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I wouldn't call Adolf Hitler a corporal. Adolf Hitler was looked up to. He was revered almost like a God because he was feared.…

— Jack Kirby

The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may…

— William Falconer

Crown Prince Rupprecht, the heir to the throne of Bavaria who commanded the army group facing the British at the Somme, was the senior…

— David Frum

“Sixty-five years ago [written 2009], in a brief lull between storms in a remarkably stormy June, even by the standards of Channel weather, the…

— G.M.W. Wemyss

The most interesting acquaintanceship I have struck up here is that of Colonel Lapinski. He is without doubt the cleverest Pole -- besides being…

— Karl Marx

“Germany’s highest commander succumbed to a disease common among senior soldiers of many nationalities and eras: he wished to demonstrate to his government and…

— Max Hastings

“A crack shot and a great equestrian to boot, Saint-Georges had become an honorary member of the king’s guard—allowed to take the title of…

— Tom Reiss

My father was in the admiralty and he rose to a very senior position. He was very formidable; a bit grumpy, but I loved…

— Ann Widdecombe

The British soldier who thought himself superior, actually became so.

— Anonymous

“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service…

— Sun Tzu

I could not have the honour of being a German soldier because of my imprisonment in the First World War. And in this world…

— Fritz Sauckel

I am asked if I would not be gratified if my friends would procure me promotion to a brigadier-generalship. My feeling is that I…

— Rutherford B. Hayes