Erwin Rommel Quotes about Military

Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don't in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well-mannered and teach your

Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don't in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well-mannered and teach your subordinates to do the same. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide.

Erwin Rommel

Military, Men, Voice

"Quotations for Martial Artists: Hundreds of Inspirational Quotes to Motivate and Enlighten the Modern Warrior". Book by John Moore, p. 46, 2003.

In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.

Erwin Rommel

Military, Bad Ass, Order

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.

Erwin Rommel

Military, Important, Energy

In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.

Erwin Rommel

Military, Fighting, Men

"'Infanterie Greift An' ('Infantry Attacks')". Book by Erwin Rommel, p. 62, 1937.

War makes extremely heavy demands on the soldier's strength and nerves. For this reason, make heavy demands on your men in peacetime exercises.

Erwin Rommel

Military, War, Exercise

Erwin Rommel (2012). “Infantry Attacks”, p.15, Frontline Books

The art of concentrating strength at one point, forcing a breakthrough, rolling up and securing the flanks on either side, and then penetrating like lightning deep into his rear, before the enemy has time to react.

Erwin Rommel

Art, Military, Enemy

"Europe Since 1914". Book by Gordon Alexander Craig, 1966.