for years on end expect his soldiers to lay down their lives for victory and then precipitate defeat by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/no-senior-military-commander-can-for-years-on-end-expect-his-soldiers/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [Strength of character and inner fortitude, however, are decisive factors. The confidence of the man in the ranks rests upon a man's strength of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/strength-of-character-and-inner-fortitude-however-are-decisive/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

> [If Paulus's army had capitulated before the end, the Russians would have had the advantage of withdrawing forces against Paulus and against the southern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-von-manstein/if-paulus-s-army-had-capitulated-before-the-end-the-russians-would/)

[Erich von Manstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-von-manstein/)

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