More from Gerd von Rundstedt

  1. It is madness to attempt to hold. In the first place the troops cannot do it and in the second place if they do not retreat they will be de…
  2. We should have known better after the first war.
  3. We are in no position to withstand a prolonged static war. Wherever the allies concentrate their forces they will break through. For us the…
  4. Just as the defending force has gathered valuable experience from...Dieppe, so has the assaulting force...He will not do it like this a sec…
  5. The morale of the troops taking part was astonishingly high at the start of the offensive. They really believed victory was possible - unli…
  6. I strongly object to the fact that this stupid operation in the Ardennes is sometimes called the 'Rundstedt Offensive'. This is a complete …
  7. Make peace, you fools!
  8. It is a pity that this faithful youth is sacrificed in a hopeless situation.

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