Heinz Guderian Quotes

• There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.

  Heinz Guderian

  Desperate Situations, People, Historical

  "Die Deutschen gepanzerten Truppen bis 1945". Book by Oskar Munzel, 1965.

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• New weapons require new tactics. Never put new wine into old bottles.

  Heinz Guderian

  Wine, Bottles, Tactics

  "Cavalry from Hoof to Track". Book by Roman Jarymowycz, Ch. 16 : Cold Warhorse: Pegasus ex Machina, 2009.

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• When the situation is obscure, attack

  Heinz Guderian

  Military, Obscure, Situation

  "Waging Business Warfare". Book by David J. Rogers, p. 236, 1988.

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• Actions speak louder than words. In the days to come the Goddess of Victory will bestow her laurels only on those who prepared to act with daring.

  Heinz Guderian

  Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Victory, Goddess

  "Achtung – Panzer!". Book by Heinz Guderian, 1937.

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• We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.

  Heinz Guderian

  Country, Revenge, Military

  "Images of Kursk : History's Greatest Tank Battle, July 1943". Book by Nikolas Cornish, p. 6, 2002.

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• You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread.

  Heinz Guderian

  Hands, Fists, Fingers

  "Guts & Glory: World War II". Book by Ben Thompson, Hachette UK, 2016.

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• Strike hard and fast and do not separate.

  Heinz Guderian

  Military, Strikes, Hard

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• It is sometimes tougher to fight my superiors than the French.

  Heinz Guderian

  Fighting, Desperate Situations, Sometimes

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• The engine of the tank is a weapon just as the main-gun.

  Heinz Guderian

  Gun, Tanks, Weapons

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• If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.

  Heinz Guderian

  Desperate Situations, Victory, Succeed

  Heinz Guderian (2001). “Panzer Leader”, p.43, Da Capo Press

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• Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare.

  Heinz Guderian

  Ties, Warfare, Balls

  "Sword Point". Book by Harold Coyle, p. 141, 1988.

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• Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role.

  Heinz Guderian

  War, Play, Battle

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• It is decisive to completely destroy Warsaw.

  Heinz Guderian

  Warsaw

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• As a result of the cold, the machine-guns were no longer able to fire...the result of all this was a panic...The battle worthiness of our infantry is at an end

  Heinz Guderian

  War, Gun, Fire

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• The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse.

  Heinz Guderian

  War, House Of Cards, Broken

  Heinz Guderian (2001). “Panzer Leader”, p.387, Da Capo Press

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