Tie 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
ADOLF GALLANDTheir element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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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 first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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