Georgy Zhukov Quotes on Leadership
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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.
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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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Generalissimo Stalin directed every move... made every decision... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived...
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And now German generals find it hard to explain away their retreat.
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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!
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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.
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Zhukov was the only person who feared no one. He was not afraid of Stalin.