Heinz Guderian Quotations

Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role.

Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare.

It is sometimes tougher to fight my superiors than the French.

You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread.

The engine of the tank is a weapon just as the main-gun.

There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.

The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse.

It is decisive to completely destroy Warsaw.

Strike hard and fast and do not separate.

If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.

We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.

New weapons require new tactics. Never put new wine into old bottles.

As a result of the cold, the machine-guns were no longer able to fire...the result of all this was a panic...The battle worthiness of our infantry is at an end

When the situation is obscure, attack

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.