Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
ADOLF GALLANDTie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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This was my impression.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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