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.
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… - Erwin Rommel
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…
- Erwin Rommel
In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it. - Erwin Rommel
In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.
The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins. - Erwin Rommel
The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.
Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone. - Erwin Rommel
Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.
The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training. - Erwin Rommel
The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.
I would rather be the hammer than the anvil - Erwin Rommel
I would rather be the hammer than the anvil
Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. - Erwin Rommel
Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.
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… - Erwin Rommel
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…
Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas. - Erwin Rommel
Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.
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