ALBERT KESSELRING

Allied air power was the greatest single reason for the German defeat.

A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try him.

A soldier's first duty is to obey, otherwise you might as well do away with soldiering.

War is possible only if you have a lot of enemies. If all the enemies get together and form one front - if you cut down the number of enemies - there would be no war.

I have always had plenty of friends, and now at age sixty, I face four walls as a common prisoner.

Wherever there is evidence of a considerable number of partisan groups a proportion of the male population of the area will be arrested, and in the event of an act of violence being committed these men will be shot.

It would have been easier to fight alone with inadequate forces than to have to accept...responsibility for our ally's lack of fighting qualities and dubious loyalty.

The fight against the partisans must be carried out with all means at our disposal and with utmost severity. I will protect any commander who exceeds our usual restraint in the choice of methods in executing one's orders is better than failure or neglect to act.

Wherever there is evidence of a considerable number of partisan groups a proportion of the male population of the area will be arrested, and in the event of an act of violence being committed these men will be shot.

The fight against the partisans must be carried out with all means at our disposal and with utmost severity. I will protect any commander who exceeds our usual restraint in the choice of methods in executing one's orders is better than failure or neglect to act.

A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try him.

A soldier's first duty is to obey, otherwise you might as well do away with soldiering.

Allied air power was the greatest single reason for the German defeat.

I have always had plenty of friends, and now at age sixty, I face four walls as a common prisoner.

War is possible only if you have a lot of enemies. If all the enemies get together and form one front - if you cut down the number of enemies - there would be no war.

It would have been easier to fight alone with inadequate forces than to have to accept...responsibility for our ally's lack of fighting qualities and dubious loyalty.