"It was like hitting an empty bag. The Russian attack would lose its speed because my men, unharmed, would be ready. Then my troops on sectors that had not been attacked would close in and reoccupy the original front lines."
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On his defensive tactics against Soviet attacks in 1945. Quoted in Cornelius Ryan, The Last Battle (1966)
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Gotthard Heinrici
Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici (25 December 1886 – 10 December 1971) was a German general during World War II.
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