Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Quotes

The peril of the hour moved the British to tremendous exertions just as always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.

Courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity or if it is insisted upon by a commander irresponsibility.

Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.

One of the most important factors not only in military matters but in life as a whole is ... the ability to direct one's whole energies towards the fulfillment of a particular task.