Never abandon the possibility of attack.
ADOLF GALLAND“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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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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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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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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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
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