It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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