The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
ADOLF GALLANDI had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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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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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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