I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
ADOLF GALLANDAnd that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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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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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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