"I distinguish four types. There are clever, hardworking, stupid, and lazy officers. Usually two characteristics are c…"

"Combat rules are for the stupid."

"Like me, he came from the Third Regiment of Footguards and was, next to General von Schleicher, who had also served i…"

"Um zu siegen, müssen wir versuchen, an der Stelle des Zusammenstoßes die Stärkeren zu sein. Dazu haben wir aber nur A…"

"Der Angriff gegen die Flanke ist der wesentlichste Inhalt der ganzen Kriegsgeschichte."

"A man is born, and not made, a strategist."

"The principles of strategy remain unchanged. The enemy's front is not the objective. The essential thing is to crush …"

"When you march into France, let the last man on the right brush the Channel with his sleeve."

"A victory on the battlefield is of little account if it has not resulted either in breakthrough or encirclement. Thou…"

"The modern commander-in-chief is no Napoleon who stands with his brilliant suite on a hill. Even with the best binocu…"