When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
ADOLF GALLANDThat day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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This was my impression.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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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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