I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
ADOLF GALLANDI was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
ADOLF GALLAND“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
ADOLF GALLANDWhich in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
ADOLF GALLANDThis often results in improving one’s own position.
ADOLF GALLANDAttack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
ADOLF GALLANDTheir element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
ADOLF GALLANDI first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
ADOLF GALLANDAs interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
ADOLF GALLANDSuperior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
ADOLF GALLANDYou could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
ADOLF GALLANDOnly in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
ADOLF GALLANDThe fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
ADOLF GALLANDCan beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
ADOLF GALLANDFlying is more than a sport and more than a job
ADOLF GALLANDI had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
ADOLF GALLANDThe German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
ADOLF GALLAND