If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
ADOLF GALLANDWhen I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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This was my impression.
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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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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 is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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 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 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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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