Achtung-Panzer! Quotes

“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.”
― Heinz Guderian, Achtung-Panzer!: The Development of Armoured Forces, Their Tactics and Operational Potential

“We live in a world that is ringing with the clangour of weapons. Mankind is arming on all sides, and it will go ill with a state that is unable or unwilling to rely on its own strength.”
― Heinz Guderian, Achtung Panzer!

“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.”
― Heinz Guderian, Achtung Panzer!: The Development of Tank Warfare

“I am convinced that we are the weapon and the ones whose successes in the future will leave an indelible mark on the battles yet to be fought.”
― Heinz Guderian, Achtung-Panzer!: The Development of Armoured Forces, Their Tactics and Operational Potential

“Particularly significant for the future development of Guderian’s military thought were the linguistic abilities he began to acquire at school. He developed excellent French and good English.”
― Heinz Guderian, Achtung Panzer!