Fields Quote by Erich von Manstein Download Open image “Prussian Field Marshals do not mutiny.” — Erich von Manstein ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fields Mutiny
Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids. — Alexander Graham Bell Copy Share Image
That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows. — Othello Copy Share Image
No commandment surpasses the one concerning the liberation of hostages, for they are among the starving, the thirsting, the stripped, always in danger of… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
A field marshal who issued orders to the armed forces but had no idea of the results they would have in practice. — Wilhelm Keitel Copy Share Image
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,… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
He was not only the most brilliant strategist of all our generals, but he had a good political sense. A man of that quality… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
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… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
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… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
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… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
“No Senior military commander can for years on end expect his soldiers to lay down their lives for victory and then precipitate defeat by… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
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… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
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… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any other period - When March is scarcely here A Color stands abroad… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
failure in the theater is more public, more brilliant, more unreal than in any other field. — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
Turn over the pages of history and read the damning record of the church's opposition to every advance in every field of science. . . . — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
It's a great lesson in modesty that you realize you're illiterate in a field that you think you're an expert in. — Wim Wenders Copy Share Image
Society understands the architecture of academia and knows there are relevant qualifications in different fields, and the media accepts the idea of specialisations and… — Jay Griffiths Copy Share Image
From the grasses in the field to the stars in the sky, each one is doing just that; and there is such profound peace… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
I don't think people will ever forget I was an 'Angel,' anymore than they'll forget Sally Field was 'The Flying Nun.' — Cheryl Ladd Copy Share Image
I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear.… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
My dream is to see India as a nation of well-looked-after and respected sportspeople in all fields. — Saina Nehwal Copy Share Image
By profession a biologist, [Thomas Henry Huxley] covered in fact the whole field of the exact sciences, and then bulged through its four fences.… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Karma means changing planes of reality or changing fields of attention. There will be perhaps a resulting physical action stemming from the change of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I've been screwed by as many women as I have by men, in terms of lawyers. But lawyers don't count. If you take lawyers… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image