The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier.

It is often possible to decide the issue of a battle merely by making an unexpected shift of one's main weight.

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

Messages can't be intercepted if they aren't sent, can they?

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

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.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.