--- title: "4 Kurt Student Quotes - Famous Aircraft pilot" description: "German Luftwaffe general (1890–1978)... | Kurt Arthur Benno Student was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. An early pioneer of airbo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/kurt-student-73680_afford_after-that-he-turned-to-the-question-of_866606.jpg" --- # Kurt Student (1890–1978) Aircraft Pilot **4** quotes in **80** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Kurt Student was an aircraft pilot. ## Quick Facts About Kurt Student Born May 12, 1890 Died July 1, 1978 Profession Aircraft Pilot ## About Kurt Student German Luftwaffe general (1890–1978)... \| Kurt Arthur Benno Student was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. An early pioneer of airborne forces, Student was in overall command of developing a paratrooper force to be known as the Fallschirmjäger, and as the most senior member of the Fallschirmjäger, commanded it throughout ## Quotes by Kurt Student > [After that he turned to the question of invading England. Hitler said that during the previous year he could not afford to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-student/after-that-he-turned-to-the-question-of-invading-england-hitler-said/) [Kurt Student](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-student/) [Afford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/kurt-student-73680_afford_after-that-he-turned-to-the-question-of_866606.jpg) > [In this respect I expressed my doubts about using the Corps directly on the South coast, to form a bridgehead for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-student/in-this-respect-i-expressed-my-doubts-about-using-the-corps-directly/) [Kurt Student](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-student/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/kurt-student-73680_about_in-this-respect-i-expressed-my-doubts-ab_1275855.jpg) > [The secondary attack was made against The Hague. Its aim was to get a hold upon the Dutch capital, and in particular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-student/the-secondary-attack-was-made-against-the-hague-its-aim-was-to-get-a/) [Kurt Student](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-student/) [Against](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/against/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/kurt-student-73680_against_the-secondary-attack-was-made-against-th_2105574.jpg) > [For fear of dropping the troops in the sea, the pilots tended to drop them too far inland - some of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-student/for-fear-of-dropping-the-troops-in-the-sea-the-pilots-tended-to-drop/) [Kurt Student](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-student/) [Actually](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actually/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/kurt-student-73680_actually_for-fear-of-dropping-the-troops-in-the-s_2762212.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-student/#itemlist", "name": "Kurt Student Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "After that he turned to the question of invading England. 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