7 Georgy Zhukov Quotes on Leadership

Georgy Zhukov quotes on leadership

1. It is a fact that under equal conditions, large-scale battles and whole wars are won by troops which have a strong will for victory, clear goals before them, high moral standards, and devotion to the banner under which they go into battle.

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

5. Generalissimo Stalin directed every move... made every decision... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived...

8. And now German generals find it hard to explain away their retreat.

12. If you feel that the Chief of the General Staff talks only rubbish, my place is not here. Better to give me a command at the front where I can be of better use!

14. Winning depended to a large extent on the determination of the troops and the officers. The certainty that we were going to win kept up everyone's spirits, from privates to generals.

17. Zhukov was the only person who feared no one. He was not afraid of Stalin.