All Erwin Rommel Quotes
- Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead? Dead
- To every man of us, Tobruk was a symbol of British resistance and we were now going to finish with it for good. British
- The battle is going very heavily against us. We're being crushed by the enemy weight. We are facing very difficult days, perhaps the most difficult… Battle
- The commander must be at constant pains to keep his troops abreast of all the latest tactical experience and developments, and must insist on their… Abreast
- In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it. Absence
- Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. Been
- The peril of the hour moved the British to tremendous exertions, just as always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which… Antidote
- The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins. Battle
- One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization. Civilization
- No plan survives contact with the enemy Contact
- Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas. Antidote
- When there's no clear option, it's better to do nothing. Better
- It is often possible to decide the issue of a battle merely by making an unexpected shift of one's main weight. Battle
- The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training. Best
- There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do. Civilian
- A risk is a chance you take; if it fails you can recover. A gamble is a chance taken; if it fails, recovery is impossible. Chance
- Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb… Ambitious
- Messages can't be intercepted if they aren't sent, can they? Funny
- Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone. Errors
- The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier. German