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  1. Long before winter came the chances had been diminished owing to the repeated delays in the advance that were caused by bad roads, and mud.…
  2. This war with Russia is an absurd idea that will have a disastrous outcome for sure. But if for political reasons the conflict is unavoidab…
  3. If I had had my way the English would not have got off so lightly at Dunkirk. But my hands were tied by direct orders from Hitler himself. …
  4. Von Rundstedt was a soldier through and through, always keeping himself clear of politics.
  5. Nothing would have been changed for the German people, but my name would have gone down in history as that of the greatest traitor.
  6. Von Rundstedt was a francophile, 'extravagantly polite to women' and smoked too much. To those he disdained (and there were many) he was ha…
  7. Three factors defeated us in the West where I was in command. First, the unheard-of superiority of your air force, which made all movement …
  8. Moreover, Gerd von Rundstedt was a gentleman to the core. His natural dignity and good manners inspired the respect even of those who diffe…

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