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.

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.

I would rather he had given me one more division

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

One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization.

Manstein is a man of illusions. ... He believes Hitler will listen to facts.

Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.