Heinz Guderian quotes

Heinz Guderian was a German general and military theorist, widely recognized as a pioneer of armored warfare. His innovations and leadership greatly influenced the development of the blitzkrieg tactics used in World War II. He became one of the most prominent tank commanders of the 20th century. Here are 21 of his quotes:

Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare. (Heinz Guderian)
There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people. View quote
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You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread. View quote
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If the tanks succeed, then victory follows. View quote
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The engine of the Panzer is a weapon just as the main-gun. View quote
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New weapons require new tactics. Never put new wine into old bottles. View quote
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Actions speak louder than words. In the days to come the Goddess of Victory will bestow her laurels only on those who prepared to act with daring. View quote
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We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality. View quote
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When the situation is obscure, attack. View quote
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It has been deduced from Hitler's great power over the masses that the Germans are an unusually suggestible race. But in all countries and at all times men have succumbed to the suggestive powers of unusual personalities, even if the wielders of those powers were not always good men in the Christian sense. View quote
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It's simply our duty to save these people, and we still have time to remove them! But it's useless to sacrifice men in this senseless way. It's high time! We must evacuate those soldiers at once! (Heinz Guderian)
It is sometimes tougher to fight my superiors than the French. View quote
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The moral and intellectual condition of a nation may certainly prove of decisive importance on its own account, but all due attention must also be paid to material considerations. When a nation has to reckon with a struggle against superior forces on several fronts, it must neglect nothing that may conduce to the betterment of its situation. View quote
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Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role. View quote
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It is decisive to completely destroy Warsaw. View quote
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Ticket to the last station. View quote
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Strike hard and fast and do not separate. View quote
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As a result of the cold, the machine-guns were no longer able to fire...the result of all this was a panic...The battle worthiness of our infantry is at an end. View quote
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The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse. View quote
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To imitate the ostrich in political matters has never been a satisfactory method of avoiding danger; yet this is what Hitler, as well as his more important political, economic and even military advisers, chose to do over and over again. View quote
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To imitate the ostrich in political matters has never been a satisfactory method of avoiding danger; yet this is what Hitler, as well as his more important political, economic and even military advisers, chose to do over and over again. The consequences of this deliberate blindness in the face of hard facts were devastating; and it was we who now had to bear them. (Heinz Guderian)