Albert Kesselring Quotes


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.


Citations

Kesselring, Albert. A Soldier's Record. William Morrow, 1954.

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Albert Kesselring
Albert Kesselring
  • Born: November 30, 1885
  • Died: July 16, 1960
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Albert Kesselring was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe during World War II who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. In a military career that spanned both world wars, Kesselring became one of Nazi Germany's most highly decorated commanders, being one of only 27 soldiers awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.