"Surrender is forbidden. Sixth Army will hold their positions to the last man and the last round and by their heroic e…"

"What hurts me the most, personally, is that I still promoted him to field marshal. I wanted to give him this final sa…"

"A very clever man though perhaps not a very strong character."

"He is at pains to avoid making enemies. He is slow, but very methodical. He displays marked tactical ability, though …"

"Everything you say, Reichenau, is totally unmilitaristic."

"Soldiers were and will remain soldiers. They fight, carrying out their duty, not thinking about the reasons, true to …"

"Troops without ammunition or food. Effective command no longer possible. 18,000 wounded without any supplies or dress…"

"The Sixth Army, true to their oath and conscious of the lofty importance of their mission, have held their position t…"

"You are talking to dead men here."

"Unser Kampf möge den lebenden und kommenden Generationen ein Beispiel dafür sein, auch in der hoffnungslosesten Lage …"