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Erwin Rommel Biography

Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German general and military theorist. Popularly known as the Desert Fox, he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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One cannot permit unique opportunities to slip by for the sake of trifles.

Opportunity, Permit, Sake, Slip, Unique

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.

Gamble, Recover, Recovery, Risk, Taken

Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization.

Bad, Civilization, Forget, Soldier, Soldiers

The commander must establish personal and comradely contact with his men, but without giving away one inch of authority.

Authority, Comradely, Contact, Giving, Inch, Men

Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.

Done, Impossible, Moments, Previously, Things, Thought

When there's no clear option, it's better to do nothing.

Clear, Nothing, Option

The commander must be at constant pains to keep his troops abreast of all the latest tactical experience and developments, and must insist on their practical application. He must see to it that his subordinates are trained in accordance with the latest requirements. The best form of welfare for the troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties.

Casualties, Class, Communication, Pain, See, Unnecessary

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.

Basically, Giving, Men, Rid, Smart, Staff

There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do.

Civilian, Difference, Differences, Doe, Paid, Soldier

Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same chances of success.

Air, Enemy, Fighting, Like, Troops, Under

I would rather be the hammer than the anvil

Anvil, Anvils, Hammer, Hammers

There are always times where the place of a commander isn't back with his Major State, but onward with his troops.

Commander, Majors, States, Times, Troops

In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.

Fight, Fighting, Men, Military, Round, Winner

Winning the men's confidence requires much of a commander. He must exercise care and caution, look after his men, live under the same hardships, and-above all- apply self discipline. But once he has their confidence, his men will follow him through hell and high water.

Exercise, Look, Men, Under, Winning

For me, soldiers are all equal. Those black people wore your same uniform, fought on your side, and so you will be in the same jail.

Black, Equal, Jail, People, Side, Your Side

He [Hitler] seemed very depressed and upset about the Stalingrad disaster. He said that one is always liable to look on the black side of things after a defeat, a tendency which can lead one into dangerous and false conclusions.

Black, Depressed, Looks, Said, Side, Upset

Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.

Errors, Etched, Paper, Training

One of the most important factors, not only in military matters but in life as a whole, is. . . the ability to direct one's whole energies towards the fulfillment of a particular task.

Energies, Energy, Factors, Important, Military, Whole

The battle is going very heavily against us. We're being crushed by the enemy weight. We are facing very difficult days, perhaps the most difficult that a man can undergo

Days, Difficult, Enemy, Facing, Men, War

In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.

Absence, Bad Ass, Kill, Military, Order, Orders

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