And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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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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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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