20 Most Famous Erwin Rommel Quotes And Sayings
Famous Erwin Rommel Quotes And Sayings
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), popularly known as the Desert Fox, was a senior German Army officer during World War II.
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1. Sweat saves blood.
― Erwin Rommel
2. When there's no clear option, it's better to do nothing.
― Erwin Rommel
3. Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.
― Erwin Rommel
4. The art of concentrating strength at one point, forcing a breakthrough, rolling up and securing the flanks on either side and then penetrating like lightning deep into his rear, before the enemy has time to react.
― Erwin Rommel
5. In Tunisia the Americans had to pay a stiff price for their experience, but it brought rich dividends. Even at that time, the American generals showed themselves to be very advanced in the tactical handling of their forces, although we had to wait until the Patton Army in France to see the most astonishing achievements in mobile warfare.
― Erwin Rommel
I didn’t die nor win - Erwin Rommel quotes
6. One cannot permit unique opportunities to slip by for the sake of trifles.
― Erwin Rommel
7. I didn’t die nor win.
― Erwin Rommel
8. In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.
― Erwin Rommel
9. No plan survives contact with the enemy.
― Erwin Rommel
10. The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.
― Erwin Rommel
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11. Sturm, Swung, Wucht.
― Erwin Rommel
12. The German soldier has impressed the world, however, the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier.
― Erwin Rommel
13. Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.
― Erwin Rommel
14. Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.
― Erwin Rommel
15. Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb and lazy ones I give mundane duties. The smart ambitious ones I put on my staff. The smart and lazy ones I make my commanders.
― Erwin Rommel
16. Courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.
― Erwin Rommel
17. Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both.
― Erwin Rommel
Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both - Erwin Rommel quotes
18. A risk is a chance you take; if it fails you can recover. A gamble is a chance taken; if it fails, recovery is impossible.
― Erwin Rommel
19. In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.
― Erwin Rommel
20. Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don’t in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well-mannered and teach your subordinates to do the same. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide.
― Erwin Rommel
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