Matvei Zakharov quotes

Matvei Zakharov was a Soviet military commander who played a significant role during World War II and the Cold War era. Renowned for his strategic acumen, he held high-ranking positions within the Soviet Armed Forces, including Chief of the General Staff. He contributed greatly to the modernization and organization of Soviet military strategy. Here are 3 of his quotes:

Attention must be given to the study of the given operations. Their study with due allowance made for the existing means of warfare will make it possible to reach a number of useful theoretical conclusions for conducting operations in the initial phase of a war.

Matvei Zakharov

With the emergence of nuclear-missile weaponry, cybernetics, electronics, and computer equipment, any subjective approach to military problems, hare-brained plans, and superficiality can cause irreparable damage.

Matvei Zakharov