Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
ADOLF GALLANDThe war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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