Commanders Quote by Erwin Rommel

“There are always times where the place of a commander isn't back with his Major State, but onward with his troops.”

Erwin Rommel

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I didn't die nor win.

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If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.

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Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don'tin…

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Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead?

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Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both.

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It's better for one to die than for all of us to be killed in a shooting affray. Anyway, we've practically no ammunition.

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I would rather he had given me one more division

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“It is my experience that bold decisions give the best promise of success. But one must differentiate between [strategic] and tactical boldness and a military gamble. A bold operation is one in which success is not a certainty but which in case of failure leaves one with sufficient forces in hand to cope with whatever situation may arise. A gamble,…

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Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage…

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Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The…

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The commander must be at constant pains to keep his troops abreast of all the latest tactical experience and developments, and must insist on…

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I would rather be the hammer than the anvil

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When you kneel in prayer, don't give God orders, just report to your Commander in Chief for duty.

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He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

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The nature of encounter operations required of the commanders limitless initiative and constant readiness to take the responsibility for military actions.

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