7 Erwin Rommel Quotes on Strategy

Erwin Rommel quotes on strategy

1. In a man to man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.

2. Courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.

6. 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 and lazy ones I give mundane duties. The smart ambitious ones I put on my staff. The smart and lazy ones I make my commanders.

8. Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

9. I would be rather more happy had he given me one more division.

13. The art of concentrating strength at one point, forcing a breakthrough, rolling up and securing the flanks on either side, and then penetrating like lightning deep into his rear, before the enemy has time to react.

14. The future battle on the ground will be preceded by battle in the air. This will determine which of the contestants has to suffer operational and tactical disadvantages and be forced throughout the battle into adopting compromise solutions.