Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!
It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.
As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted.
The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it.
Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense.
One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above.