That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
ADOLF GALLANDLike the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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This was my impression.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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